Museum of Modern Art

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New York, NY EIN 13-1624100

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026

Total received

$26.8M

Foundation funders

188

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2025–2026

Who funds Museum of Modern Art?

Museum of Modern Art is funded by 188 grantmakers, led by Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation ($12.1M), National Philanthropic Trust ($3.1M), Jewish Communal Fund ($2.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $26.8M in grants to Museum of Modern Art between 2025–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation$12,135,00012025
National Philanthropic Trust$3,050,81512025
Jewish Communal Fund$2,213,65022025
Adobe Foundation$2,000,00012025
Kate Cassidy Foundation$1,650,00012025
Hess Philanthropic Fund$1,424,42512025
The International Council of the Museum of Modern Art Inc$1,264,04712025
The Joseph and Robert Cornell$479,05012025
Amant Foundation USA$474,00012025
The Easton Foundation Inc$150,00012025
The Isambard Kingdom Brunel Society of$140,00012025
The Alice M & Thomas J Tisch$135,15512025
The J Paul Getty Trust$90,00012025
The Enoch Foundation$85,00012025
The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation$75,00012025
Holly Peterson Foundation$75,00022025
Carl M Jacobs Foundation$70,00012025
Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable Tr$50,00022025–2026
Adams Family Foundation Inc$50,00012025
Film Preservation Society Inc$50,00012025
The Ora Foundation 009090-000$50,00012025
Halvorsen Family Foundation$50,00012025
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation$50,00012025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$50,00012025
Bertha and Isaac Liberman Foundation Inc$47,00012025
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The Evelyn Toll Family Foundation$45,00012025
Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust#$40,00022025–2026
Orentreich Family Foundation$40,00012025
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies$40,00012025
The Lebensfeld Foundation$40,00012025
The Chicago Community Trust$33,50012025
MRB Foundation$32,70012025
Diogenes Charitable Foundation$30,00012025
The Minneapolis Foundation$30,00012025
Reed Family Foundation Inc$27,50012025
The Heineman-Russell Family Foundation$25,00012025
Charina Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Vyuha Inc$20,00012025
Ruth & Seymour Klein Foundation Inc$18,00022025–2026
The Dayton Foundation$15,50012025
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust$15,00012025
Oceanic Heritage Foundation$15,00012025
Walther Family Foundation$15,00012025
The John and Rosemary Brown Family$15,00012025
The Cultural Heritage Preservation Fund$15,00012025
Boston Foundation Inc$15,00012025
The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky$12,50012025
Nina W Werblow Charitable Trust$12,00022025–2026
The Howard Bayne Fund$10,70012025
Strong Foundation of New York$10,00022025–2026
The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Jephson Educational Trust #2 XXXXX1004$10,00012025
Shipps Foundation$10,00012025
Jeffrey & Leslie Fischer Family Fdn$10,00012025
The Anne Levy Charitable Trust$10,00012025
Eric P Sheinberg Foundation$10,00012025
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz$10,00012025
Marc E Leland Foundation$10,00012025
Ann Eden Woodward Foundation$10,00012025
Ducommun & Gross Foundation$10,00012025
Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation Inc$8,00012025
Megara Foundation$7,00012025
Kahng Foundation$7,00012025
Daniels Family Foundation$6,07012025
Stern Steven & Bonnie Foundation Inc$6,00012025
Charities Aid Foundation America$5,97312025
The O'Grady Foundation Inc$5,50012025
Sharon & Lewis Korman Foundation$5,00012025
Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust XXXXX8006$5,00012025
Irene Ritter Foundation$5,00012025
The Paul Rand Charitable Trust$5,00012025
The Andre & Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation$5,00012025
Romenesa Foundation$5,00012025
Davidson Hooker Fund$5,00012025
A & J Saks Foundation Inc$5,00012025
The Jesse and Caryl Philips$5,00012025
Herman Goldman Foundation$5,00012025
The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels$5,00012025
The Double-R Foundation$5,00012025
Alex J Ettl Foundation$5,00012025
Himan Brown Charitable Trust$5,00012025
Asch Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Berger Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Peckham Family Foundation$5,00012025
Von Seebeck-Share B Charitable Trust$4,89412025
Robert Lehman Foundation Inc$4,60012025
The Georgescu Family Foundation$4,50012025
Carl Andre and Melissa L Kretschmer Foundation Inc$4,00012025
The Ellen and Andrew G Celli Foundation$3,00022025–2026
Samuel & Rose Mitchell Foundation$3,00012025
John L McHugh Foundation$3,00012025
Arora Foundation Inc$2,85012025
Stella and James Melillo Foundation$2,50012025
High Five Foundation$2,50012025
High Five Foundation II$2,50012025
The NEU Foundation of California Inc$2,50012025
Richard Ann John & James Solomon$2,50012025
The Millstream Fund Inc$2,50012025
The Berley Family Foundation Inc$2,02512025
Robert & Arnold Hoffman Foundation$2,00012025
NCG Foundation Inc$1,80012025
Ross Family Fund Inc$1,50012025
Duke and Gael Habernickel Charitable$1,50012025
The Sussman Family Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Ethel S Brody Charitable Foundation Inc$1,50012025
The Vytautas Burbulis Charitable Trust$1,50012025
Albert N & Esther B Cory Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Elliot K Wolk Family Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Frances & Frank Wilkinson Foundation$1,50012025
Feldstein Family Charitable$1,50012025
Roy Talmo Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Nelsons Family Foundation$1,50012025
SC Benjamin Foundation$1,50012025
The Viniar Family Foundation$1,50012025
John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc$1,50012025
The Kaltman Family Foundation$1,50012025
Gladstein Family Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Abraham I & Jean Sherr Foundation Inc$1,38512025
The Kurt Berliner Foundation Inc$1,35012025
Lantry Family Foundation$1,20012025
ABC Foundation$1,10022025–2026
The Ring Foundation Inc$1,10022025–2026
The Gelsomina Charitable Foundation$1,10022025
The Jerrold & Sally Fine Foundation Inc$1,00012025
The Hallingby Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Nash Family Foundation$1,00012025
Bernard & Eva Resnick Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Lawrence T Babbio Jr Foundation$1,00012025
The Robert & Suzanne Cochran Fam Found$94412025
Gifford Foundation Inc$60012025
Gloria & Harvey Levine Charitable$60012025
Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc$60012025
Charles & Esther Lee Kimerling Charitable$60012025
Martin Djos Family Foundation$60012025
The Ross Family Foundation$60012025
JohnMary & Bernard Jacobs FoundInc$60012025
Malcolm Gibbs Foundation Inc$60012025
Ember Foundation$60012025
The Tomares Family Foundation Inc$60012025
Gramercy Park Foundation Inc$60012025
The Sidhu Family Foundation$60012025
Kranzdorf Family Foundation$60012025
Joseph J Peltz Foundation Inc$60012025
The Arthur & Patricia Price Foundation$60012025
The Barr Foundation$60012025
UMR Foundation Inc$55012025
The Woodhail Foundation Ltd$55012025
The Zausner Foundation Inc$55012025
The Rabinowitz Foundation Inc$55012025
Don and Linda Ihde Family Fdn Inc$55012025
JS Charitable Trust$55012025
The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson$55012025
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation$55012025
The Gelfond Family Foundation$55012025
Stone Barrett Foundation$50012025
The Buddy Poole Foundation Inc$50012025
The Bahl Foundation$50012025
Iger Bay Foundation$50012025
The Stanley and Joy Ho Charitable$50012025
The Littman Family Foundation Inc$42012025
The Lazarus Charitable Trust$41022025–2026
The John L and Corrinne Alpert$40012025
The Herbert and Dorothy Kunstadt Foundat$40012025
Joseph R Daly Foundation B$39012025
The Arons Family Foundation$38012025
The Nathanson-Abrams Family Foundation$38012025
Simon and Eve Colin Foundation$34012025
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation$34012025
The Franz W Sichel Foundation$33012025
Yaris Family Foundation$32012025
The BG Charitable Foundation$30012025
Roger Feldman Foundation$21012025
Larry & Millie Magid Family Foundation$20012025
Barry S & Evelyn Strauch$20012025
The Statue Foundation Inc$20012025
The Redel Foundation Inc$20012025
Morris Morgenstern Foundation$20012025
Frederick & Greta Smiley$20012025
The Penniman Foundation Inc$20012025
Ira S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr$20012025
Mack Foundation$20012025
Wintman Family Charitable Trust B$20012025
Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund$20012025
Miller Khoshkish Foundation$20012025
The Kingsberg Foundation$20012025
Corday Family Foundation$11012026
The Dorothy and Marshall M$10012026
Franklyn Ellenbogen Jr$10012026

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M188 grants2025 12 grants2026

From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2026) to $26.8M (2025). In 2026 it made 12 grants totaling $68K.

What grants has Museum of Modern Art received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable TrGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2026Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust#GENERAL OPERATING$20,000
2026Ruth & Seymour Klein Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$9,000
2026Nina W Werblow Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$6,000
2026Strong Foundation of New YorkGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2026The Ellen and Andrew G Celli FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE$1,500
2026ABC FoundationGENERL OPERATING$550
2026The Ring Foundation IncANY EXEMPT PURPOSE$550
2026Corday Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$110
2026The Dorothy and Marshall MMEMBERSHIP 7/25$100
2026Franklyn Ellenbogen JrGENERAL SUPPORT$100
2026The Lazarus Charitable Trustcharitable$100
2025Sue & Edgar Wachenheim FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$12,135,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS$3,050,815
2025Adobe FoundationAdobe x MoMA program$2,000,000
2025Kate Cassidy FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,650,000
2025Hess Philanthropic FundCHARITABLE$1,424,425
2025The International Council of the Museum of Modern Art IncEXHIB/PUBLCTN/TRAVEL$1,264,047
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$1,106,825
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$1,106,825
2025The Joseph and Robert CornellGRANT IS FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$479,050
2025Amant Foundation USAdonation for art funding$474,000
2025The Easton Foundation IncART EXHIBITION EXPENSES$150,000
2025The Isambard Kingdom Brunel Society ofOPERATIONAL$140,000
2025The Alice M & Thomas J TischTO FURTHER EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, MEDICAL, CULTURAL, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES.$135,155
2025The J Paul Getty TrustTRUSTEE - ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM$90,000
2025The Enoch FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$85,000
2025The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation$50,000 for Chairman's Council for FY '25 ending June 30; $25,000 In Honor of Glenn Lowry$75,000
2025Carl M Jacobs FoundationANNUAL FUND &$70,000
2025Adams Family Foundation IncEDUCATION$50,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Museum of Modern Art?

Museum of Modern Art is funded by 188 grantmakers, led by Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation ($12.1M), National Philanthropic Trust ($3.1M), Jewish Communal Fund ($2.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $26.8M in grants to Museum of Modern Art between 2025–2026.

Who is Museum of Modern Art's largest funder?

Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Museum of Modern Art, with $12.1M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Museum of Modern Art received?

IRS 990 filings record $26.8M in grants to Museum of Modern Art across 200 grants from 188 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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