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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 51-0529249

Alex Katz Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 44 grants and $2.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,348,600

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $110,933,332

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,052,110

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $77,204,305

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,987,633

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $60,455,029

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,026,695

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $53,889,413

Grants paid in 2021

44 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colby College Museum of ArtWaterville, ME

    Contribution of artwork - mardsen hartley, landscape no. 20 - resurrection, 1909

    $225,000
  2. Cooper UnionNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $200,000
  3. Film Forum IncNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $200,000
  4. Paul Taylor Dance Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $200,000
  5. The Wooster GroupNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $200,000
  6. Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn, NY

    General contribution

    $100,000
  7. New York Live Arts IncNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $100,000
  8. New York Live Arts IncNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $100,000
  9. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $100,000
  10. Bowdoin College Museum of ArtBrunswick, ME

    Contribution of artwork - arthur jafa, valencia, 2021

    $96,000
  11. The House Foundation for the ArtsNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $75,000
  12. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    Contribution of artwork - red grooms, the funny place, 2005

    $60,000
  13. Bowdoin College Museum of ArtBrunswick, ME

    Contribution of artwork - david row, concentric blues, 2013

    $50,000
  14. Film Forum IncNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $50,000
  15. Skowhegan School of Painting and ScultureNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $50,000
  16. The Poetry Project LTDNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $50,000
  17. San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio, TX

    Contribution of artwork - karen kilimnik, the world at war, 2018

    $44,000
  18. Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center IncLos Angeles, CA

    Contribution of artwork - reggie burrows hodges, for the greater good: white ground, 2019

    $40,000
  19. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $40,000
  20. Colby College Museum of ArtWaterville, ME

    Contribution of artwork - reggie burrows hodges, hurdling: green, 2020

    $32,000
  21. Baryshnikov Arts CenterNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $25,000
  22. Colby College Museum of ArtWaterville, ME

    General contribution

    $25,000
  23. New York Studio School of Drawing Painting & SculptureNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $25,000
  24. Bowdoin College Museum of ArtBrunswick, ME

    Contribution of artwork - justin adian, cheri, 2020

    $24,000
  25. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    Contribution of artwork - kamrooz aram, untitled (arabesque composition), 2020

    $20,000
  26. Sheldon Museum of ArtLincoln, NE

    Contribution of artwork - spencer sweeney, hanged man #2, 2020

    $20,000
  27. Malden Public LibraryMalden, MA

    Contribution of artwork - nicole wittenberg, the cove, 2021

    $19,200
  28. San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio, TX

    Contribution of artwork - justin adian, dipping, 2020

    $19,200
  29. San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio, TX

    Contribution of artwork - tamara gonzales, hawk moth, 2021

    $19,200
  30. Cu Art MuseumBoulder, CO

    Contribution of artwork - jenna gribbon, the artist eroticized (alina), 2020

    $16,800
  31. Bowdoin College Museum of ArtBrunswick, ME

    Contribution of artwork - merlin james, figure, 2019-2020

    $14,800
  32. San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio, TX

    Contribution of artwork - merlin james, night window, 2017-18

    $14,800
  33. Sheldon Museum of ArtLincoln, NE

    Contribution of artwork - marley freeman, dreams of inversion, 2019

    $12,800
  34. San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio, TX

    Contribution of artwork - marley freeman, milkweed, 2020

    $11,200
  35. The Brooklyn Rail IncBrooklyn, NY

    General contribution

    $10,000
  36. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    Contribution of artwork - alex eagleton, freak 4 life, 2021

    $9,600
  37. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    Contribution of artwork - jeremy deprez, ewwwtf, 2020

    $8,800
  38. Cu Art MuseumBoulder, CO

    Contribution of artwork - marley freeman, do nothing, 2019

    $8,000
  39. Sheldon Museum of ArtLincoln, NE

    Contribution of artwork - zach bruder, made ready, 2020

    $8,000
  40. San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio, TX

    Contribution of artwork - marcus leslie singleton, man playing trumpet, 2020

    $7,200
  41. Bowdoin College Museum of ArtBrunswick, ME

    Contribution of artwork - justen ladda, skyline a, 66th and lexington, horizontal, 2020

    $6,000
  42. Cu Art MuseumBoulder, CO

    Contribution of artwork - james english leary, cameo (04), 2020

    $4,800
  43. Sheldon Museum of ArtLincoln, NE

    Contribution of artwork - james english leary, cameo (06), 2020

    $4,800
  44. Sheldon Museum of ArtLincoln, NE

    Contribution of artwork - shawn kuruneru, red blue II, 2020

    $2,400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture21 grants $1,329,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York16 grants $1,525,000
  2. Maine12 grants $571,200
  3. Texas6 grants $115,600
  4. Nebraska5 grants $48,000
  5. California1 grant $40,000
  6. Colorado3 grants $29,600
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $19,200

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Alex KatzPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ada KatzVICE-PRES & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Vincent KatzTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $150,000
  • Vivien Bittencourt KatzSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $150,000

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