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

Grant recipient EIN 23-7122882Arts and culture

Who funds Close Up Foundation?

40 private foundations gave Close Up Foundation in Arlington, VA $6.6 million across 71 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

71 grants

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

  1. Patterson Troike Foundation IncTexarkana, TX 2025

    Furtherance of exempt purposes

    $5,000
  2. Joel and Carol Jankowsky FoundationTulsa, OK 2025

    Educational charitable contribution

    $2,147
  3. J W Schippmann FoundationJacksonville, FL 2025

    General use

    $2,000
  4. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 2025

    Member co-op matches

    $1,000
  5. Roy and Ida Eagle FoundationTehachapi, CA 2024

    Education

    $8,000
  6. The Hersh FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Annual support

    $5,000
  7. Assurant FoundationAtlanta, GA 2024

    Financial Assistance

    $1,742
  8. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General operating purpose

    $1,000
  9. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $1,715,000
  10. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2023

    Toward a deliberative poll on youth voting

    $100,000
  11. Theresa Gail May Scholarship FoundationPace, FL 2023

    Student trips

    $88,120
  12. Patterson Troike Foundation IncTexarkana, TX 2023

    Furtherance of exempt purposes

    $10,000
  13. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $7,840
  14. Ades Family Foundation IncHallandale Beach, FL 2023

    Charitable donation

    $1,677
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $734
  16. Assurant FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    Financial Assistance

    $650
  17. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gifts

    $150
  18. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $800,000
  19. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    Close up: civic education in oklahoma

    $15,000
  20. The Sumners FoundationIrving, TX 2022

    Education programs

    $14,250
  21. John Ben Snow Memorial TR UW #839158Pittsburgh, PA 2022

    Education

    $10,000
  22. Theresa Gail May Scholarship FoundationPace, FL 2022

    Student trips

    $2,418
  23. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2022

    Mip payout for 10/03/22

    $1,000
  24. Assurant FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    Financial Assistance

    $910
  25. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $800
  26. The Victor FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operating support/annual gift

    $50
  27. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $600,000
  28. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    Close up: civic education in oklahoma

    $15,000
  29. Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family FoundationShreveport, LA 2021

    Program services

    $10,000
  30. Scott Carolyn J Char Tua-MainSaint Louis, MO 2021

    General operating

    $10,000
  31. Gulf Coast B&T FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Charitable

    $7,000
  32. Leveler FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Supports government and history education programs

    $5,000
  33. The Kerr Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2021

    To provide tuition assistance to low-income students from lawton high school, rogers college high school, and/or tulsa school of arts & sciences (tsas) participating in close up's program during the 2021-22 school year.

    $5,000
  34. Andrew Burgin Charitable TrustSaint Louis, MO 2021

    Civic education programming

    $3,000
  35. Alex Stern Family FoundationFargo, ND 2021

    General operating support

    $2,000
  36. Midcontinent FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Funds for classroom resources and professional development to five schools in west fargo including cheney middle school, heritage middle school, liberty middle school, sheyenne high school, and west fargo high school.

    $1,000
  37. Theresa Gail May Scholarship FoundationPace, FL 2021

    Student trips

    $800
  38. Assurant FoundationAtlanta, GA 2021

    Financial Assistance

    $387
  39. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $495,000
  40. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $275,000
  41. Joel and Carol Jankowsky FoundationTulsa, OK 2020

    Educational travel

    $55,000
  42. Theresa Gail May Scholarship FoundationPace, FL 2020

    Student trips

    $41,776
  43. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2020

    Close up washington program tulsa

    $15,000
  44. The Antone and Marie Raymus FoundationManteca, CA 2020

    Continue Charitable Purpose

    $2,500
  45. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2020

    High school civic engagement program

    $2,500
  46. Eastern Bank FoundationWakefield, MA 2020

    Exempt purpose

    $2,000
  47. BNSF Railway FoundationFort Worth, TX 2020

    Matching gifts 1

    $1,817
  48. Textron Charitable Trust DTD 122353Providence, RI 2020

    Matching gift to civic agency

    $895
  49. Assurant FoundationAtlanta, GA 2020

    Financial Assistance

    $484
  50. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $440
  51. Koh-Lee FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Support

    $400
  52. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $30
  53. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $1,201,491
  54. Joel and Carol Jankowsky FoundationTulsa, OK 2019

    Educational travel

    $31,000
  55. Roy and Ida Eagle FoundationTehachapi, CA 2019

    Education

    $5,000
  56. Florence S Beecher FDNColumbus, OH 2019

    General support

    $2,500
  57. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $1,030
  58. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $500
  59. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    MG

    $440
  60. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $949,880
  61. Joel and Carol Jankowsky FoundationTulsa, OK 2018

    Educational travel

    $5,000
  62. Keller Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    Fannie c. Williams charter school

    $4,500
  63. Leveler FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Unrestricted general

    $3,500
  64. The Antone and Marie Raymus FoundationManteca, CA 2018

    Continue charitable purpose

    $3,000
  65. Harry T Thorson FoundationMills, WY 2018

    Youth

    $2,700
  66. Florence S Beecher FDNColumbus, OH 2018

    General support

    $2,500
  67. Linda Hays TrustRoswell, NM 2018

    Education Scholarship

    $1,890
  68. Celanese FoundationIrving, TX 2018

    Charitable contribution

    $686
  69. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

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

    Program/operating support

    $50
  71. The Valley FoundationSan Jose, CA 2017

    Grant to promote the organization's charitable activities

    $4,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Alexandria, VA and are not among Close Up Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation IncAlexandria, VA 11 grants Preselected only $3,258 to similar organizations
  2. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 8 grants Preselected only $33,700 to similar organizations
  3. Calvert and Sally Simmons FoundationAlexandria, VA 5 grants Preselected only $17,072 to similar organizations
  4. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 4 grants Accepts applications $17,000 to similar organizations
  5. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 3 grants Preselected only $725 to similar organizations
  6. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 5 grants Accepts applications $130,000 to similar organizations
  7. Ivakota Assoc IncRichmond, VA 10 grants Accepts applications $71,000 to similar organizations
  8. Spectemur Agendo IncWashington, DC 10 grants Accepts applications $65,250 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 23-7122882 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.