United States Artists Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Chicago, IL EIN 22-3903993

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$52.3M

Foundation funders

102

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds United States Artists Inc?

United States Artists Inc is funded by 102 grantmakers, led by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($11.6M), National Philanthropic Trust ($7.6M), The Ford Foundation ($5.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $52.3M in grants to United States Artists Inc between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$11,550,25062020–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$7,616,23922021–2024
The Ford Foundation$5,835,75092020–2024
Kenneth Rainin Foundation$2,961,75052020–2024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$2,355,00062020–2023
The Chicago Community Trust$1,555,00022020–2021
The Maxwellhanrahan Foundation$1,361,50022021–2022
John S and James L Knight Foundation$1,283,50042020–2024
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation$1,250,00032020–2021
The Gilbert Family Foundation$1,067,34512024
The Willem De Kooning Foundation$1,050,00022020–2021
Builders Vision Foundation$1,035,00042020–2024
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc$850,00032020–2021
Wagner Foundation$785,44422024
Teiger Foundation$750,00022020–2021
Jewish Communal Fund$507,50022020–2024
Rasmuson Foundation$504,00042020–2022
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$500,00022021–2022
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the$500,00022020–2021
Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd$500,00012020
The Joan Mitchell Foundation Inc$478,00032020
Walder Foundation$440,00042021–2023
The Pritzker Pucker Family$390,00052020–2024
Foundation to Promote Open Society$345,00022020–2021
The Poetry Foundation$315,00022020–2023
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The Kresge Foundation$300,00032020–2024
The Ford Family Foundation$281,80072020–2024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$260,00012023
Annette and Paul Smith Charitable Fund$255,00042020–2024
Creative Capital Foundation$250,00012021
Cy Twombly Foundation$250,00012020
Sundance Institute$250,00012020
The Hearthland Foundation$250,00012020
The Wallace Foundation$250,00012020
Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation$250,00012020
The Reis Foundation Inc$240,00022021–2022
The Miami Foundation Inc$232,77942020–2023
David & Francie Horvitz Family Fndn Inc$221,00032020–2022
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$200,00012024
The Herb Alpert Foundation$200,00012020
The McKnight Foundation$195,00022023–2024
Gobioff Foundation$175,00022020–2021
Arison Arts Foundation$130,00022023–2024
Hispanic Federation Inc$130,00022023–2024
The Eames Institute$130,00032022–2024
The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable$125,00022020–2023
Daniel and Barbara Chapman Trust$123,74512022
Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman$110,00012020
Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc$100,00022020–2021
Al Held Foundation Inc$100,00012020
Glenstone Foundation$100,00012020
Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation Inc$100,00012020
Jerome Foundation Inc$79,50032020–2025
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$77,50052021–2023
Hostetlerwrigley Foundation Inc$75,00012020
The Joyce Foundation$65,00012024
The Sidney E Frank Foundation$65,00042021–2024
Opportunity Foundation$65,00032021–2023
The Heinz Endowments$65,00022021–2022
Zell Family Foundation$60,00012020
Pillars Fund$60,00012020
The Guston Fund$50,00012020
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation$50,00012020
The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc$50,00012020
Nancy Graves Foundation Inc$50,00012020
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$50,00012020
Prop Foundation Inc$50,00012020
The Rose and David Dortort Foundation$40,00042021–2024
Michael Asher Foundation$40,00012020
The Goss-michael Foundation$32,00012020
LGT Foundation$25,00012021
Manitou Fund$25,00012020
Lincoln Community Foundation Inc$20,00022020–2022
Doris Duke Foundation$10,50012021
The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc$10,29912020
Tides Center$10,00012024
Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc$10,00012022
The San Francisco Foundation$10,00012021
Thomas Kinkade Museum Dba Kinkade Family$10,00012021
Duncan Family Trust$10,00012021
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma$10,00012021
Millerknoll Foundation$10,00012021
The J Paul Getty Trust$10,00022021
Gary & Denise Gardner Family Foundation$10,00012020
Charitarian$10,00012020
The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation$10,00012020
The Vermont Community Foundation$7,00012020
The Mo and Cher Willems Foundation$6,50012020
Charities Aid Foundation America$6,04912022
The Bernhill Fund$5,00012020
The Fred a & Barbara M Erb Family$5,00012020
Albert a Robin Family Foundation$5,00012020
The Irving Harris Foundation$5,00012020
The Buddy Taub Foundation$5,00012020
The Memton Fund Inc$5,00012020
Carnwath-knecht-frey Artists'$5,00012020
The Pittsburgh Foundation$5,00012020
The Skillman Foundation$3,00012024
Carolee Schneemann Foundation Inc$2,50012021
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$1,00012022
Mary and Kathleen Harriman Foundation$1,00012021
Jack & Sandra Guthman Fdn$60022021–2022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

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What grants has United States Artists Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Jerome Foundation IncSupport for the Saint Paul Creative Confluence event in September 2024.$32,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000,000
2024The Gilbert Family FoundationGENE THERAPY INITIATIVE$1,067,345
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR DISABILITY FUTURES, A FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE TO SPOTLIGHT THE WORK OF DISABLED CREATIVES ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND GEOGRAPHY AND AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY$800,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$614,689
2024Kenneth Rainin FoundationFOR THE RAININ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.$600,000
2024Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$500,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR DISABILITY FUTURES, A FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE TO SPOTLIGHT THE WORK OF DISABLED CREATIVES ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND GEOGRAPHY AND AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY$500,000
2024Builders Vision Foundationto support a fellowship program and national convening for artists$400,000
2024Wagner FoundationWAGNER ARTS FELLOWSHIP$392,722
2024Wagner FoundationWAGNER ARTS FELLOWSHIP$392,722
2024John S and James L Knight FoundationTO SUPPORT ARTISTS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY IN KNIGHT CITIES THROUGH NINE FELLOWSHIPS AND THE PRODUCTION OF SHIFT SPACE, AN INDUSTRY-LEADING PUBLICATION.$250,000
2024The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR A NATIONAL ARTS POLICY INITIATIVE$200,000
2024The McKnight Foundationfor planning a 2024 convening of United States Artists, McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation artist fellows; for extended support for Midwest artists through artists services and participation in the 2026 National Assembly$150,000
2024The Ford Family FoundationOregon Visual Artists$75,000
2024The Joyce FoundationCULTURE$65,000
2024Annette and Paul Smith Charitable FundArts, Culture, Humanities$65,000
2024Arison Arts FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$65,000
2024The Pritzker Pucker FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$65,000
2024Hispanic Federation IncDonor-Advised$65,000
2024The Eames InstituteGENERAL SUPPORT$32,500
2024The Kresge FoundationPROJECT GRANT SUPPORTS SEED AND BLOOM: DETROIT$25,000
2024The Sidney E Frank FoundationSUPPORT FOR MOUNTAIN WEST AND INDIGENOUS ARTIST FELLOWS$25,000
2024The Ford Family FoundationProfessional Development for Hallie Ford Fellows$24,000
2024Tides CenterEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT$10,000
2024The Rose and David Dortort FoundationARTS$10,000
2024The Skillman FoundationMATCHING GIFT$3,000
2023Kenneth Rainin FoundationFOR THE RAININ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.$600,000
2023The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR DISABILITY FUTURES, A FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE TO SPOTLIGHT THE WORK OF DISABLED CREATIVES ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND GEOGRAPHY AND AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY$500,000
2023Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncTO RENEW SUPPORT FOR THE USA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS WORKING IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE, JAZZ, AND THEATER$390,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds United States Artists Inc?

United States Artists Inc is funded by 102 grantmakers, led by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($11.6M), National Philanthropic Trust ($7.6M), The Ford Foundation ($5.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $52.3M in grants to United States Artists Inc between 2020–2025.

Who is United States Artists Inc's largest funder?

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation is the largest recorded funder of United States Artists Inc, with $11.6M across 6 grants (2020–2022).

How much grant funding has United States Artists Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $52.3M in grants to United States Artists Inc across 200 grants from 102 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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