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

Grant recipient EIN 74-2340423Arts and culture

Who funds Chinati Foundation?

60 private foundations gave Chinati Foundation in Marfa, TX $6.4 million across 168 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

168 grants

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

  1. The Ruth Stanton FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    General fund

    $250,000
  2. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    For general operating support

    $150,000
  3. The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2025

    Cultural

    $102,484
  4. Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford BrownDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  5. Carl Andre and Melissa L Kretschmer Foundation IncLong Island City, NY 2025

    General purpose

    $15,000
  6. Pollock-Molchanov FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Marsteller Family FoundationLake Forest, IL 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Uncle Larrys FundBoca Grande, FL 2025

    Sustain the museum.

    $500
  9. The Ruth Stanton FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General fund

    $625,000
  10. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    Operating Support

    $100,000
  11. Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford BrownDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  12. Helen Frankenthaler Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Fci 2024 tech assistance

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

    General operations

    $50,000
  14. The Moody FoundationGalveston, TX 2024

    Assistance with Operating Support for Education Programming

    $50,000
  15. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2024

    Arts education

    $18,000
  16. Rea Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH 2024

    Support for daily operation

    $15,000
  17. The Summerlee FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    General support

    $15,000
  18. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    For general operating support

    $15,000
  19. The Peggy and Millard Drexler Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable

    $11,000
  20. The Dorothea Lleonhardt Foundation IncBellerose, NY 2024

    ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    $10,000
  21. Burnham Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Artist in Residence Program

    $10,000
  22. The Tang FundNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable

    $10,000
  23. Walentas Foundation LTDSouthampton, NY 2024

    Community / civic

    $10,000
  24. The Moody FoundationGalveston, TX 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Warren Skaaren Charitable TrustAustin, TX 2024

    To sponsor childrensart education programsin Big Bend area schools

    $10,000
  26. CM Bass FoundationFort Worth, TX 2024

    General

    $10,000
  27. The Cowles Charitable TrustStaten Island, NY 2024

    The arts

    $7,500
  28. The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2024

    Cultural

    $5,000
  29. The Anstiss and Ronald Krueck FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General purposes

    $5,000
  30. Ben E Keith Foundation Trust XXXXX0005Chicago, IL 2024

    General

    $2,500
  31. Uncle Larrys FundBoca Grande, FL 2024

    Sustain the museum.

    $700
  32. Joseph H Thompson FundPasadena, CA 2024

    Contemporary art museum

    $375
  33. Maurice and Paul Marciano Art FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2024

    To support recipients mission.

    $50
  34. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Art as Intended: The Chinati Foundation Capital Campaign

    $1,000,000
  35. The Ruth Stanton FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General fund

    $140,000
  36. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Operating Support

    $100,000
  37. Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford BrownDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  38. The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operations

    $50,000
  39. John Pritzker Family FundRedwood City, CA 2023

    In Honor of Gabriel Catone

    $25,000
  40. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  41. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Matching gift-operating support

    $25,000
  42. The Roni Horn FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To help activities of var. Pblic char. Inst. Which are exempt under 501(c)(3)

    $20,000
  43. Rea Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH 2023

    Support for daily operation

    $15,000
  44. Walentas Foundation LTDSouthampton, NY 2023

    Community / civic

    $15,000
  45. Milton and Sally Avery Arts FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support general operations

    $10,000
  46. Warren Skaaren Charitable TrustAustin, TX 2023

    To sponsor children'sart education programsin Big Bend area schools

    $10,000
  47. M K Reichert Sternlicht FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  48. CM Bass FoundationFort Worth, TX 2023

    General

    $10,000
  49. The Adam R Rose FoundationCross River, NY 2023

    General

    $8,500
  50. The Cowles Charitable TrustStaten Island, NY 2023

    The arts

    $7,500
  51. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Arts and culture

    $5,000
  52. The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2023

    Cultural

    $5,000
  53. Ben E Keith Foundation Trust XXXXX0005Chicago, IL 2023

    General

    $2,500
  54. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $88
  55. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $34
  56. Still Water FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    Charitable - for general operating support.

    $300,000
  57. The Ruth Stanton FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General fund

    $200,000
  58. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Operating Support

    $100,000
  59. Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford BrownDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  60. The John Wesley FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Charitable - museum conservation

    $44,000
  61. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  62. John Pritzker Family FundRedwood City, CA 2022

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  63. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Matching gift-operating support

    $25,000
  64. Milton and Sally Avery Arts FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  65. Warren Skaaren Charitable TrustAustin, TX 2022

    To be a sponsor of the art education and poetry program conducted for children of low income families in big bend area

    $10,000
  66. The Hill Art FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support the charitable cause

    $10,000
  67. CM Bass FoundationFort Worth, TX 2022

    General

    $10,000
  68. The Cowles Charitable TrustStaten Island, NY 2022

    The arts

    $5,000
  69. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2022

    Chinati weekend

    $5,000
  70. The Bandier Family Foundation IncSouthampton, NY 2022

    General support

    $2,500
  71. Ben E Keith Foundation Trust XXXXX0005Chicago, IL 2022

    General

    $2,500
  72. The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2022

    Cultural

    $2,000
  73. Swig FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    The emphasis is on works in which art and the surrounding land are inextricably linked.

    $1,500
  74. Barron Family FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2022

    Chinati weekend

    $1,000
  75. Uncle Larrys FundBoca Grande, FL 2022

    Sustain the museum.

    $750
  76. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $88
  77. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $76
  78. The Ruth Stanton FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General fund

    $100,000
  79. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Operating Support

    $100,000
  80. Still Water FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    Charitable - for general operating support.

    $75,000
  81. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $65,000
  82. The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operations

    $50,000
  83. The John Wesley FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Charitablecharitable - museums's conservation

    $32,000
  84. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  85. John Pritzker Family FundRedwood City, CA 2021

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  86. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    Operating Support

    $25,000
  87. The Howard Hallam Family FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  88. Milton and Sally Avery Arts FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  89. The Anstiss and Ronald Krueck FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General purposes

    $10,000
  90. Warren Skaaren Charitable TrustAustin, TX 2021

    To be a sponsor of the art education and poetry program conducted for children of low income families in big bend area

    $10,000
  91. Ben E Keith Foundation Trust XXXXX0005Chicago, IL 2021

    General

    $10,000
  92. CM Bass FoundationFort Worth, TX 2021

    General

    $10,000
  93. The Cowles Charitable TrustStaten Island, NY 2021

    The arts

    $5,000
  94. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2021

    Chinati weekend

    $5,000
  95. M K Reichert Sternlicht FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  96. The Bandier Family Foundation IncSouthampton, NY 2021

    To fulfill the organization's exempt purpose

    $2,500
  97. The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2021

    Cultural

    $1,500
  98. Swig FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    The emphasis is on works in which art and the surrounding land are inextricably linked.

    $1,500
  99. The Alice M & Thomas J Tisch Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

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

    $1,200
  100. Uncle Larrys FundBoca Grande, FL 2021

    Sustain the museum.

    $750
  101. Barbara Crisp and Mark Nemschoff FoundationTempe, AZ 2021

    Provide access to visual arts and educational programs

    $250
  102. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $45
  103. The Ruth Stanton FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General fund

    $100,000
  104. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $100,000
  105. Still Water FoundationAustin, TX 2020

    Charitable - for general operating support.

    $75,000
  106. The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operations

    $50,000
  107. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Charitable

    $50,000
  108. The John Wesley FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Charitablecharitable - museums's conservation

    $43,500
  109. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  110. Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Program support

    $25,000
  111. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2020

    Operating Support

    $25,000
  112. The Howard Hallam Family FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  113. The Roni Horn FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To help activities of var. Pblic char. Inst. Which are exempt under 501(c)(3)

    $15,000
  114. Ben E Keith Foundation Trust XXXXX0005Chicago, IL 2020

    General

    $10,000
  115. CM Bass FoundationFort Worth, TX 2020

    General

    $10,000
  116. Warren Skaaren Charitable TrustAustin, TX 2020

    To be a sponsor of the art education and poetry program conducted for children of low income families in big bend area

    $7,500
  117. Milton and Sally Avery Arts FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  118. The Cowles Charitable TrustStaten Island, NY 2020

    The arts

    $5,000
  119. The Anstiss and Ronald Krueck FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General purposes

    $5,000
  120. Lisa Stone Pritzker Family FundPalo Alto, CA 2020

    To preserve and present to the public permanent large-scale installations by artists

    $2,000
  121. The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2020

    Cultural

    $1,500
  122. Swig FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    The emphasis is on works in which art and the surrounding land are inextricably linked.

    $1,500
  123. Uncle Larrys FundBoca Grande, FL 2020

    Sustain the museum.

    $500
  124. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $176
  125. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $71
  126. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $50
  127. The Ruth Stanton FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General fund

    $100,000
  128. The John Wesley FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Charitablecharitable - museums's conservation

    $40,000
  129. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  130. Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Program support

    $25,000
  131. The Howard Hallam Family FoundationDallas, TX 2019

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  132. The Susan Vaughan Foundation IncHouston, TX 2019

    Charitable

    $25,000
  133. The Bandier Family Foundation IncSouthampton, NY 2019

    To fulfill the organization's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  134. The Roni Horn FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To help activities of var. Pblic char. Inst. Which are exempt under 501(c)(3)

    $10,000
  135. Ben E Keith Foundation Trust XXXXX0005Chicago, IL 2019

    General

    $10,000
  136. CM Bass FoundationFort Worth, TX 2019

    General

    $10,000
  137. Milton and Sally Avery Arts FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support

    $5,000
  138. The Cowles Charitable TrustStaten Island, NY 2019

    The arts

    $5,000
  139. The Anstiss and Ronald Krueck FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General purposes

    $5,000
  140. The Forman Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    unrestricted

    $5,000
  141. The HB and Lucille Horn FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2019

    Charitable

    $5,000
  142. John Pritzker Family FundRedwood City, CA 2019

    2019 General Operating Support

    $2,500
  143. The Jon and Mary Shirley FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General support

    $2,500
  144. The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2019

    Cultural

    $1,200
  145. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    MG

    $300
  146. Richard and Mary L Gray FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General unrestricted

    $250
  147. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To support the development of the chinati foundation archives

    $525,000
  148. SRB Charitable CorporationFort Worth, TX 2018

    General

    $50,000
  149. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  150. Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Program support

    $25,000
  151. The Howard Hallam Family FoundationDallas, TX 2018

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  152. The Bandier Family Foundation IncSouthampton, NY 2018

    To fulfill the organization's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  153. CM Bass FoundationFort Worth, TX 2018

    General

    $10,000
  154. The LSM Foundation IncWashington, DC 2018

    General operations

    $7,350
  155. Milton and Sally Avery Arts FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $5,000
  156. The Cowles Charitable TrustStaten Island, NY 2018

    The arts

    $5,000
  157. The Peggy and Millard Drexler Family FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Charitable

    $5,000
  158. Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family FoundationDes Moines, IA 2018

    Arts and culture

    $2,500
  159. The Kim and Jon Shirley FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General museum support

    $2,500
  160. The Gihon FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Advance/promote the activities of the foundation

    $2,175
  161. Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family FoundationDes Moines, IA 2018

    Arts and culture

    $1,400
  162. The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2018

    Cultural

    $1,000
  163. Barron Family FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI 2018

    Gift to general fund

    $1,000
  164. Richard and Mary L Gray FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    General unrestricted

    $250
  165. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $200
  166. The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX 2017

    General operations fund

    $25,000
  167. The Bandier Family Foundation IncSouthampton, NY 2017

    To fulfill the organization's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  168. The Kim and Jon Shirley FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    General museum support

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Marfa, TX and are not among Chinati Foundation’s funders above.

  1. FMH FoundationMidland, TX 6 grants Preselected only $696,000 to similar organizations
  2. Scharbauer Foundation IncMidland, TX 2 grants Accepts applications $166,076 to similar organizations
  3. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 7 grants Accepts applications $106,000 to similar organizations
  4. Yarborough FoundationMidland, TX 6 grants Preselected only $90,000 to similar organizations
  5. Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable FoundationMidland, TX 4 grants Preselected only $80,000 to similar organizations
  6. Helen Greathouse Charitable TrustSaint Louis, MO 3 grants Accepts applications $50,000 to similar organizations
  7. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 4 grants Accepts applications $40,000 to similar organizations
  8. Bryant Family FoundationDallas, TX 3 grants Preselected only $25,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 74-2340423 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.