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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-1898350

Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $11.9 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $11,878,809

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $55,215,353

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,552,956

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $68,343,428

  • Tax year 2022

    $776,175

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $81,285,329

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,811,636

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $85,182,586

  • Tax year 2020

    $205,990

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $90,673,832

  • Tax year 2019

    $35,144,800

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $82,316,189

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,273,244

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $114,687,098

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Artwork contributed by the foundation to be added to the museum's collection of works by roy lichtenstein.

    $7,239,083
  2. Columbus Museum of ArtColumbus, OH

    Artwork contributed by the foundation to be added to the museum's collection of works by roy lichtenstein.

    $1,946,500
  3. Kunstmuseum BaselCH Basel, Switzerland

    Artwork contributed by the foundation to be added to the museum's collection of works by roy lichtenstein.

    $1,299,200
  4. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    Artwork contributed by the foundation to be added to the museum's collection of works by roy lichtenstein.

    $1,213,000
  5. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $75,000
  6. Spelman CollegeAtl, GA

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $43,206
  7. Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $26,000
  8. Archives of American ArtWashington, DC

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $18,000
  9. Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH

    Artwork contributed by the foundation to be added to the museum's collection of works by roy lichtenstein.

    $8,320
  10. International Foundation for Art ResearchNew York, NY

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $2,500
  11. Checkerboard Film FoudationNew York, NY

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $2,500
  12. Morgan LibraryNew York, NY

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $2,000
  13. Guggenheim MuseumNew York, NY

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $2,000
  14. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Cash contributed by the foundation to assist in funding general operations.

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $3,161,00098% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $43,2061% of the total
  3. Social science1 grant $26,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina2 grants $7,314,083
  2. Ohio2 grants $1,954,820
  3. New York6 grants $1,223,500
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $44,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $43,206

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • David H LichtensteinVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mitchell W LichtensteinPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • William John CowartEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $500,000
  • Steven P GoldglitTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ruth FineBOARD CHAIRMAN Hours 5Pay $0
  • Leslie B SamuelsBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth BakerDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Maria Morris HambourgDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth GlassmanDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • John W SmithDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Dorothy Lichtenstein Deceased 2024PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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