Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$10.2M
Foundation funders
71
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Lower East Side Tenement Museum?
Lower East Side Tenement Museum is funded by 71 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($2.6M), The Zegar Family Foundation ($1.5M), The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc ($970K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.2M in grants to Lower East Side Tenement Museum between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Lower East Side Tenement Museum received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jewish Communal Fund | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | $167,030 |
| 2025 | The Fox Aarons Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education | SUPPORT FIELD TRIPS FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS | $30,000 |
| 2025 | David L Klein Jr Foundation | SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE OPERATIONS | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | GENERAL OPERATING | $2,000 |
| 2025 | The Doug and Betsey Schwab and Family | National Teachers Institute at the Tenement Museum | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable Trust | General & Unrestricted | $250 |
| 2025 | Frank & Roslyn Grobman Foundation | CHARITABLE | $250 |
| 2024 | Lilly Endowment Inc | RELIGION & CULTURAL INST INITIATIVE | $2,500,000 |
| 2024 | The Zegar Family Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | $390,000 |
| 2024 | Charina Endowment Fund Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Ac & JC Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $125,000 |
| 2024 | Booth Ferris Foundation XXXXX4008 | GENERAL OPERATING | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Lilly Endowment Inc | RELIGION & CULTURAL INST INITIATIVE | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Denver Foundation | HISTORY MUSEUMS | $65,000 |
| 2024 | Jewish Communal Fund | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | $65,000 |
| 2024 | Charles E Scheidt Family Foundation | Tenement Museum Virtual Field Trip Capacity Building project | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Fox Aarons Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | As a final grant for general support | $41,700 |
| 2024 | James T Lee Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Charles E Scheidt Family Foundation | Virtual Field Trip Program marketing budget | $30,000 |
| 2024 | The Essex Avenue Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| 2024 | The New York Community Trust | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $25,250 |
| 2024 | The Lucius N Littauer Foundation Inc | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education | FIELD TRIPS FOR NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Sy Syms Foundation | Charitable Recr Conservation | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | David L Klein Jr Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Macmillan Family Foundation Inc | GENERAL PURPOSE | $10,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Lower East Side Tenement Museum?
Lower East Side Tenement Museum is funded by 71 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($2.6M), The Zegar Family Foundation ($1.5M), The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc ($970K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.2M in grants to Lower East Side Tenement Museum between 2020–2025.
Who is Lower East Side Tenement Museum's largest funder?
Lilly Endowment Inc is the largest recorded funder of Lower East Side Tenement Museum, with $2.6M across 2 grants (2024).
How much grant funding has Lower East Side Tenement Museum received?
IRS 990 filings record $10.2M in grants to Lower East Side Tenement Museum across 200 grants from 71 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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