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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-7450689

Arison Arts Foundation

A private foundation in Coral Gables, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 130 grants and $38.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $38,751,540

    Grants listed
    130
    Assets, end of year
    $381,157,410

  • Tax year 2023

    $29,671,974

    Grants listed
    109
    Assets, end of year
    $406,877,897

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,854,278

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $423,109,244

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,475,881

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $423,071,215

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,624,283

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $374,367,025

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,240,288

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $382,697,492

Grants paid in 2024

130 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New World Symphony IncMiami Beach, FL

    General support

    $10,194,000
  2. National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $5,526,979
  3. Ballet Theatre Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $4,800,000
  4. National Youngarts Foundation Supporting OrganizationMiami, FL

    General support

    $2,590,939
  5. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,894,000
  6. PS1 Contemporary Art Center IncLong Is City, NY

    General support

    $1,822,118
  7. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,275,000
  8. Baryshnikov Arts Center IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,025,000
  9. Miami City Ballet IncMiami Beach, FL

    General support

    $1,000,000
  10. Aspen Art MuseumAspen, CO

    General support

    $665,500
  11. New York Live Arts IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $500,000
  12. Haleakala IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $463,333
  13. Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival IncBecket, MA

    General support

    $420,833
  14. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $412,338
  15. Brooklyn Institute of Arts and SciencesBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $372,050
  16. National Dance Institute IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $250,000
  17. San Francisco Conservatory of Music IncSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $250,000
  18. Seraphic Fire IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $250,000
  19. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $217,500
  20. Fractured Atlas IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $200,000
  21. NXTHVN IncNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $200,000
  22. The Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NY

    General support

    $200,000
  23. Camera Club of New York IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $157,000
  24. Find Your Light FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $125,000
  25. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation IncNorth Adams, MA

    General support

    $125,000
  26. The Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew AssociationNew York, NY

    General support

    $125,000
  27. TRI314 Multidisciplinary Visual Performances IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $125,000
  28. Nu Deco Ensemble IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $106,000
  29. The Miami Foundation IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $105,000
  30. Americans for the Arts IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $100,000
  31. Art and Advocacy SocietyBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  32. Childrens Museum of ManhattanNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  33. Complexions FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  34. Harlem School of the Arts IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  35. New York Shakespeare FestivalNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  36. Operalia Foundation IncCalabasas, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  37. Project for Empty Space IncNewark, NJ

    General support

    $100,000
  38. Reboot IncLongmeadow, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  39. Sundance InstitutePark City, UT

    General support

    $100,000
  40. Turrell Art FoundationFlagstaff, AZ

    General support

    $100,000
  41. Smithsonian InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $77,500
  42. American Friends of Batsheva Dance Company IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $75,000
  43. En Garde Arts IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $75,000
  44. Institute of Contemporary Art Miami IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $75,000
  45. Anderson Ranch Arts FoundationSnowmass VLG, CO

    General support

    $73,400
  46. Bakehouse Art Complex IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $68,000
  47. Americas Foundation of the Serpentine GalleriesNew York, NY

    General support

    $65,000
  48. United States Artists IncChicago, IL

    General support

    $65,000
  49. Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $63,000
  50. Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY

    General support

    $60,000
  51. Art 21 IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  52. Charm City Cultural Cultivation IncBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $50,000
  53. Dia Center for the Arts IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  54. Free Arts for Abused Children of New York CityNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  55. Site Santa FeSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $50,000
  56. Source Studio IncBurnsville, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  57. The Carnegie Hall CorporationNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  58. The Misty Copeland Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  59. Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  60. New York Foundation for the Arts IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $45,000
  61. Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation IncPleasantville, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  62. New Art Publications IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $35,000
  63. Swiss InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $32,500
  64. Art Council IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $30,600
  65. Artists Space IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  66. Byrd Hoffman Water Mill FoundationWater Mill, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  67. Joyce Theater Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  68. Artists and Mothers IncorporatedNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  69. Arttable IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  70. Blank Forms IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  71. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center IncTivoli, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  72. Miami Dance Futures IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $25,000
  73. Moving TheaterNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  74. Parrish Art Museum IncWater Mill, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  75. Performa IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  76. Seventh Regiment Armory Conservancy IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  77. The Fountainhead Residency IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $25,000
  78. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  79. William A Farnsworth Library and Art Museum IncRockland, ME

    General support

    $25,000
  80. Youth America Grand Prix IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  81. Meridian International CenterWashington, DC

    General support

    $24,100
  82. Danspace Project IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $23,750
  83. Artists in Residence IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  84. Institute of Classical Architecture and Art IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  85. Locust Projects IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $20,000
  86. Myriad USA IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $17,500
  87. American Federation of Arts IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  88. Drawing Center IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  89. Friends of the Bass Museum IncMiami Beach, FL

    General support

    $15,000
  90. Friends of the High Line IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  91. Music Associates of Aspen IncAspen, CO

    General support

    $15,000
  92. New Orleans Video Access Center IncNew Orleans, LA

    General support

    $15,000
  93. Sculpture Center IncLong Is City, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  94. Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  95. Stephen Petronio Dance Company IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  96. Wassaic Project IncWassaic, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  97. Art Production Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $12,600
  98. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $12,000
  99. Museum AssociatesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $12,000
  100. Abraham in Motion IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  101. American Academy in RomeNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  102. Center for Art Research and Alliances IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  103. Cool Culture IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  104. Franklin Furnace ArchiveLong Is City, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  105. Inevitable FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  106. International Community FoundationNational City, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  107. Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden MuseumLong Is City, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  108. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  109. Museums Moving Forward IncLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  110. Pratt InstituteBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  111. US Presidential Scholars FoundationNeedham, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  112. Performance Space 122 IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $8,000
  113. Canopy Canopy Canopy IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  114. Ars Nova Theater I IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  115. Chicken & Egg Pictures IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  116. Dance AspenAspen, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  117. Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  118. Katonah Museum of Art IncKatonah, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  119. RX Art IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  120. Silver Art Projects IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  121. Storefront for Art and Architecture IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  122. Tout-Monde FoundationMiami Beach, FL

    General support

    $5,000
  123. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  124. Aperture Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  125. Hunter College Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  126. Theater Et AlLong Is City, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  127. Aware-Usa IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  128. Young Dance Collective IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  129. Henry Street SettlementNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  130. WNETNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture90 grants $25,209,34068% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $10,661,50029% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $341,000<1% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $290,600<1% of the total
  5. Religion2 grants $225,000<1% of the total
  6. International aid3 grants $51,600<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $125,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida15 grants $20,068,918
  2. New York85 grants $15,386,789
  3. Colorado4 grants $758,900
  4. Massachusetts5 grants $705,833
  5. California6 grants $507,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $217,500
  7. District of Columbia3 grants $201,600
  8. Connecticut1 grant $200,000
  9. New Jersey2 grants $200,000
  10. Arizona1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Sarah Arison Co Afo LLCPRESIDENT Hours 55Pay $97,500
  • John J O'Neil Co Afo LLCAVP/ASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Richard L Kohan Co Afo LLCAVP/TREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Wells Fargo Bank NATRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $689,587

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