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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “abrons”
Where the money went
Largest: $60,000 to HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT — abrons arts education programs
Largest: $50,000 to ABRONS ARTS CENTER — artist council grant in support of abrons art center and its educational programs
Largest: $30,000 to HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT — abrons arts center dance programming
Largest: $50,000 to ABRONS ARTS CENTER - HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT — visual arts program support (over 2 years)
Largest: $50,000 to ABRONS ARTS CENTERHENRY STREET SETTLEMENT — general operating support
Largest: $39,000 to Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center — support for dance organization working with early career artists
Largest: $25,000 to LEHIGH UNIVERSITY — louis & anne abrons family fund
Sustainable Arts FoundationSan Francisco, CA
2 matching grants · $6,000 · through 2023Largest: $3,000 to ABRONS ARTS CENTER — 2023 residency grant
Largest: $30,000 to HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT (ABRONS ARTS CENTER) — foundation grant - supplemental general operating support
Largest: $2,500 to HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT fbo ABRONS ARTS CENTER — program grant
Largest: $1,000 to M Abron — hardship assistance grant
The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ
1 matching grant · $7,500 · through 2022Largest: $7,500 to HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT — purchase of equipment for abrons arts center.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →

