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

Grant recipient EIN 27-1109399Arts and culture

Who funds Recess Activities?

18 private foundations gave Recess Activities in Brooklyn, NY $4.2 million across 57 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

57 grants

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

  1. Wescustogo FoundationCaptiva, FL 2025

    General Support

    $20,000
  2. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support general operations

    $850,000
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  4. The Elma Music Foundation (US)New York, NY 2024

    Project support for arts based diversion program, providing alternatives to incarceration for youth.

    $100,000
  5. The Durst Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $75,000
  6. The Laurie M Tisch Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.

    $50,000
  7. The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Special purpose

    $35,000
  8. Wescustogo FoundationCaptiva, FL 2024

    General Support

    $25,000
  9. The Richard Salomon Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable

    $10,000
  10. Art Matters IncNew York, NY 2024

    Operating support

    $7,500
  11. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support general operations

    $850,000
  12. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  13. The Elma Music Foundation (US)New York, NY 2023

    Project support for arts based diversion program, providing alternatives to incarceration for youth.

    $75,000
  14. Tikkun Olam Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  15. The Laurie M Tisch Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.

    $55,000
  16. The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Special project

    $35,000
  17. The Richard Salomon Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Charitable

    $30,000
  18. Wescustogo FoundationCaptiva, FL 2023

    General Support

    $25,000
  19. Prospect Hill Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $15,000
  20. Art Matters IncNew York, NY 2023

    Operating support

    $7,500
  21. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  22. The Elma Music Foundation (US)New York, NY 2022

    Project support for arts based diversion program, providing alternatives to incarceration for youth.

    $75,000
  23. The Laurie M Tisch Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.

    $57,500
  24. Tikkun Olam Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    To support general operations

    $50,000
  25. The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Special project

    $35,000
  26. Wescustogo FoundationCaptiva, FL 2022

    General Support

    $25,000
  27. Prospect Hill Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  28. The Richard Salomon Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Charitable

    $10,000
  29. Art Matters IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $7,500
  30. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To support planning and implementation of equitable organizational and programmatic models based on abolitionist frameworks

    $600,000
  31. The Elma Music Foundation (US)New York, NY 2021

    Project support for arts based diversion program, providing alternatives to incarceration for youth.

    $80,000
  32. The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Special project

    $35,000
  33. Silverweed Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $25,000
  34. The Laurie M Tisch Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.

    $25,000
  35. Wescustogo FoundationCaptiva, FL 2021

    General Support

    $25,000
  36. Prospect Hill Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $15,000
  37. The Richard Salomon Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  38. Art Matters IncNew York, NY 2021

    Relief grant

    $7,500
  39. Lang Family Foundation IncSacramento, CA 2021

    Program to empower youth affected by the justice system

    $2,500
  40. The Elma Music Foundation (US)New York, NY 2020

    Project support for arts based diversion program, providing alternatives to incarceration for youth.

    $80,000
  41. The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Special project

    $35,000
  42. Silverweed Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Charitable

    $25,000
  43. The Laurie M Tisch Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.

    $25,000
  44. Wescustogo FoundationCaptiva, FL 2020

    General Support

    $25,000
  45. Shapiro-Silverberg FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Charitable

    $20,000
  46. Clark Charitable Foundation XXXXX2003Chicago, IL 2020

    General

    $20,000
  47. Prospect Hill Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $15,000
  48. Art Matters IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  49. Shelley & Donald Rubin FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Support for artists to build a more just and equitable creative community and continually advances abolitionist efforts within their programs and all aspects of the organizations leadership models, staffing, and board.

    $10,000
  50. The Elma Music Foundation (US)New York, NY 2019

    Project support as followsproject support for arts based diversion program, providing alternatives to incarceration for youth.

    $65,000
  51. Silverweed Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    Charitable

    $25,000
  52. Shelley & Donald Rubin FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Support for their assembly initiative

    $15,000
  53. Prospect Hill Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General support

    $15,000
  54. Prospect Hill Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General support

    $5,000
  55. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2018

    Assembly Program

    $20,000
  56. Prospect Hill Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $10,000
  57. Claire and Theodore Morse FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2017

    General support

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 779 grants Preselected only $47,143 to similar organizations
  2. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 284 grants Accepts applications $18,110,452 to similar organizations
  3. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 75 grants Accepts applications $564,900 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 84 grants Preselected only $121,042 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 78 grants Accepts applications $295,496 to similar organizations
  6. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 40 grants Preselected only $625,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 96 grants Accepts applications $270,150 to similar organizations
  8. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 36 grants Accepts applications $2,050,111 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-1109399 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.