Contemporary Arts Center

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New Orleans, LA EIN 72-0798830

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$7.0M

Foundation funders

75

Grants recorded

171

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Contemporary Arts Center?

Contemporary Arts Center is funded by 75 grantmakers, led by Fidelity Foundation ($1.0M), The Greater New Orleans Foundation ($648K), Rosenthal Family Foundation ($600K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.0M in grants to Contemporary Arts Center between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Fidelity Foundation$1,025,00022022–2024
The Greater New Orleans Foundation$648,42452020–2024
Rosenthal Family Foundation$600,00032022–2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$500,00012020
Thomas R Schiff Foundation$372,12572020–2025
The Helis Foundation$355,68052020–2024
John J & Mary R Schiff Foundation$300,00022024–2025
The Kimmel Family Foundation$300,00032022–2024
Tr Uw Jacob Schmidlapp #1$250,00012020
National Philanthropic Trust$175,00012020
Charles H Dater Foundation Inc$160,00052020–2025
The Raymond C and Anna T Johnson$150,00082020–2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$150,00012022
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$150,00012022
Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr$145,00042020–2024
Robert H Reakirt Fdn Equities$100,00022024
Terra Foundation for American Art$100,00012023
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation$95,00032020–2023
Louise Taft Semple Foundation$90,00022022–2024
Harry T Wilks Family Foundation$85,00022021–2024
Fotofocus Cincinnati$83,00012020
Patricia Kisker Foundation$75,00012025
David F & Sara K Weston Fund$75,00042022–2025
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation$75,00012023
AHB Foundation Inc$75,00032020–2022
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Tr UI8W Eleanora Alms$70,00022024–2025
The Andy Warhol Foundation$60,00012021
Baton Rouge Area Foundation$50,00042021–2024
The Wallace Foundation$50,00012020
New Orleans Theatre Association Inc$41,00032020–2024
New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated$32,94232020–2023
Freeman-Woollam Foundation$30,00022024–2025
John a Schroth Family Char Tr$30,00012021
Friedlander Family Fund$28,00032022–2024
The Map Fund Inc$27,00012021
Vista Foundation$26,00032020–2022
National Performance Network Inc$25,01222020–2022
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc$25,00012022
The Emily Rauh Pulitzer Foundation Inc$25,00012019
South Arts Inc$24,94732019–2022
The Warrington Foundation Co Fifth Third$22,00032020–2022
Foley Family Char Fdn- Tr$20,00062019–2025
Pfau Charitable Foundation$20,00012024
The Thomas J Emery Memorial$20,00012024
Glenstone Foundation$20,00012023
Earthward Bound Foundation$13,75032021–2025
Robert Gould Foundation Inc$12,50022024–2025
Morse and Betty Johnson Family$12,50032021–2023
Building Healthy Lives Foundation$11,95062020–2025
Arts Midwest Incorporated$11,80012022
Wodecroft Foundation$10,00012024
Millstone Fund$10,00012024
Bailey Lamson Family Fdtn$10,00022023–2024
Sutphin Family Foundation ICA$10,00012023
Robert Lehman Foundation Inc$10,00012023
Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation$10,00012022
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation CO$10,00022021–2022
The Azby Fund$10,00032020–2022
Jack J Smith Jr Charitable Trust$9,00022019–2024
Andrew Jergens Foundation$8,00012025
John a & Delia T Robert Charitable$8,00012024
Ella West Freeman Foundation$8,00012020
Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005$5,00012024
Goldring Family Foundation$5,00012021
Ab Cord Charitable Foundation Tr Nect 001576$3,40042021–2024
William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust$3,00012019
The Kabacoff Family Foundation$2,50012023
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc$2,50022020–2021
Baptist Community Ministries$2,00022021–2022
Betagole Family Foundation Inc$1,75072019–2025
Scott R Wheaton Foundation Co Regions Bank$1,25022021–2023
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$1,18432020–2024
Waddell Family Foundation$1,00012023
Smallpage Family Foundation$35012022
Louis T Block Family Foundation$35012021

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M6 grants2019 27 grants2020 30 grants2021 33 grants2022 28 grants2023 34 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2019) to $1.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $439K.

What grants has Contemporary Arts Center received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025John J & Mary R Schiff FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$150,000
2025Thomas R Schiff FoundationBIENNIAL PROJECT GRANT$112,500
2025Patricia Kisker FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$75,000
2025Charles H Dater Foundation IncCac Youth Education Programming + Artful Adventure$35,000
2025Tr UI8W Eleanora AlmsPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$25,000
2025Freeman-Woollam FoundationSUPPORT CULTURAL PROGRAMS$10,000
2025Andrew Jergens FoundationCAC SCHOOL OUTREACH$8,000
2025Earthward Bound FoundationArts$7,500
2025Foley Family Char Fdn- TrUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000
2025Robert Gould Foundation IncCHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
2025Building Healthy Lives FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$3,300
2025David F & Sara K Weston FundSPONSOR EXHIBIT$2,500
2025Betagole Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$250
2024Fidelity FoundationPROPERTY CARE; BUILDINGS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION$525,000
2024Rosenthal Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION$200,000
2024John J & Mary R Schiff FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$150,000
2024The Greater New Orleans FoundationARTS/CULTURE$138,421
2024The Kimmel Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Louise Taft Semple FoundationGENERAL$75,000
2024Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile JrTHE BASEMENT: CAC'S BLACK BOX LAB$50,000
2024Harry T Wilks Family FoundationPROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS$50,000
2024Robert H Reakirt Fdn EquitiesGENERAL OPERATING$50,000
2024Robert H Reakirt Fdn EquitiesGENERAL OPERATING$50,000
2024Tr UI8W Eleanora AlmsPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$45,000
2024The Raymond C and Anna T JohnsonFREE ADMISSION AT CAC$30,000
2024Pfau Charitable FoundationGENERAL$20,000
2024The Thomas J Emery MemorialCHARITABLE PURPOSES$20,000
2024Friedlander Family FundGENERAL FUND$20,000
2024Freeman-Woollam FoundationSUPPORT CULTURAL PROGRAMS$20,000
2024Baton Rouge Area FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000

Showing 30 most recent of 171 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Contemporary Arts Center?

Contemporary Arts Center is funded by 75 grantmakers, led by Fidelity Foundation ($1.0M), The Greater New Orleans Foundation ($648K), Rosenthal Family Foundation ($600K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.0M in grants to Contemporary Arts Center between 2019–2025.

Who is Contemporary Arts Center's largest funder?

Fidelity Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Contemporary Arts Center, with $1.0M across 2 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has Contemporary Arts Center received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.0M in grants to Contemporary Arts Center across 171 grants from 75 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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