The Chinati Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Marfa, TX EIN 74-2340423

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$2.7M

Foundation funders

23

Grants recorded

46

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds The Chinati Foundation?

The Chinati Foundation is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by The Brown Foundation Inc ($1.5M), The Ruth Stanton Foundation ($625K), The John Wesley Foundation ($120K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.7M in grants to The Chinati Foundation between 2019–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$467K$935K$1M$2M1 grants20199 grants20206 grants20218 grants20229 grants202312 grants20241 grants2025

What grants has The Chinati Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$100,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncArt as Intended: The Chinati Foundation Capital Campaign$1,000,000
2024The Ruth Stanton FoundationGENERAL FUND$625,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$100,000
2024Helen Frankenthaler Foundation IncFCI 2024 TECH ASSISTANCE$50,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncMatching gift-operating support$25,000
2024The Sarofim FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$25,000
2024Cm Bass FoundationGENERAL$10,000
2024Walentas Foundation LtdCOMMUNITY / CIVIC$10,000
2024The Moody FoundationGeneral support$10,000
2024Native Arts and Cultures Foundation IncFOUNDERS FUND$9,500
2024The Anstiss and Ronald KrueckGENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
2024Maurice and Paul Marciano Art FoundationTO SUPPORT RECIPIENTS MISSION.$50
2023Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford BrownUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$75,000
2023The Sarofim FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$25,000
2023Walentas Foundation LtdCOMMUNITY / CIVIC$15,000
2023Milton and Sally Avery Arts FoundationTO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS$10,000
2023Cm Bass FoundationGENERAL$10,000
2023The Adam R Rose FoundationGENERAL$8,500
2023The James Howell Foundation IncTO SUSTAIN ACTIVITIES$2,500
2023The Bandier Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2023Barron Family FoundationCHINATI WEEKEND$1,000
2022The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$100,000
2022The John Wesley FoundationCHARITABLE - MUSEUM CONSERVATION$44,000
2022The Sarofim FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$25,000
2022The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$25,000
2022Milton and Sally Avery Arts FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2022Cm Bass FoundationGENERAL$10,000
2022The Bandier Family Foundation IncTO FULFILL THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$2,500
2022Swig FoundationTHE EMPHASIS IS ON WORKS IN WHICH ART AND THE SURROUNDING LAND ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED.$1,500

Showing 30 most recent of 46 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Chinati Foundation?

The Chinati Foundation is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by The Brown Foundation Inc ($1.5M), The Ruth Stanton Foundation ($625K), The John Wesley Foundation ($120K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.7M in grants to The Chinati Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is The Chinati Foundation's largest funder?

The Brown Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of The Chinati Foundation, with $1.5M across 8 grants (2021–2025).

How much grant funding has The Chinati Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $2.7M in grants to The Chinati Foundation across 46 grants from 23 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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