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Arts & culture foundation grants
and application profiles.

Browse 1,100 foundation profiles whose strongest recent-grant signal is arts & culture. Together, their latest public filings report $3,720,223,059 in grants. 965 priority application-ready profiles are linked in this curated list. Compare actual grant ranges, named grantees, restrictions, and the application instructions each foundation disclosed.

Profiles

1,100

data-rich public profiles

Recent giving

$3,720,223,059

sum of each latest filing

Avg. median grant

$17,118

average of profile medians

Top home states

Application-ready arts & culture foundations

THE FORD FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · median $100,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · median $500,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION

PHILADELPHIA, PA · median $50,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY · median $100,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS

PITTSBURGH, PA · median $70,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

The Brown Foundation Inc

Houston, TX · median $50,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE FRIST FOUNDATION

NASHVILLE, TN · median $20,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

THE NORCLIFFE FOUNDATION

SEATTLE, WA · median $20,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

The Eugene McDermott Foundation

Dallas, TX · median $75,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION

SAN DIEGO, CA · median $100,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

FARMER FAMILY FOUNDATION

CINCINNATI, OH · median $15,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

The Henry Luce Foundation Inc

New York, NY · median $50,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY · median $40,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation

Dallas, TX · median $15,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

KATE MARMION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

SAN ANTONIO, TX · median $125,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE J PAUL GETTY TRUST

LOS ANGELES, CA · median $7,900

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE HOWARD GILMAN FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY · median $35,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

GEORGE S AND DOLORES DORE

SALT LAKE CITY, UT · median $17,750

Application path in filing · FY2024

THE SPENCER FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL · median $74,960

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE ADDY FOUNDATION

DALLAS, TX · median $55,750

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE MORRIS AND GWENDOLYN CAFRITZ

WASHINGTON, DC · median $35,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

TIMKEN FOUNDATION OF CANTON

CANTON, OH · median $65,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

Polk Bros Foundation Inc

Chicago, IL · median $25,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE

NEW YORK, NY · median $50,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

The Hearst Foundation

New York, NY · median $150,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

IRVING S GILMORE FOUNDATION

KALAMAZOO, MI · median $25,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART

CHICAGO, IL · median $50,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation

Radnor, PA · median $30,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

LISA & DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $15,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

The Priddy Foundation

Wichita Falls, TX · median $34,160

Application path in filing · FY2025

CLAUDE WORTHINGTON BENEDUM FOUNDATION

PITTSBURGH, PA · median $75,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

THE GRABLE FOUNDATION

PITTSBURGH, PA · median $20,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

JR HYDE III FAMILY FOUNDATION

MEMPHIS, TN · median $37,500

Application path in filing · FY2024

MURIEL MCBRIEN KAUFFMAN FAMILY

KANSAS CITY, MO · median $10,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

Three Rivers Foundation for the

Crowell, TX · median $36,620

Application path in filing · FY2024

WALTER AND ELISE HAAS FUND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · median $30,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

Gerry Foundation Inc

Liberty, NY · median $250,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL

NEW YORK, NY · median $32,500

Application path in filing · FY2024

THE CLAYTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

KNOXVILLE, TN · median $5,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS

CHICAGO, IL · median $25,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

GERALDINE R DODGE FOUNDATION INC

NEWARK, NJ · median $25,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

BOOTH FERRIS FOUNDATION XXXXX4008

CHICAGO, IL · median $100,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

CAL TURNER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

NASHVILLE, TN · median $97,280

Application path in filing · FY2024

LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL · median $5,000

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE KELVIN & ELEANOR SMITH FOUNDATION

CLEVELAND, OH · median $30,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL · median $36,080

Application path in filing · FY2025

THE JOHN A MORAN CHARITABLE TRUST

PALM BEACH, FL · median $13,750

Application path in filing · FY2025

FR BIGELOW FOUNDATION

ST PAUL, MN · median $30,000

Application path in filing · FY2024

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Cause areas are inferred from the organizations and purposes reported in recent grants; this page uses each foundation's strongest signal. Public IRS Form 990-PF records typically lag current activity by one to two years. Confirm priorities, eligibility, and deadlines directly with each funder.