Funding search · EIN 133838457 · New York, NY

The Pierre & Tana Matisse 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.

327
grants reported
$17.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$35,000
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.

What they fund

educationartssocialservicesagencysupportartlegalsupportarts

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Top recipients

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  • United Nego College Fund1 grant · $1.0M
  • United Negro College Fund1 grant · $1.0M
  • Fund for Public Schools1 grant · $688,452
  • Environmental Science Mathematics & Technology School1 grant · $581,113
  • City Lore3 grants · $450,000
  • People'S Theatre Project3 grants · $365,000
  • Mind Builders Creative Arts Center3 grants · $350,000
  • The Point Community Development Corp3 grants · $345,000
  • Irondale Productions3 grants · $300,000
  • Upbeat Nyc3 grants · $300,000

Giving over time

$6.0M
2022
$4.8M
2023
$6.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 327 grants.

  • $1.0M

    United Nego College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    United Negro College Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    Arts education

  • $688,452

    Fund for Public Schools · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $581,113

    Environmental Science Mathematics & Technology School · Bronx, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $300,000

    Billie Holiday Theatre · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $210,000

    The New Museum · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $170,000

    People'S Theatre Project · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $150,000

    City Lore · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    Mind Builders Creative Arts Center · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $150,000

    Sugar Hill Children'S Museum · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    City Lore · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    Mind Builders Creative Arts Center · Bronx, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $150,000

    Theatre of the Oppressed · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    City Lore · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $150,000

    The New 42nd Street · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $130,000

    Upbeat Nyc · Bronx, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $125,000

    Community-Word Project · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $125,000

    The Dreamyard Project · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $125,000

    The Point Community Development Corp · Bronx, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $120,000

    Upbeat Nyc · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $120,000

    People'S Theatre Project · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $110,000

    The Point Community Development Corp · Bronx, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $110,000

    The Point Community Development Corp · Bronx, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Irondale Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Stella Adler Studio of Acting · New York, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $100,000

    The Louis Armstrong House Museum · Queens, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Young People'S Chorus · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Dream Yard Project · Bronx, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Groundswell Community Mural Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Irondale Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts agency

  • $100,000

    Stella Adler Studio of Acting · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $100,000

    Young People'S Chorus · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $100,000

    Dream Yard Project · Bronx, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Groundswell Community Mural Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Irondale Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Midori & Friends · New York, NY · 2022

    Arts education

  • $100,000

    Stella Adler Studio of Acting · New York, NY · 2022

    Arts education

  • $100,000

    Sugar Hill Children'S Museum · New York, NY · 2022

    Arts education

  • $100,000

    Young People'S Chorus · New York, NY · 2022

    Arts education

  • $99,500

    Morgan Library · New York, NY · 2022

    Art education

  • $75,000

    Drama Club · Jackson Heights, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Girl Be Heard Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Harlem Stage · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Jose Limon Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $75,000

    People'S Theatre Project · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Animation Project · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Billie Holiday Theatre · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Door-a Center of Alternatives · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Noel Pointer Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Community-Word Project · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Drama Club · Long Island City, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Girl Be Heard Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Jose Limon Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $75,000

    Noel Pointer Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $75,000

    The Door-a Center of Alternatives · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Community-Word Project · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Girl Be Heard Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Jose Limon Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Arts education

  • $75,000

    Park Avenue Armory · New York, NY · 2022

    General supportarts education

  • $75,000

    Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Arts education

  • $75,000

    The Door-a Center of Alternatives · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $65,000

    Gibney · New York, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $65,000

    Urban Word Nyc · New York, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $65,000

    Gibney · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $65,000

    Urban Word Nyc · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $60,000

    Musical Mentors Collaborative · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $60,000

    School of American Ballet · New York, NY · 2022

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    826nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Bric Arts Media Brooklyn · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Bronx Documentary Center · Bronx, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Brooklyn Childrens Museum · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Developing Artists Theatre Company · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Dorill Initiative · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Exploring the Arts · Astoria, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Girls Write Now · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Mama Foundation for the Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Maysies Documentary Film Center · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    New York City Arts in Education Roundtable · New York, NY · 2024

    Art education

  • $50,000

    Queens Museum of Art · Queens, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Rubin Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Theatre of the Oppressed · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    826nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Bric Arts Media Brooklyn · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Bronx Documentary Center · Bronx, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Brooklyn Childrens Museum · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Exploring the Arts · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Henry Street Settlement · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    Isamu Noguchi Museum · Long Island City, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Justice Resource Center · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Maysies Documentary Film Center · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Midori & Friends · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    National Dance Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    Arts education

  • $50,000

    New York City Arts in Education Roundtable · New York, NY · 2023

    Art education

  • $50,000

    Project Art · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

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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.