The Phillips Collection

Washington, DC ·EIN 53-0204620 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$7.3M received 77 funders 189 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds The Phillips Collection?

The Phillips Collection is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc ($2.5M), Ednah Root Foundation ($640K), Karl O & Helen W Knaths Trust ($600K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.3M in grants to The Phillips Collection between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc$2,468,89092020–2024
Ednah Root Foundation$640,00052020–2024
Karl O & Helen W Knaths Trust$599,666102021–2025
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$400,00012020
Thomas Rutherfoord Foundation$317,50052020–2024
Garcia Family Spotlight Foundation Inc$220,48042021–2024
Tr Ua Helen Knaths$208,45152021–2025
The Dosal Family Foundation$166,00042020–2024
The Community Foundation Inc$145,00052020–2024
Latino Economic Development Corporation$142,47712022
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$126,20022022–2023
The Richard C Von Hess Foundation 0262-02-40$125,00022023–2024
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz$112,75032024–2025
Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc$110,00012019
Terra Foundation for American Art$105,00032020–2023
Ellsworth Kelly Foundation Inc$100,00022021–2023
Galena-yorktown Foundation$95,70042020–2024
Hess Foundation Inc$90,00022023–2024
The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation$85,00052020–2024
S & R Foundation$75,00032022–2024
Leonard & Hilda Kaplan Charitable$75,00032021–2023
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the$75,00012020
Vradenburg Foundation$68,00042020–2022
Pilara Family Foundation$67,50012024
The Mark & Carol Hyman Fund$62,00082020–2024

Showing top 25 of 77 funders by total given.

What grants has The Phillips Collection received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Karl O & Helen W Knaths TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$61,267
2025Karl O & Helen W Knaths TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$61,267
2025Tr Ua Helen KnathsUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$42,588
2025The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzARTS AND HUMANITIES$27,500
2025Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation IncMISSION RELATED OPERATIONS$5,000
2025The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzMISCELLANEOUS$250
2024Ednah Root FoundationContribution to General Fund$100,000
2024The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzARTS AND HUMANITIES$85,000
2024Pilara Family FoundationART$67,500
2024The Richard C Von Hess Foundation 0262-02-40BONNARD'S WORLDS EXHIBITION$62,500
2024Garcia Family Spotlight Foundation IncMUSEUM OF MODERN ART$57,200
2024Karl O & Helen W Knaths TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$53,510
2024Karl O & Helen W Knaths TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$53,510
2024Thomas Rutherfoord FoundationTo fund charitable activities.$50,000
2024Hess Foundation IncAN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$50,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$49,000
2024Tr Ua Helen KnathsUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$37,083
2024Tidewater Jewish Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATIONS/DONATIONS$35,000
2024Galena-yorktown FoundationUNRESTRICTED FUNDS$35,000
2024Sheldon and Audrey Katz FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT$35,000
2024The Community Foundation IncCOMMUNITY VIBRANCY$30,000
2024S & R FoundationTo fund charitable activities.$25,000
2024Chorzempa Family FoundationGeneral Operations$25,000
2024The Dosal Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$25,000
2024The Kristina & William Catto FoundationGENERAL MISSION$20,000
2024The Morningstar Philanthropic FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$20,000
2024Abbie Norman Prince TrustGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2024Sherman Fairchild Foundation IncGallery 103 revamp$20,000
2024The Mark & Carol Hyman FundEXEMPT$11,000
2024The Mark & Carol Hyman FundEXEMPT$11,000

Showing 30 most recent of 189 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Phillips Collection?

The Phillips Collection is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc ($2.5M), Ednah Root Foundation ($640K), Karl O & Helen W Knaths Trust ($600K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.3M in grants to The Phillips Collection between 2019–2025.

Who is The Phillips Collection's largest funder?

Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of The Phillips Collection, with $2.5M across 9 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has The Phillips Collection received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.3M in grants to The Phillips Collection across 189 grants from 77 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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