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 2022–2024. 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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- 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
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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Search funders like this oneSource: 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.

