A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 23-7072915Arts and culture

Who funds Brooklyn Arts Council?

32 private foundations gave Brooklyn Arts Council in Brooklyn, NY $3.7 million across 89 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

89 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Sudarsky Family Foundation IncWest Newton, MA 2025

    To support charitable purpose

    $10,000
  2. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Foundation grant - regranting

    $300,000
  3. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Foundation two-year grant - general operating

    $150,000
  4. The Scherman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $70,000
  5. Altman FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support capacity building efforts across the councils programmatic areas

    $60,000
  6. Altman FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support convenings of borough-based arts councils

    $25,000
  7. The HW Wilson Foundation IncSeaford, NY 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  8. The Sudarsky Family Foundation IncWest Newton, MA 2024

    To support charitable purpose

    $10,000
  9. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $1,500
  10. Taconic Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $250
  11. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Foundation grant - regranting

    $300,000
  12. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Foundation grant - general operating

    $50,000
  13. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2023

    2023-2024 general operating support

    $50,000
  14. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Creative equations fund: tradition moves

    $48,000
  15. Tiger Baron Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support purposes

    $40,000
  16. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Foundation grant - supplemental general operating support

    $25,000
  17. The HW Wilson Foundation IncSeaford, NY 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  18. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 2023

    Purchase and installation of computer equipment.

    $7,500
  19. Strong Foundation of New YorkNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  20. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Foundation grant - general operating support

    $250,000
  21. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 2022

    Brooklyn savvy / art movez

    $200,000
  22. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2022

    Project support: translash media

    $63,157
  23. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Creative equations fund: tradition moves

    $50,000
  24. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Creative equations fund: tradition moves

    $50,000
  25. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Foundation grant - general operating support

    $50,000
  26. The Scherman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $50,000
  27. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Foundation grant - regranting

    $40,000
  28. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2022

    Annual general operating support

    $30,000
  29. The HW Wilson Foundation IncSeaford, NY 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  30. Tiger Baron Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General support purposes

    $20,000
  31. Phillip & Edith Leonian FoundationBronx, NY 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  32. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 2022

    Purchase and installation of equipment and software.

    $10,000
  33. The Sudarsky Family Foundation IncWest Newton, MA 2022

    To support charitable purpose

    $10,000
  34. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $1,500
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $38
  36. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Foundation grant - regranting

    $250,000
  37. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Core support for translash, content by and about transgender community members, particularly people of color, for broad audience distribution

    $125,000
  38. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    For translash media

    $100,000
  39. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Creative equations fund: tradition moves

    $50,000
  40. Rose M Badgeley Charitable Trust 10-214890New York, NY 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  41. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Foundation grant - general operating support

    $35,000
  42. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    Brooklyn innovation institute artist residency fy23

    $25,000
  43. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 2021

    Poetry for life alzheimer's poetry project

    $25,000
  44. Tiger Baron Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support purposes

    $25,000
  45. The HW Wilson Foundation IncSeaford, NY 2021

    General support

    $20,000
  46. The Sudarsky Family Foundation IncWest Newton, MA 2021

    To support charitable purpose

    $10,000
  47. Axe-Houghton FoundationFairfield, CT 2021

    Alzheimer's Poetry Project

    $6,000
  48. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 2021

    Purchase and installation of equipment.

    $6,000
  49. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $2,500
  50. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 2021

    Emily tow's director discretionary grant

    $1,000
  51. The May Family FoundationMcCoy, CO 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $110
  53. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Core support for TransLash, content by and about transgender community members, particularly people of color, for broad audience distribution

    $125,000
  54. Altman FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To help the five borough arts councils collaboratively plan for and begin to conduct an equity-focused audit of their grantmaking practices

    $75,000
  55. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Translash

    $75,000
  56. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2020

    Project support: translash media

    $63,157
  57. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Foundation grant - general operating support

    $50,000
  58. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    For translash media

    $50,000
  59. The Scherman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $30,000
  60. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    Brooklyn innovation institute initiative fy22

    $20,000
  61. The HW Wilson Foundation IncSeaford, NY 2020

    General support

    $20,000
  62. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2020

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  63. Phillip & Edith Leonian FoundationBronx, NY 2020

    General support

    $15,000
  64. Tiger Baron Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General support purposes

    $15,000
  65. Axe-Houghton FoundationFairfield, CT 2020

    Alzheimer's Poetry Project

    $6,000
  66. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $1,000
  67. Parity Productions IncNew York, NY 2020

    The parsnip ship podcast play company

    $512
  68. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $57
  69. Booth Ferris Foundation XXXXX4008Chicago, IL 2019

    General

    $75,000
  70. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Translash

    $75,000
  71. The HW Wilson Foundation IncSeaford, NY 2019

    General support

    $20,000
  72. Cme Group Community Foundation f/k/a Nymex FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Global rhythms: empowering students at PS 277

    $15,000
  73. Phillip & Edith Leonian FoundationBronx, NY 2019

    General support

    $15,000
  74. Tiger Baron Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General support purposes

    $15,000
  75. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    Fy21 online professional development program

    $10,000
  76. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General Support of Poetry Programs

    $10,000
  77. Axe-Houghton FoundationFairfield, CT 2019

    Alzheimer's Poetry Project

    $5,000
  78. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $2,500
  79. The Brodsky Family FoundationPort Washington, NY 2019

    General donation

    $521
  80. Phillip & Edith Leonian FoundationBronx, NY 2018

    General support

    $30,000
  81. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    Alzheimer's Poetry Project

    $20,000
  82. The HW Wilson Foundation IncSeaford, NY 2018

    General support

    $15,000
  83. Tiger Baron Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General support purposes

    $15,000
  84. Axe-Houghton FoundationFairfield, CT 2018

    Alzheimer's Poetry Project

    $5,000
  85. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $250
  86. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $200
  87. Select Equity Group FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Matching Gifts

    $180
  88. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $100
  89. Henry Nias Foundation IncMelville, NY 2017

    art program

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Brooklyn, NY and are not among Brooklyn Arts Council’s funders above.

  1. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 55 grants Accepts applications $33,724,993 to similar organizations
  2. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 40 grants Preselected only $625,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 96 grants Accepts applications $270,150 to similar organizations
  4. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 36 grants Accepts applications $2,050,111 to similar organizations
  5. The Aaron Copland Fund for Music IncNew York, NY 51 grants Accepts applications $442,500 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 30 grants Preselected only $15,955 to similar organizations
  7. Lily Auchincloss Foundation IncNew York, NY 40 grants Preselected only $702,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation IncNew York, NY 20 grants Accepts applications $332,758 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 23-7072915 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.