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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,059,396,782 | $584,700,649 | $641,858,148 | $7,820,349,022 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 58% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE INCBROOKLYN, NY | TO SUPPORT THE BLACK SEED, A COLLABORATIVE NATIONAL ECOSYSTEM FOR BLACK THEATER INSTITUTIONS | $4,000,000 | 2020 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Alexander | PRESIDENT | 50.00 | $1,528,343 |
| Scott Taylor | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | 50.00 | $1,395,936 |
| Sheree Carter-Galvan | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | 50.00 | $822,239 |
| Julie Ehrlich | EVP & COO |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $7,207,974,902 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $450,432,209 | $654,044,753 | $602,175,024 | $8,027,994,221 | $7,308,210,120 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $320,667,704 | $688,730,792 | $575,407,926 | $8,189,888,621 | $7,512,207,325 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,146,757,446 | $557,955,269 | $471,218,624 | $9,550,167,340 | $8,940,380,782 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $505,890,143 | $527,947,671 | $458,924,422 | $8,218,016,721 | $7,686,285,071 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $446,837,871 | $376,055,916 | $350,903,940 | $6,993,697,924 | $6,818,712,968 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $483,639,621 | $368,391,721 | $346,126,658 | $6,556,606,822 | $6,383,152,320 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $428,000,290 | $335,318,470 | $326,982,518 | $6,855,615,466 | $6,668,477,080 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $310,791,910 | $346,874,398 | $319,755,576 | $6,254,415,162 | $6,012,748,078 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUNDDENVER, CO |
| TO SUPPORT TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN NEED OF EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS |
| $4,000,000 |
| 2020 |
| Council on Library and Information ResourcesWashington, DC | To support a national grantmaking competition for the digitization of collections of scholarly and cultural importance | $4,000,000 | 2016 |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE USWASHINGTON, DC | TO SUPPORT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION FUND'S GRANTMAKING, PROGRAMS, MARKETING, EXPANDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES, AND THREE SIGNATURE PRESERVATION PROJECTS | $4,000,000 | 2022 |
| American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY | To support core administrative operations and fellowship programs, and capacity building during a centennial capital campaign | $4,000,000 | 2016 |
| LOS ANGELES NOMADIC DIVISIONLOS ANGELES, CA | TO SUPPORT THE SEMI-PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF A MONUMENT TO SOUTH CENTRAL | $3,950,000 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE-ORIENTED GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES FOR HUMANITIES PHDS | $3,700,000 | 2022 |
| BARD COLLEGEANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSION OF COLLEGE-IN-PRISON PROGRAMS FOR MEN AND WOMEN, PLANNING FOR A MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM, AND AN ENDOWED CHAIR DEDICATED TO THE BARD PRISON INITIATIVE | $3,675,000 | 2022 |
| American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL-JUSTICE-ORIENTED GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES FOR HUMANITIES PHDS | $3,650,000 | 2021 |
| Fractured Atlas IncNew York, NY | TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FOR ARTISTS, HELPING SUPPORT THEIR WORK, LIVELIHOODS, AND ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF IN PUBLIC DIALOGUES | $3,650,000 | 2021 |
| Social Science Research CouncilBrooklyn, NY | to be matched one and one-half-to-one over approximately four years, to establish an endowment for core operating support | $3,600,000 | 2017 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT MELLON LEADING EDGE FELLOWSHIPS, ENABLING RECENT HUMANITIES PHDS TO PARTNER WITH NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN THE WORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY | $3,600,000 | 2020 |
| Centro de Economia Creativa IncSan Juan, PR | TO SUPPORT AN INITIATIVE TO STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND ARTIST-CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS PUERTO RICO | $3,500,000 | 2021 |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION INCCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE GETTING WORD PROJECT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF SLAVERY TO FREEDOM AT MONTICELLO | $3,500,000 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT DISSERTATION COMPLETION FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | $3,500,000 | 2020 |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DC | TO SUPPORT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION FUNDS GRANTMAKING, PROGRAMS, MARKETING, EXPANDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES, AND THREE SIGNATURE PRESERVATION PROJECTS | $3,500,000 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DC | TO SUPPORT STAFF CAPACITY, PROGRAMS FOR PRESIDENTIAL SITES IN VIRGINIA, A NATIONAL REGRANTING PROGRAM, AND A CONVENING FOR THE NEW DESCENDANT STEWARDSHIP & LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE | $3,500,000 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT CAREER DIVERSITY PREPARATION FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES FOR HUMANITIES PHDS | $3,500,000 | 2019 |
| SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTERVENICE, CA | TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION, ACTIVATION, AND EXPANSION OF "THE GREAT WALL OF LOS ANGELES," ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST MONUMENTS TO INTERRACIAL HARMONY THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND MURALIST TRAINING | $3,500,000 | 2020 |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLEMatched to this organization because 56 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CINCINNATI, OH | MATCHING GIFT | $3,485,813 | 2024 |
| HUNTER COLLEGENEW YORK, NY | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR PUERTO RICAN STUDIES ROOTED & RELATIONAL INITIATIVE | $3,468,000 | 2024 |
| THE CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPECIAL EVENTSCHICAGO, IL | TO SUPPORT THE CHICAGO MONUMENTS PROJECT AND CITYWIDE COMMUNITY-INITIATED COMMEMORATIVE INITIATIVES AND INSTALLATIONS | $3,400,000 | 2023 |
| American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY | to support postdoctoral fellowships in government and non-profit agencies for humanities PhDs | $3,400,000 | 2017 |
| THE CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPECIAL EVENTSCHICAGO, IL | TO SUPPORT THE CHICAGO MONUMENTS PROJECT AND CITYWIDE COMMUNITY-INITIATED COMMEMORATIVE INITIATIVES AND INSTALLATIONS | $3,400,000 | 2024 |
| American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY | to support postdoctoral fellowships in government and non-profit agencies for humanities PhDs | $3,400,000 | 2017 |
| 50.00 |
| $642,483 |
| Carter Stewart | EVP, PROGRAMS & RESEARCH | 50.00 | $614,568 |
| Sepideh Sepasi | CFO & TREASURER | 50.00 | $550,109 |
| Kathryn Hall | TRUSTEE, BOARD CHAIR | 6.00 | $75,000 |
| Paul Farber | TRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) | 5.00 | $26,666 |
| Joshua S Friedman | TRUSTEE (END 03/2024) | 5.00 | $20,000 |
| Heather Gerken | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $60,000 |
| Melissa Gilliam | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Thelma Golden | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Kelly Ann Granat | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $53,333 |
| Jonathan Holloway | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $60,000 |
| Sherrilyn Ifill | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Maryana Iskander | TRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) | 5.00 | $26,666 |
| Gaurav Kapadia | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413199349106571
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303179349100635
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203159349100740
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202133159349102913
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033219349102048
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201933179349102413
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201813179349102126
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201743139349101044
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.