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

Grant recipient EIN 52-1050999Arts and culture

Who funds National Building Museum?

40 private foundations gave National Building Museum in Washington, DC $4.5 million across 112 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

112 grants

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

  1. WSP Foundation IncNew York, NY 2025

    To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.

    $25,000
  2. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2025

    Charitable

    $15,000
  3. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2025

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. The Butz Foundation IncAdamstown, MD 2025

    General

    $5,000
  5. Harold Rubenstein Family Charitable FoundationWashington, DC 2025

    Inspires curiousity about the world of design and buildings

    $3,000
  6. Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation IncFalls Church, VA 2025

    General purposes

    $1,000
  7. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Religion & cultural inst initiative

    $2,500,000
  8. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Religion & cultural inst initiative

    $100,000
  9. Richard Hampton Jenrette FoundationHillsborough, NC 2024

    For student support/community educational programming

    $36,600
  10. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    Arts and humanities

    $35,000
  11. WSP Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.

    $25,000
  12. Bookey Family FoundationDes Moines, IA 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Hitt Contracting Foundation IncFalls Church, VA 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  14. Quinn Emanuel FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $15,000
  15. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2024

    Charitable

    $15,000
  16. The LSM Foundation IncWashington, DC 2024

    Edward feiner lecture fund

    $12,500
  17. KPF FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General use

    $10,000
  18. Charles Pankow FoundationPasadena, CA 2024

    Unrestricted/general

    $10,000
  19. David M Schwarz Architects Charitable Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2024

    Unrestricted charitable purpose

    $5,000
  20. The Butz Foundation IncAdamstown, MD 2024

    General

    $5,000
  21. Harold Rubenstein Family Charitable FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    Inspires curiousity about the world of design and buildings

    $2,500
  22. Speyer Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    To further the exempt activities of the charity.

    $1,000
  23. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2024

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $1,000
  24. Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation IncFalls Church, VA 2024

    General purposes

    $1,000
  25. Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family FoundationAnnapolis, MD 2024

    Unrestricted use by recipient

    $150
  26. Hitt Contracting Foundation IncFalls Church, VA 2023

    General support

    $163,680
  27. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Arts and humanities

    $117,500
  28. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2023

    Charitable

    $30,000
  29. The DLR Group FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    General

    $26,000
  30. Bookey Family FoundationDes Moines, IA 2023

    General support

    $25,199
  31. WSP Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.

    $25,000
  32. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $25,000
  33. The LSM Foundation IncWashington, DC 2023

    Annual fund

    $6,000
  34. Harold Rubenstein Family Charitable FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Community & charitable

    $5,000
  35. David M Schwarz Architects Charitable Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2023

    Unrestricted charitable purpose

    $5,000
  36. The Butz Foundation IncAdamstown, MD 2023

    General

    $5,000
  37. The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson FoundationRockville, MD 2023

    Unrestricted funds

    $5,000
  38. Charles Pankow FoundationPasadena, CA 2023

    Unrestricted/general

    $5,000
  39. KPF FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General use

    $3,000
  40. Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation IncArlington, VA 2023

    Support public arts and education

    $2,300
  41. William & Karen Tell FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  42. Speyer Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    To further the exempt activities of the charity.

    $1,000
  43. Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation IncFalls Church, VA 2023

    General purposes

    $1,000
  44. Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family FoundationAnnapolis, MD 2023

    Unrestricted use by recipient

    $150
  45. The Bessie Family FoundationJessup, MD 2023

    General use.

    $90
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $66
  47. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    Arts & humanities

    $135,000
  48. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2022

    Support the architecture & design film festival:dc

    $65,000
  49. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2022

    Charitable

    $30,000
  50. David M Schwarz Architects Charitable Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2022

    Charitable

    $5,000
  51. The Butz Foundation IncAdamstown, MD 2022

    General

    $5,000
  52. The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson FoundationRockville, MD 2022

    Unrestricted funds

    $5,000
  53. Speyer Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To further the exempt activities of the charity.

    $1,000
  54. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2022

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $1,000
  55. Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation IncFalls Church, VA 2022

    General purposes

    $1,000
  56. Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation IncArlington, VA 2022

    Support public arts and education

    $1,000
  57. Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family FoundationAnnapolis, MD 2022

    Unrestricted use by recipient

    $150
  58. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $103
  59. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2021

    Support the film festival

    $65,000
  60. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    Arts & humanities

    $52,500
  61. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2021

    Support the spotlight on design program series

    $35,000
  62. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2021

    Charitable

    $30,000
  63. WSP Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.

    $25,000
  64. The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson FoundationRockville, MD 2021

    Unrestricted funds

    $25,000
  65. Bender Foundation IncWashington, DC 2021

    2021 virtual gala general support

    $25,000
  66. May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  67. David M Schwarz Architects Charitable Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2021

    Charitable

    $5,000
  68. The Butz Foundation IncAdamstown, MD 2021

    General

    $5,000
  69. Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation IncArlington, VA 2021

    Support the arts and historical preservation

    $5,000
  70. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    to support a virtual conversation with MacArthur Fellows Ben Katchor and Camilo Jose Vergara and moderated by Elihu Rubin in conjunction with the exhibition The Towers of the WTC: 51 Years of Photographs by Camilo Jose Vergara

    $4,108
  71. K T Elghanayan FundNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $2,500
  72. Corner Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $2,500
  73. Alexander C & Tillie S Speyer FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To further the exempt activities of the charity.

    $1,000
  74. Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation IncFalls Church, VA 2021

    General Purposes

    $1,000
  75. Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family FoundationAnnapolis, MD 2021

    Unrestricted use by recipient

    $150
  76. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $75
  77. WSP Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.

    $50,000
  78. The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson FoundationRockville, MD 2020

    Unrestricted funds

    $35,000
  79. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2020

    Charitable

    $30,000
  80. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2020

    Support the spotlight on design program series

    $30,000
  81. Avangrid Foundation IncOrange, CT 2020

    Arts & culture

    $25,000
  82. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL 2020

    Justice is Beauty: The Work of MASS Design Group

    $10,000
  83. David M Schwarz Architects Charitable Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2020

    Charitable

    $5,000
  84. The Butz Foundation IncAdamstown, MD 2020

    General

    $5,000
  85. Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation IncArlington, VA 2020

    Support the arts and historical preservation

    $2,000
  86. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2020

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $1,000
  87. Alexander C & Tillie S Speyer FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2020

    To further the exempt activities of the charity.

    $500
  88. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $54
  89. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2019

    Support the "architecture & design film festival: DC"

    $61,095
  90. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2019

    Charitable

    $40,000
  91. The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson FoundationRockville, MD 2019

    Unrestricted funds

    $35,000
  92. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2019

    Support the spotlight on design program series

    $30,318
  93. Bender Foundation IncWashington, DC 2019

    Gala dinner

    $25,000
  94. KPF FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General use

    $15,000
  95. Sunrise Charitable Foundation TrustBethesda, MD 2019

    Support of citivision and other youth education programming

    $10,000
  96. The Butz Foundation IncAdamstown, MD 2019

    General

    $5,000
  97. Kelly Family Cuidiu FoundationAlbany, NY 2019

    General Charitable

    $5,000
  98. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationGlencoe, IL 2019

    Activities of the organization to which money was donated

    $1,000
  99. The Carl & Nancy Gewirz Fund IncBethesda, MD 2019

    Promotion of the arts

    $200
  100. Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family FoundationAnnapolis, MD 2019

    Unrestricted use by recipient

    $150
  101. Agt TTEE UA Navigation Trust 14-313680Pittsford, NY 2019

    General charitable purpose

    $100
  102. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2018

    Support the spotlight on design program series

    $50,215
  103. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 2018

    Charitable

    $35,000
  104. David M Schwarz Architects Charitable Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2018

    Charitable

    $31,040
  105. Revada FoundationEvanston, IL 2018

    Support the spotlight on design program series

    $30,000
  106. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Ford Foundation Matching Gift Program

    $15,000
  107. The Annette M Lerner and Theodore N Lerner Family Foundation IncRockville, MD 2018

    2018 honor award gala- support educational programs & festivals for children & adults in the D.C. Area

    $15,000
  108. Bender Foundation IncWashington, DC 2018

    Sustainer level

    $15,000
  109. The Butz Foundation IncAdamstown, MD 2018

    General

    $5,000
  110. Kelly Family Cuidiu FoundationAlbany, NY 2018

    General Charitable

    $5,000
  111. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Us poverty and mobility analysis

    $1,000
  112. David M Schwarz Architects Charitable Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2017

    Charitable

    $6,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Washington, DC and are not among National Building Museum’s funders above.

  1. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 121 grants Preselected only $1,909,500 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 230 grants Accepts applications $7,457,250 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 90 grants Preselected only $169,426 to similar organizations
  4. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 127 grants Accepts applications $505,500 to similar organizations
  5. Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation IncWashington, DC 68 grants Accepts applications $513,500 to similar organizations
  6. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 87 grants Accepts applications $75,684,269 to similar organizations
  7. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 178 grants Preselected only $20,292,112 to similar organizations
  8. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 82 grants Accepts applications $16,126,399 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-1050999 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.