Funding search · EIN 133093638 · New York, NY

Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

262
grants reported
$3.5M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Bric Artsmedia House3 grants · $90,000
  • Studio in a School3 grants · $90,000
  • Groundswell2 grants · $70,000
  • Cmca (Center for Maine Contemporary Art)3 grants · $70,000
  • Ifar (International Foundation for Art Research)2 grants · $70,000
  • Free Arts Nyc3 grants · $70,000
  • 92nd Street Y3 grants · $70,000
  • Publicolor2 grants · $60,000
  • Smack Mellon Studios2 grants · $60,000
  • Yaddo2 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$1.6M
2022
$1.0M
2023
$968,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 262 grants.

  • $60,000

    Studio in a School · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $55,000

    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Arts in Education · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Bric Artsmedia House · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Cmca (Center for Maine Contemporary Art) · Rockland, ME · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Free Arts Nyc · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Godwin-Ternbach Museum Fund · Flushing, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Groundswell · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Ifar (International Foundation for Art Research) · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Publicolor · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Qca (Queens Council On the Arts) · Astoria, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Royal Academy of Arts America · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Smack Mellon Studios · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    The Painting Center · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Yaddo · Saratoga Spring, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $38,000

    The Friends of the Mennello Museum of American Art · Orlando, FL · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $30,000

    Bric Artsmedia House · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    College Art Association · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Morris Museum of Art · Augusta, GA · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Nyfa (New York Foundation for the Arts) · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Queens College Foundation · Flushing, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    The Jewish Museum · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    University of Art Museum · Albany, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Apexart · New York, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Association of Art Musuem Curators (Aamc) · New York, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Groundswell · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Ifar (International Foundation for Art Research) · New York, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Raw Art Works · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Studio in a School · New York, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    The Educational Alliance · New York, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Wave Hill · Bronx, NY · 2023

    To support general operations

  • $20,000

    Air (Artists in Residence) Gallery · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Apexart · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Kiboko Projects · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Lehman College Art Gallery · Bronx, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Millay Colony for the Arts · Austerlitz, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Ot Festival · Kingston, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Hi-Arts · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    New York Studio School of Drawing Painting & Sculpture · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Park Avenue Armory · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Addison Gllery of American Art · Andover, MA · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Air (Artists in Residence) Gallery · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    American Academy in Rome · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    American Federation of Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Aperture Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Apexart · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Art Omni · Ghent, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Artists Space · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Arts Connection · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Athens Cultural Center · Athens, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Bric Artsmedia House · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Broadway for Arts Education · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Brooklyn Arts Council (Bac) · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Brooklyn Children'S Museum · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Brooklyn Museum · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Cec Artslink · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Center for Art Law · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Children'S Museum of Manhattan · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Cmca (Center for Maine Contemporary Art) · Rockland, ME · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Community-Word Project · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Creative Art Works · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Earth Celebrations · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Exploring the Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown · Provincetown, MA · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Foundation for Contemporary Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Franklin Furnace Archive · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Free Arts Nyc · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Godwin-Ternbach Museum Fund · Flushing, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Henry Street Settlement · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Hi-Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Hudson Guild · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    International Center of Photography (Icp) · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    International Child Art Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Ipcny (International Print Center New York) · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Iscp (International Studio & Curatorial Program) · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Kiboko Projects · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Leap (Learning Through An Expanded Arts Program Inc) · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Lehman College Art Gallery · Bronx, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Longhouse Reserve · East Hampton, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Manhattan Graphics Center · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Moma (the Museum of Modern Art) · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Moore College of Art & Design · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Museum of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    New York Studio School of Drawing Painting & Sculpture · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Ot Festival · Kingston, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Pafa (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Pal (Police Athletic League Inc) · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Park Avenue Armory · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Printed Matter · New York, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Projectart · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Raw Art Works · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $10,000

    Smack Mellon Studios · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support general operations

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.