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Foundations that fund art history and museums research
15 private foundations with a record of paying for art history and museums, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.
SAMUEL H KRESS FOUNDATION
146 grants · $2.7M · through 2022
Largest: $15,000 to Association of Research Institutes in Art History — digital art history grants
IRS filings for EIN 131624176THE J PAUL GETTY TRUST
36 grants · $4.7M · through 2022
Largest: $67,000 to WEBB-BINDER BERNIDA — african american art history initiative fellowship
IRS filings for EIN 951790021Alice L Walton Foundation
10 grants · $10.6M · through 2023
Largest: $130,543 to Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation — museum studies certificate program
IRS filings for EIN 823700633WARNER FOUNDATION INC
13 grants · $747,419 · through 2023
Largest: $50,000 to BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART — to support educational programs for american art history
IRS filings for EIN 263311211THE FORD FOUNDATION
16 grants · $5.8M · through 2023
Largest: $40,000 to FULCRUM ARTS — for the museum of transgender history and art: "transgender history in 99 objects" book project
IRS filings for EIN 131684331UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION
32 grants · $285,616 · through 2023
Largest: $20,000 to TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM FOUNDATION — arts and culture
IRS filings for EIN 136406825THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION
10 grants · $4.9M · through 2023
Largest: $240,000 to MUSEUM OF MODERN ART — to support a final renewal for the museum research consortium, an object-based training program in partnership with five regional graduate programs in art history
IRS filings for EIN 131879954Alumbra Innovations Foundation
6 grants · $6.8M · through 2023
Largest: $301,733 to San Diego Natural History Museum — ancon water initiative: san diego natural history museum.
IRS filings for EIN 832841232THE BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE
14 grants · $187,384 · through 2023
Largest: $1,000 to BLOWING ROCK ART & HISTORY MUSEUM — program/operating support
IRS filings for EIN 200721133GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
8 grants · $3.1M · through 2023
Largest: $1.7M to COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM — in support of the development of an enhanced collections management and access platform that will enable open access to the museum's collections.
IRS filings for EIN 943397785ANN JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
9 grants · $314,000 · through 2023
Largest: $5,000 to ELVERHOJ MUSEUM OF HISTORY & ART — general operating support
IRS filings for EIN 953367511The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
8 grants · $835,000 · through 2023
Largest: $100,000 to California Indian Museum and Cultural Center — native american museum studies institute
IRS filings for EIN 136001282SMITH-WELSH FOUNDATION
6 grants · $105,000 · through 2024
Largest: $25,000 to NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM — provide funds to aid in supporting the museum
IRS filings for EIN 953958030THE FAVROT FUND
9 grants · $380,000 · through 2024
Largest: $40,000 to THE UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION — the ucsb foundation manages funds to support the educational mission and programs of the university of california, santa barbara. the purpose of the grant is to provide funds to support the graduate enrichment fund for graduate students in the department of history of art and architecture providing research funds to advance their professional development.
IRS filings for EIN 760638639THE WILLIAM G POMEROY FOUNDATION
9 grants · $222,463 · through 2023
Largest: $118,000 to MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK — underwrite round five of the pomeroy fund for nys history
IRS filings for EIN 206572301
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2023. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.