City Lore Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$11.2M
Foundation funders
45
Grants recorded
93
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds City Lore Inc?
City Lore Inc is funded by 45 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($2.8M), Tapper Charitable Foundation ($1.2M), Jewish Communal Fund ($760K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.2M in grants to City Lore Inc between 2019–2025.
Show all 45 funders
| The Scherman Foundation Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 2020–2023 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | $50,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Alice M & Thomas J Tisch | $50,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Still Point Fund | $42,500 | 3 | 2020–2025 |
| New York Council for the Humanities | $40,000 | 3 | 2020–2023 |
| Booth Ferris Foundation XXXXX4008 | $35,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation | $30,000 | 3 | 2020–2024 |
| Joseph R Daly Foundation B | $29,500 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Schwartz Family Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westridge Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Rogovy Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Pearson Family Foundation-Tr | $14,000 | 5 | 2021–2025 |
| Walentas Foundation Ltd | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Book Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mid Atlantic Arts Inc | $9,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bowery Arts and Science Ltd | $9,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Nathan Seter Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $3.2M (2021). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $1.7M.
What grants has City Lore Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tapper Charitable Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $367,500 |
| 2025 | Jewish Communal Fund | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | $350,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Communal Fund | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | $350,000 |
| 2025 | The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation | TORONTO GODSPELL FILM | $300,000 |
| 2025 | George Jenkins Foundation Inc | DANTE ALIGHIERI & THE DIVINE COMEDY DOCUMENTARY | $250,000 |
| 2025 | The Andre & Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Still Point Fund | BARELY ANYWHERE PROJECT AND JUDAH GRIBETZ ORAL HISTORY | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Joseph R Daly Foundation B | SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Pearson Family Foundation-Tr | GENERAL OPERATING | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Hollyhock Foundation Inc | SOCAPA CITY CINEMA | $400,000 |
| 2024 | Tapper Charitable Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $400,000 |
| 2024 | The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation | TORONTO GODSPELL FILM | $250,000 |
| 2024 | George Jenkins Foundation Inc | TO COMPLETE DANTE ALIGHIERI & THE DIVINE COMEDY DOCUMENTARY | $171,000 |
| 2024 | The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Lismore Road Inc | SEE PART IV | $109,670 |
| 2024 | The New York Community Trust | FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT. | $80,000 |
| 2024 | The Andre & Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Joseph R Daly Foundation B | SUPPORT | $14,500 |
| 2024 | Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation | OPERATIONS | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Walentas Foundation Ltd | COMMUNITY / CIVIC | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Nathan Seter Foundation | UNRESTRICTED USE OF RECIPIENT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Pearson Family Foundation-Tr | GENERAL OPERATING | $3,000 |
| 2023 | Alfred P Sloan Foundation | TO PROVIDE FINISHING FUNDS FOR TWO 2-HOUR EPISODES ABOUT NEW YORK CITY TITLED NEW YORK: THE FUTURE OF CITIES (PARTS 1 & 2) TO BE BROADCAST IN 2024 | $250,000 |
| 2023 | Leon Levy Foundation | A GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Tapper Charitable Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $200,000 |
| 2023 | The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2023 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO SUPPORT A COLLECTION OF ORAL HISTORIES OF ARTISTS AND OTHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE COMPREHENSIVE AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ACT OF 1973 | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Pinkerton Foundation | After School & Summer Learning | $90,000 |
| 2023 | Dalio Family Fund Inc | RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT CHESS FORUM | $50,400 |
| 2023 | The Scherman Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPORT | $40,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 93 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds City Lore Inc?
City Lore Inc is funded by 45 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($2.8M), Tapper Charitable Foundation ($1.2M), Jewish Communal Fund ($760K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.2M in grants to City Lore Inc between 2019–2025.
Who is City Lore Inc's largest funder?
The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of City Lore Inc, with $2.8M across 8 grants (2020–2021).
How much grant funding has City Lore Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $11.2M in grants to City Lore Inc across 93 grants from 45 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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