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12 funders with a record of paying for “artwork”
Where the money went Robertson Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $21M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation → Albertina Museum: $14M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation → Nsu Art Museum Fort Lauderdale: $8.6M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Museo Reina Sofia Foundation (USA) Inc → Fundacion Museo Reina Sofia: $3.4M across 8 grants, latest 2024 Joy of Giving Something Inc → Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Milan Biblioteca Braidense: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Fund for Public Housing Inc: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → Forecast Public Artworks: $846K across 10 grants, latest 2024 The Henry Luce Foundation Inc → Smithsonian American Art Museum: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Judith Alexander Foundation Inc → Moderna Museet: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bret Adams Paul Reisch Foundation → Piper Hill: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Art Matters Inc → Xaveria Simmons: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation → Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University: $8.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation → Nelson Atkins Museum: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Alaska Native Heritage Center Inc: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Centre Pompidou: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Joy of Giving Something Inc → Museum of Photographic Arts Sdma: $402K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Henry Luce Foundation Inc → Nevada Museum of Art: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Robertson Foundation → Protestant Episcopal High School in Va: $122K across 5 grants, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Hennepin Theatre Trust: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Judith Alexander Foundation Inc → Harvard University: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Bret Adams Paul Reisch Foundation → Beth Henley: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Art Matters Inc → Cameron Rowland: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation → Columbus Museum of Art: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Forecast Public Artworks: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Oklahoma State University: $867K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation → Us Department of State: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Joy of Giving Something Inc → Syracuse University Art Museum: $387K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Henry Luce Foundation Inc → Woodmere Art Museum: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Robertson Foundation → Saint Mary's Hall: $117K across 6 grants, latest 2023 Judith Alexander Foundation Inc → Emory University Museum: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Bret Adams Paul Reisch Foundation → Cerstin Johnson: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Art Matters Inc → Gelare Khoshgozaran: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation → Kunstmuseum Basel: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation → Whitney Museum of American Art: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation → The British Museum: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → New Orleans Museum of Art: $717K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Williams College Museum of Art: $575K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of California at Los Angeles: $525K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Svcs: $495K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation → Colby College: $435K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Risd Museum: $359K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → High Museum of Art: $341K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts: $334K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Dnp Foundation for Cultural Promotion: $313K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Triennale Milano: $312K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation → Los Angeles County Museum of Art: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Smart Museum of Art: $291K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Art Institute of Chicago: $286K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: $242K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts: $224K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Menil Drawing Institute: $223K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Joy of Giving Something Inc → University of Florida Foundation Inc: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Joy of Giving Something Inc → Yale University Library: $216K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Scad Museum of Art: $213K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Guild Hall: $211K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Henry Luce Foundation Inc → Montclair Art Museum: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Joy of Giving Something Inc → Los Angeles County Museum of Art: $199K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Nasher Sculpture Center: $199K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation → Serpentine Gallery Trust: $180K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Joy of Giving Something Inc → Carnegie Museum of Art: $178K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Allen Memorial Art Museum: $172K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Columbus Museum of Art: $168K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Saul Steinberg Foundation → Seattle Art Museum: $165K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Roy Lichtenstein Foundation: $28M on this topic. Open the funder. Roy Lichtenstein Foundation $28M Robertson Foundation: $21M on this topic. Open the funder. Robertson Foundation $21M Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. Christo and Jeanne-Claude Fou… $11M The Saul Steinberg Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. The Saul Steinberg Foundation $10M The Andrew W Mellon Foundation: $6.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Andrew W Mellon Foundation $6.2M Joy of Giving Something Inc: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Joy of Giving Something Inc $4.0M Museo Reina Sofia Foundation (USA) Inc: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Museo Reina Sofia Foundation… $3.4M The Mcknight Foundation: $891K on this topic. Open the funder. The Mcknight Foundation $891K The Henry Luce Foundation Inc: $825K on this topic. Open the funder. The Henry Luce Foundation Inc $825K Judith Alexander Foundation Inc: $125K on this topic. Open the funder. Judith Alexander Foundation I… $125K The Bret Adams Paul Reisch Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bret Adams Paul Reisch Fo… $75K Art Matters Inc: $56K on this topic. Open the funder. Art Matters Inc $56K The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: received $21M on this topic The Board of Trustees of the Le… $21M Albertina Museum: received $14M on this topic Albertina Museum $14M Nsu Art Museum Fort Lauderdale: received $8.6M on this topic Nsu Art Museum Fort Lauderdale $8.6M Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University: received $8.2M on this topic Nasher Museum of Art at Duke Un… $8.2M Fundacion Museo Reina Sofia: received $3.4M on this topic Fundacion Museo Reina Sofia $3.4M Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: received $2.6M on this topic Virginia Museum of Fine Arts $2.6M Milan Biblioteca Braidense: received $2.4M on this topic Milan Biblioteca Braidense $2.4M Columbus Museum of Art: received $2.1M on this topic Columbus Museum of Art $2.1M Nelson Atkins Museum: received $2.0M on this topic Nelson Atkins Museum $2.0M Fund for Public Housing Inc: received $2.0M on this topic Fund for Public Housing Inc $2.0M Alaska Native Heritage Center Inc: received $1.8M on this topic Alaska Native Heritage Center I… $1.8M Centre Pompidou: received $1.6M on this topic Centre Pompidou $1.6M Forecast Public Artworks: received $1.4M on this topic Forecast Public Artworks $1.4M Kunstmuseum Basel: received $1.3M on this topic Kunstmuseum Basel $1.3M Whitney Museum of American Art: received $1.2M on this topic Whitney Museum of American Art $1.2M The British Museum: received $1.2M on this topic The British Museum $1.2M Oklahoma State University: received $867K on this topic Oklahoma State University $867K Forecast Public Artworks: received $846K on this topic Forecast Public Artworks $846K New Orleans Museum of Art: received $717K on this topic New Orleans Museum of Art $717K Williams College Museum of Art: received $575K on this topic Williams College Museum of Art $575K University of California at Los Angeles: received $525K on this topic University of California at Los… $525K Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Svcs: received $495K on this topic Arab Community Center for Econo… $495K Us Department of State: received $450K on this topic Us Department of State $450K Colby College: received $435K on this topic Colby College $435K Museum of Photographic Arts Sdma: received $402K on this topic Museum of Photographic Arts Sdma $402K Syracuse University Art Museum: received $387K on this topic Syracuse University Art Museum $387K Risd Museum: received $359K on this topic Risd Museum $359K High Museum of Art: received $341K on this topic High Museum of Art $341K Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts: received $334K on this topic Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts $334K Dnp Foundation for Cultural Promotion: received $313K on this topic Dnp Foundation for Cultural Pro… $313K Triennale Milano: received $312K on this topic Triennale Milano $312K Los Angeles County Museum of Art: received $300K on this topic Los Angeles County Museum of Art $300K Smart Museum of Art: received $291K on this topic Smart Museum of Art $291K Art Institute of Chicago: received $286K on this topic Art Institute of Chicago $286K Smithsonian American Art Museum: received $225K on this topic Smithsonian American Art Museum $225K Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts: received $224K on this topic Achenbach Foundation for Graphi… $224K Menil Drawing Institute: received $223K on this topic Menil Drawing Institute $223K University of Florida Foundation Inc: received $220K on this topic University of Florida Foundatio… $220K Yale University Library: received $216K on this topic Yale University Library $216K Scad Museum of Art: received $213K on this topic Scad Museum of Art $213K Guild Hall: received $211K on this topic Guild Hall $211K Nevada Museum of Art: received $200K on this topic Nevada Museum of Art $200K Woodmere Art Museum: received $200K on this topic Woodmere Art Museum $200K Montclair Art Museum: received $200K on this topic Montclair Art Museum $200K Los Angeles County Museum of Art: received $199K on this topic Los Angeles County Museum of Art $199K Nasher Sculpture Center: received $199K on this topic Nasher Sculpture Center $199K Serpentine Gallery Trust: received $180K on this topic Serpentine Gallery Trust $180K Carnegie Museum of Art: received $178K on this topic Carnegie Museum of Art $178K Allen Memorial Art Museum: received $172K on this topic Allen Memorial Art Museum $172K Seattle Art Museum: received $165K on this topic Seattle Art Museum $165K Protestant Episcopal High School in Va: received $122K on this topic Protestant Episcopal High Schoo… $122K Saint Mary's Hall: received $117K on this topic Saint Mary's Hall $117K Moderna Museet: received $45K on this topic Moderna Museet $45K Hennepin Theatre Trust: received $45K on this topic Hennepin Theatre Trust $45K Harvard University: received $40K on this topic Harvard University $40K Emory University Museum: received $40K on this topic Emory University Museum $40K Piper Hill: received $25K on this topic Piper Hill $25K Beth Henley: received $25K on this topic Beth Henley $25K Cerstin Johnson: received $25K on this topic Cerstin Johnson $25K Xaveria Simmons: received $24K on this topic Xaveria Simmons $24K Cameron Rowland: received $16K on this topic Cameron Rowland $16K Gelare Khoshgozaran: received $16K on this topic Gelare Khoshgozaran $16K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “artwork” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $24,000 to XAVERIA SIMMONS — fellowship to create artwork
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Largest: $2.4M to MILAN BIBLIOTECA BRAIDENSE — donation of artwork to be displayed. the foundation is in compliance with revenue proc. 2017-53 and necessary documents are on file.
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Largest: $45,000 to MODERNA MUSEET — gift- artwork
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Largest: $21.0M to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — artworks donated - wag id: 405307 - diebenkorn, richard (ocean park no. 9, 1968)
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Largest: $225,000 to Smithsonian American Art Museum — support for gallery improvements and installation of artwork
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Largest: $25,000 to Erin Markey — the bret adams & paul reisch foundation supports expansive artworks with inherently theatrical ways of illuminating big ideas and concepts.
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Largest: $2.4M to VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS — artwork / photography
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Largest: $13.8M to ALBERTINA MUSEUM — contribution of artwork by roy lichtenstein to be added to the museum's collection
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Largest: $98,000 to Forecast Public Artworks — to support a grant program for minnesota mid-career public artists
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Largest: $2.5M to FUNDACION MUSEO REINA SOFIA — support to acquire additional artworks to be displayed at the museo reina sofa (madrid).
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Largest: $525,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES — to support research and design for the creation of a community archive, public library exhibit and programs, and public artwork in los angeles westlake enclave that is inclusive of…
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Largest: $8.6M to NSU ART MUSEUM FORT LAUDERDALE — artwork grant for long term exhibition and research purposes at the museum in conjunction with academic purposes at nova southeastern university
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