Whitney Museum of American Art

Nonprofit · Grant recipient New York, NY EIN 13-1789318

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$36.8M

Foundation funders

176

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Whitney Museum of American Art?

Whitney Museum of American Art is funded by 176 grantmakers, led by BRD Family Foundation Inc ($8.4M), Fisher Landau Center for Art ($6.3M), National Philanthropic Trust ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $36.8M in grants to Whitney Museum of American Art between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
BRD Family Foundation Inc$8,400,00012025
Fisher Landau Center for Art$6,349,68012024
National Philanthropic Trust$1,821,19222024–2025
Jewish Communal Fund$1,695,92042024–2025
Arnhold Foundation Inc$1,519,25012024
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation$1,213,00012024
The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust$1,100,00012024
The Daniel Benton and Stephanie March$1,000,00012025
Elaine Graham Weitzen Foundation$1,000,00012024
Demartini Family Foundation$953,69222024–2025
Rosenkranz Foundation Inc$925,00022024
The Poses Family Foundation$750,83312024
Yurman Family Foundation Inc$750,00012024
Fidelity Non-Profit Management Foundation$750,00012024
The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc$657,10012024
The Tessler Family Charitable Trust$650,31222024–2025
Daniel M Neidich & Brooke Garber$644,66922025–2026
Joyce and Irving Goldman Family$600,00012024
Lunder Foundation$547,33932024–2025
KHR McNeely Family Foundation$500,00012024
The Bluhm Family Foundation$500,00012024
The Lipman Family Foundation Inc$410,00022024–2025
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$350,00012024
Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation$275,00012024
Hess Foundation Inc$260,00012024
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The Dorothea Lleonhardt Foundation Inc$257,61412025
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation$200,00012025
Holly Peterson Foundation$177,50042025
The Chicago Community Trust$177,25012025
Edith & F M Achilles Mem Fund XXXXX0001$175,00012025
Teiger Foundation$170,00012025
Ganzi Family Foundation UAD 12192009$155,50022025
The Brown Foundation Inc$150,00012025
Ehrenkranz Family Foundation$100,00012025
The Enoch Foundation$100,00012025
The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation$85,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$85,00012025
Kahng Foundation$80,00012025
Resnick Foundation$75,00012025
Munger Charitable Trust Number Eight$65,00012025
Boston Foundation Inc$62,00012025
The Robert & Suzanne Cochran Fam Found$52,25512025
The Dinan Family Foundation$50,00012025
Fund for Individual Potential$50,00012025
The Paul & Erin Pariser Charitable Trust$44,51522025
The Steven M Feldman Family Foundation$42,50012025
The Lebensfeld Foundation$40,00012025
Charles S & Carmen Demora Hale$37,50012025
The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation$36,26522025–2026
Lawton W Fitt & James I McLaren Foundation$35,00012025
The Carol and Michael Weisman$35,00012025
The Keith Haring Foundation Inc$30,00012025
The Martin & Deborah Hale Foundation$27,50012025
Pearson-Rappaport Foundation$26,00012025
Erving & Joyce Wolf Foundation$25,00012026
The O'Grady Foundation Inc$25,00012025
John & Amy Griffin Foundation$25,00012025
Robert Lehman Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Morse Family Foundation$20,00012025
The Aaron and Betty Lee Stern$20,00012025
Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP$20,00012025
The Debra and Jeffrey Geller$20,00012025
Freedman Family Fund$17,50012025
Bertha and Isaac Liberman Foundation Inc$17,00012025
Martin & Rebecca Eisenberg Foundation$15,00012025
Orentreich Family Foundation$14,00012025
Cunniffe Family Foundation$13,50012025
Katz Family Foundation Inc$13,50012025
The Rosenstiel Foundation$12,50012025
The Dayton Foundation$10,00012025
The Fox Aarons Foundation$10,00012025
Joseph M & Barbara Cohen Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Anne Levy Charitable Trust$10,00012025
The Karen a and Kevin W Kennedy$10,00012025
Charina Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable$10,00012025
The HW Wilson Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Oliver-Hoffmann Foundation$8,50012025
The Ellen and Andrew G Celli Foundation$7,50012026
Kully Family Foundation$7,50012025
The Lillian Sherwood$7,50012025
The Council for Canadian American Relations Inc$7,44412025
Harris Finch Foundation$7,24512025
Heyday Foundation$6,00012025
Kullman Family Foundation$5,00012025
H Fort Flowers Foundation$5,00012025
Jeffrey & Leslie Fischer Family Fdn$5,00012025
The Wisch Family Foundation$5,00012025
Dana and Gregory Lee Family Foundation$5,00012025
Alex J Ettl Foundation$5,00012025
The Sarah and Daniel Rueven Foundation$5,00012025
The Hazen Polsky Foundation Inc$4,84412025
The Viniar Family Foundation$4,00012025
The Sigal Family Foundation$3,50022025
Romenesa Foundation$3,00012025
The Gelsomina Charitable Foundation$3,00022025
Garcia Family Foundation for Art$2,84412025
Samuel & Rose Mitchell Foundation$2,55012025
RothkopfGreenberg Family$2,50022025–2026
The Eberstadt-Kuffner Fund Inc$2,50012025
Strong Foundation of New York$2,10022025–2026
Sharon & Lewis Korman Foundation$1,50012025
Ross Family Fund Inc$1,50012025
Irene Ritter Foundation$1,50012025
Morris Kirschner Perpetual Charitable Tr$1,50012025
The Sussman Family Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Ethel S Brody Charitable Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Albert N & Esther B Cory Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Elliot K Wolk Family Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Walther Family Foundation$1,50012025
Muzio Family Foundation$1,50012025
Easton Family Fund$1,50012025
ABC Foundation$1,30022025–2026
The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson$1,30012025
Sandel Family Foundation$1,25012025
Brownstone Family Foundation$1,20012025
Jerry Taylor & Nancy Bryant Foundation$1,00012025
The Hallingby Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
The Kandell Fund$1,00012025
Jarvis Foundation$1,00012025
The EJL98 Charitable Trust$1,00012025
The Marilyn & Barry Rubenstein Family$1,00012025
The Walter Reade Foundation Inc$70012025
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation$70012025
Sol & Margaret Berger Foundation$65012025
Lederman Family Foundation$65012025
Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc$65012025
Kasowitz Family Foundation Inc$65012025
The Tomares Family Foundation Inc$65012025
Connelly Family Foundation$62512025
Comora Family Foundation$50012025
Gloria & Harvey Levine Charitable$46812025
The Double-R Foundation$40012025
Asch Foundation Inc$35012025
Simon and Eve Colin Foundation$35012025
Abraham I & Jean Sherr Foundation Inc$35012025
The Leads Foundation$35012025
Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving Fund$35012025
Bridgewood Fieldwater Foundation$35012025
Herbert and Ellen Levitt Foundation Inc$35012025
KMC Foundation$35012025
The Brook Fund Inc$35012025
The Kaltman Family Foundation$35012025
The Liberty Street Foundation$35012025
High Five Foundation$32512025
High Five Foundation II$32512025
Gramercy Park Foundation Inc$32512025
Kolatch Family Foundation$32512025
The Shemesh Joester Foundation$32512025
The Lazarus Charitable Trust$31222025–2026
Evelyn and Fred Kaufmann Foundation$30012025
The Herbert and Dorothy Kunstadt Foundat$29612025
Three Opinions Foundation Inc$28012025
Frances & Frank Wilkinson Foundation$27512025
Frank & Roslyn Grobman Foundation$25012025
Barry Friedberg & Charlotte Moss Family$25012025
Yaris Family Foundation$24222025
The John D Evans Foundation$22512025
The Fagenson Family Foundation$20012025
Mutual of America Foundation$17512025
Arc Foundation Dated September 19 2020$17512025
George Hirsch Foundation Inc$15612026
The Franz W Sichel Foundation$15612025
The Penniman Foundation Inc$15612025
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$14012025
Rudnick Foundation$14012025
CrossCurrents Foundation Inc$14012025
Jane M and Bruce P Robert$14012025
The Nathanson-Abrams Family Foundation$14012025
The Hochberg Foundation Inc$14012025
The Leibner Cooper Family Foundation$10212025
Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund$10012025
The John L and Corrinne Alpert$9212025
The Jack and Sarita Gantz Foundation Inc$8012025
Peggy & Ellis Wachs Foundation$8012025
Arthur and Doris Boschan Family Fund$2412025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M24 grants2024 167 grants2025 9 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $408K (2026) to $20.6M (2024). In 2026 it made 9 grants totaling $408K.

What grants has Whitney Museum of American Art received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Daniel M Neidich & Brooke GarberGENERAL CHARITABLES$361,500
2026Erving & Joyce Wolf FoundationGENERAL FUND$25,000
2026The Derald H Ruttenberg FoundationPUBLIC CHARITIES$10,377
2026The Ellen and Andrew G Celli FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE$7,500
2026Strong Foundation of New YorkGENERAL SUPPORT$1,500
2026RothkopfGreenberg FamilyCharitable$1,000
2026ABC FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$650
2026The Lazarus Charitable TrustCHARITABLE$156
2026George Hirsch Foundation IncGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$156
2025BRD Family Foundation IncDonation of art for display$8,400,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$1,191,042
2025The Daniel Benton and Stephanie MarchGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION$1,000,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$582,215
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$582,215
2025Daniel M Neidich & Brooke GarberGENERAL CHARITABLES$283,169
2025The Dorothea Lleonhardt Foundation IncALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.$257,614
2025Lunder FoundationCONSERVATION FUND$220,533
2025Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen FoundationGENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES$200,000
2025The Tessler Family Charitable TrustGENERAL$194,051
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$177,250
2025Edith & F M Achilles Mem Fund XXXXX0001GENERAL$175,000
2025Teiger FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT.$170,000
2025Demartini Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$158,333
2025The Brown Foundation IncTo Support Free Admissions Programs and Museum Access$150,000
2025Ganzi Family Foundation UAD 12192009UNRESTRICTED GENERAL$105,500
2025Ehrenkranz Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$100,000
2025The Enoch FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$100,000
2025The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation$50,000 for Calder Exhibition Support; $35,000 for FY25 Chairman's Council$85,000
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundCOMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS$85,000
2025Kahng FoundationFOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$80,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Whitney Museum of American Art?

Whitney Museum of American Art is funded by 176 grantmakers, led by BRD Family Foundation Inc ($8.4M), Fisher Landau Center for Art ($6.3M), National Philanthropic Trust ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $36.8M in grants to Whitney Museum of American Art between 2024–2026.

Who is Whitney Museum of American Art's largest funder?

BRD Family Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Whitney Museum of American Art, with $8.4M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Whitney Museum of American Art received?

IRS 990 filings record $36.8M in grants to Whitney Museum of American Art across 200 grants from 176 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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