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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT DISSERTATION COMPLETION FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | $3,250,000 | 2019 | |
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 |
| THE THEATER OFFENSIVE INCBOSTON, MA |
| TO SUPPORT CAPITAL COSTS AND PROGRAMMING AT THE BOYLSTON BLACK BOX |
| $3,250,000 |
| 2022 |
| 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 | $3,225,821 | 2023 |
| CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS | $3,184,000 | 2023 |
| 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 | $3,052,069 | 2021 |
| YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CT | TO SUPPORT THE MILLION BOOK PROJECT AT YALE LAW SCHOOL'S JUSTICE COLLABORATORY | $3,000,000 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS CITY OF LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CA | TO SUPPORT A MEMORIAL TO THE VICTIMS OF THE 1871 CHINESE MASSACRE IN LOS ANGELES | $3,000,000 | 2023 |
| PRIDE LIVE INCLONG ISLAND CITY, NY | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE STONEWALL NATIONAL MONUMENT VISITOR CENTER AND CORE STAFFING | $3,000,000 | 2023 |
| MASS DESIGN GROUP LTDBOSTON, MA | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC MEMORY AND MEMORIALS LAB | $3,000,000 | 2023 |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONWASHINGTON, DC | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL WORK OF THE NEW OFFICE OF HUMAN DIGNITY | $3,000,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZSANTA CRUZ, CA | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR VISUALIZING ABOLITION | $3,000,000 | 2024 |
| Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND STAFFING FOR THE EXPANDED LEGACY MUSEUM AND THE NEW LEGACY GALLERY | $3,000,000 | 2021 |
| COUNCIL ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCESARLINGTON, VA | TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL GRANTMAKING COMPETITION FOR THE DIGITIZATION OF COLLECTIONS OF SCHOLARLY AND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE | $3,000,000 | 2019 |
| ASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CA | TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM AS A RECIPIENT OF THE ART MUSEUM FUTURES FUND | $3,000,000 | 2020 |
| CENTRO DE ECONOMA CREATIVA INCSAN JUAN, PR | TO SUPPORT AN INITIATIVE TO STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND ARTIST-CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS PUERTO RICO | $3,000,000 | 2023 |
| Social Science Research CouncilBrooklyn, NY | To support doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship programs in the humanities and humanistic social sciences | $3,000,000 | 2016 |
| Colonial Williamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VA | TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION, RELOCATION AND RESTORATION OF THE WILLIAMSBURG BRAY SCHOOL AND DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC PROGRAMMING | $3,000,000 | 2021 |
| Seattle Art MuseumSeattle, WA | to establish the Asian Paintings Conservation Center | $3,000,000 | 2017 |
| NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND INCMatched to this organization because 45 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.NEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL ARCHIVES | $3,000,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO | TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS | $3,000,000 | 2023 |
| Association of Performing Arts ProfessionalsWashington, DC | TO SUPPORT RESTARTING THE ARTS, A REGRANTING PROGRAM TO ASSIST PRESENTERS, ARTISTS, AND COMPANIES IN REOPENING STRATEGIES | $3,000,000 | 2021 |
| Ithaka Harbors IncNew York, NY | To support a strategic alliance with ARTstor, Inc. | $2,995,000 | 2016 |
| The Rebuild Foundation NFPChicago, IL | TO SUPPORT THE ST. LAURENCE ARTS & INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION, ARCHIVE AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT, AND PROGRAMMING AT THE STONY ISLAND ARTS BANK | $2,950,000 | 2021 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT FRESNOFRESNO, CA | TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS | $2,944,000 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Colleges Association IncAnn Arbor, MI | To support a collaborative program to internationalize the liberal arts curriculum | $2,875,000 | 2016 |
| 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.