Yale Art Trust
Yale Art Trust is a private foundation located in New York, NY. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $152,500 to charitable organizations, including health care, ballet, and other organizations.
Yale Art Trust at a glance
In short: Yale Art Trust gave $153K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in New York. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $152,500
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +44.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,731
- -29.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,668,427
- +4.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (4 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Yale Art Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Pryor Cashman 7 Times Sq Fl 40, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 326-0844
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Yale Art Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mount Sinai Health System ($25K). Together the top 10 received $143K.
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 55 grants of 62 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 51% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 23% to Kentucky, 23% to Tennessee, and 3% to Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Yale Art Trust open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 13 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 180% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $151K (2024) to $985K (2021). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $153K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Sinai Health System New York, NY | General | $25,000 |
| Northwell Health Foundation New Hyde Park, NY | General | $25,000 |
| Nashville Ballet Nashville, TN | General | $20,000 |
| K Fund Lexington, KY | General | $15,000 |
| Nashville Symphony Nashville, TN | General | $15,000 |
| God's Pantry Lexington, KY | General | $10,000 |
| Lexington Ballet Company Lexington, KY | General | $10,000 |
| Medisys Health Network Jamaica, NY | General | $10,000 |
| Greenville Baker Boys & Girls Club Locust Valley, NY | General | $7,500 |
| North Shore Wildlife Sanctuary Mill Neck, NY | General | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,668,427 | $229,368 | $163,741 | $152,500 | 13 | $155,842 | $221,469 | $86,493 |
| 2024 | $1,602,800 | $63,949 | $160,089 | $150,500 | 9 | $152,437 | $65,181 | $82,602 |
| 2023 | $1,698,940 | $85,794 | $175,771 | $174,500 | 16 | $175,771 | $85,794 | $83,779 |
| 2022 | $1,788,917 | $12,308 | $240,250 | $240,000 | 10 | $240,250 | $12,308 | $91,352 |
| 2021 | $2,015,000 | $3,000,000 | $985,000 | $985,000 | 14 | $985,000 | — | $96,920 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yale Art Trust reported a distributable amount of $86K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for health organizations and arts organizations. Mount Sinai Health System describes its mission as providing patient care and advancing medicine through education, research, and outreach. Nashville Ballet says its mission is to create, perform, teach, and promote dance as an essential and inspiring part of its community. Lexington Ballet Company describes its work as inspiring audiences, providing classical ballet training and performance opportunities, and cultivating regional arts collaborations.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 13 grants totaling $152,500. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $25,000, with a median grant of $10,000. Among the largest were $25,000 each to Mount Sinai Health System and Northwell Health Foundation; $20,000 to Nashville Ballet; and $15,000 each to K Fund and Nashville Symphony. The listed grant purposes were “GENERAL.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert Chasanoff as trustee.
Yale Art Trust is led by Robert Chasanoff, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Chasanoff
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Yale Art Trust
How much does Yale Art Trust give each year?
Yale Art Trust gave $153K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $151K across 9 grants.
What is Yale Art Trust's typical grant size?
Yale Art Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,731, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Yale Art Trust that year got $8K on average.
Where does Yale Art Trust give grants?
Yale Art Trust gives mostly in New York: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Kentucky (23%) and Tennessee (23%). The most frequent recipient cities were Lexington, KY (3 grants) and Nashville, TN (2 grants).
Does Yale Art Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Yale Art Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Yale Art Trust's largest grantees?
Yale Art Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Mount Sinai Health System ($25,000), Northwell Health Foundation ($25,000) and Nashville Ballet ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Yale Art Trust?
Yale Art Trust reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $156K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $86K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Yale Art Trust fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for health organizations and arts organizations. Mount Sinai Health System describes its mission as providing patient care and advancing medicine through education, research, and outreach. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Yale Art Trust?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Yale Art Trust's EIN?
Yale Art Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1294264. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Yale Art Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Yale Art Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/yale-art-trust-morg_d8815835818444eab83c097e3cf809cf
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