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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$670,750
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $8,365,410
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Tax year 2023
$672,000
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $8,023,495
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Tax year 2022
$307,000
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $8,012,315
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Tax year 2021
$1,652,600
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $7,914,129
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Tax year 2020
$1,379,008
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $8,123,903
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Tax year 2019
$108,620
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $7,949,880
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Tax year 2018
$1,207,490
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $8,170,394
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Individual
To be used for emergency relief assistance to artists in need
$200,000 -
Haystack Mountain School of CraftsDeer Isle, ME
Provided only for the transcription and documentation of the Summer Conference.
$184,000 -
Penland School of CraftsPenland, NC
Addition to existing scholarship endowment and RES Restricted Hurricane Helene Revenue 50-4204
$140,000 -
Toledo Museum of ArtToledo, OH
Gift of Lenore Tawney (1907-2007) "Udjat", 1968, mixed media, 2 3/8 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
$52,500 -
Madison Square Park ConservancyNew York, NY
In support of the 2025 commission, Larry Bell's "Improvisations in the Park".
$30,000 -
Ox-Bow School of Art Artists ResideSaugutuck, MI
To support scholarships for three mature, women identifying artists to participate in Ox-Bow's 2025 Longform residency program.
$20,250 -
Museum of Fine Arts -HoustonHouston, TX
In support of the presentation and programming for "Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within".
$15,000 -
ArtTable IncNew York, NY
In support of ArtTable's Summer Fellowship in the Visual Arts Profession program.
$12,000 -
Surface Design AssociationAlbuquerque, NM
In support of its 2025-2027 Artist in the Residence Program.
$12,000 -
Aspen InstituteWashington, DC
In Support of the 2024 DEAI Leadership Annual Appeal for the AEF Consortium Advancing Next-Gen BIPOC Leaders of the Visual Arts.
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education1 grant $184,00062% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $67,50023% of the total
- Environment1 grant $30,00010% of the total
- Public affairs1 grant $12,0004% of the total
- Social science1 grant $5,0002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Maine1 grant $184,000
- North Carolina1 grant $140,000
- Ohio1 grant $52,500
- New York2 grants $42,000
- Michigan1 grant $20,250
- Texas1 grant $15,000
- New Mexico1 grant $12,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Janice GordonPresident Hours 1Pay $0
- Kathleen ManganExec Dir/Secy Hours 40Pay $175,000
- Ellyn A SosinTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
The return
This is an amended return.
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