Organization · EIN 36-3670955 · New York, NY

Who funds Grantmakers in the Arts?

35 private foundations reported paying Grantmakers in the Arts $1.27M on returns for tax year 2023.

35 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 35

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY
$213,000
2 grant lines
GENERAL SUPPORT +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
New York, NY
$200,000 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT INTENDED TO IMPROVE DATA ON RACIAL EQUITY IN ARTS PHILANTHRO… Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
$156,000
4 grant lines
FOR THE ARTS EDUCATION FUNDERS COALITION +3 more Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The McKnight Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
$115,000
2 grant lines
For Grantmakers in the Arts' annual conference in the Twin Cities +1 more Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Surdna Foundation
New York, NY
$100,000 General Support Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
The Joyce Foundation
Chicago, IL
$52,500
2 grant lines
Culture +1 more Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI
$40,000 THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING AND MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT TO GRANTMAKERS IN THE ARTS. Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Heinz Endowments
Pittsburgh, PA
$35,000 FOR TWO YEAR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (2021/22-2022/23) Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit
Los Angeles, CA
$30,000 ARTISTS ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The William Penn Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000 MEMBERSHIP Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Windgate Charitable Foundation
Little Rock, AR
$25,000 ART & CULTURE Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
San Francisco, CA
$25,000 ONE YEAR OF GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROVIDE CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING THE GIA READER, AND CONDUCT RESEA… Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Terra Foundation for American Art
Chicago, IL
$25,000 ART EDUCATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
New York, NY
$25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
New York, NY · Preselected only
$25,000 TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Barr Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$23,190 MEMBERSHIPS & SPONSORSHIPS: TO SUPPORT 2023 BARR FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Wallace Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$23,190 For general operating support. Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Jerome Foundation
Saint Paul, MN
$20,000 Support for the 2025 national GIA conference in the Twin Cities Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 04/2024
The Bush Foundation
St Paul, MN
$15,000
2 grant lines
BUSH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR GRANTMAKERS IN THE ARTS FOR 2022 AND 2023 +1 more Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Houston Endowment
Houston, TX
$12,800
2 grant lines
for General Operating Support towards Additional 2023 Membership Dues +1 more Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Grantmakers in the Arts

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Grantmakers in the Arts, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, NY
    Paid 21 of the 25 closest peers · $5.3M to them
  2. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
    Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $22.3M to them
  3. Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR
    Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $44.6M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, CA
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $7.75M to them
  5. The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $8.53M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. The California Wellness Foundation Los Angeles, CA
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $523K to them
  7. Annie E Casey Foundation Baltimore, MD
    Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $2.89M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $27.5M to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Candid New York, NY
    17 shared funders · 118 funders in all
  2. Peak Grantmaking Washington, DC
    18 shared funders · 91 funders in all
  3. Association of Black Foundation Executives New York, NY
    15 shared funders · 52 funders in all
  4. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Washington, DC
    17 shared funders · 71 funders in all
  5. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY
    14 shared funders · 150 funders in all
  6. Environmental Grantmakers Association New York, NY
    13 shared funders · 41 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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