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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4151973

The Willem de Kooning Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $501,930 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $501,930

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $73,886,658

  • Tax year 2023

    $249,249

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $77,442,606

  • Tax year 2022

    $392,730

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $83,668,529

  • Tax year 2021

    $935,235

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $86,178,941

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,314,300

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $89,591,494

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,555,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $90,797,183

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Swiss InstituteNew York, NY

    To provide canny (collaborative arts network new york) with support to be distributed amongst 15 arts organizations

    $100,000
  2. The Brooklyn RailBrooklyn, NY

    Support for the art seen section of journal publications that covers contemporary visual art in particular depth.

    $100,000
  3. J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA

    Providing emergency relief for artists and arts workers impacted by los angeles fires.

    $75,000
  4. New York Foundation for the Arts IncNew York, NY

    Financial grant to the emerging leaders program

    $75,000
  5. The Arts Center at Duck Creek IncEast Hampton, NY

    Support for visual arts programming, education, & marketing

    $51,930
  6. Artadia (art Council Inc)Brooklyn, NY

    Support the artadia award, given to two new york city-based visual artists

    $40,000
  7. Publicolor IncNew York, NY

    Publicolor's programming costs

    $25,000
  8. Studio in A School AssociationNew York, NY

    Support of programming expenses.

    $25,000
  9. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    In support of the 2025 annual appeal for the aef consortium advancing next-gen leaders in the visual arts

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $326,93075% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $75,00017% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $416,930
  2. California1 grant $75,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John SilbermanPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Donn ZaretskySECRETARY, TREAS, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy SchichtelEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 37Pay $436,780
  • Richard ShiffVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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