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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 | $31,733,344 | $21,946,437 | $18,864,502 | $430,327,798 |
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 53% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts IncNew York, NY | Operating Support | $2,000,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia H Randt | President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| William R Hearst Iii | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Frank J Bennack Jr | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| John G Conomikes | Vice President Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $424,099,419 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $36,040,396 | $21,244,744 | $19,206,029 | $394,053,165 | $389,661,934 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | −$10,343,194 | $23,014,690 | $20,532,220 | $343,830,760 | $340,302,000 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $42,040,987 | $18,948,142 | $17,914,432 | $439,249,947 | $435,951,900 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $41,067,296 | $35,089,306 | $33,637,607 | $400,481,501 | $396,725,993 |
| Operating Support |
| $750,000 |
| 2020 |
| California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA | Operating Support | $750,000 | 2020 |
| Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Los Angeles, CA | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| New York Public LibraryMatched to this organization because 12 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 | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm Beach, FL | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Save the ChidrenFairfield, CT | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2021 |
| Denver Art MuseumDenver, CO | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| San Francisco BalletMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.San Francisco, CA | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Univerity of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2021 |
| Children's Museum of ManhattanMatched to this organization because 10 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 the restoration renovation of a landmark bldg to become the museums new home | $500,000 | 2024 |
| Save the ChidrenFairfield, CT | Support of general operations | $500,000 | 2022 |
| California Science CenterMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Los Angeles, CA | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY | Operating Support | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Save the Children FederationFairfield, CT | To provide support for Early learning in Rural Areas | $500,000 | 2024 |
| New MuseumNew York, NY | To provide support for the capital expansion of the museum and service capacity | $350,000 | 2024 |
| NAMI NationalArlington, VA | Support operations | $300,000 | 2023 |
| Opera CarolinaCharlotte, NC | Operating Support | $300,000 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | Support of general operations | $300,000 | 2022 |
| Center for Disability Services IncAlbany, NY | To support the Center Health Care clinic for patients with intellectual and development disabilities | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Theatre ForwardNew York, NY | Operating Support | $300,000 | 2021 |
| The Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NY | Support of general operations | $250,000 | 2022 |
| 0.00 |
| $0 |
| David J Barrett | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Anissa B Balson | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Mark F Miller | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| James M Asher | VP, Secretary Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Catherine A Bostron | Assistant Secretary | 0.00 | $0 |
| Eve B Burton | Assistant Secretary | 0.00 | $0 |
| Carlton J Charles | Assistant Treasurer | 0.00 | $0 |
| Lisa H Hagerman | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| George R Hearst Iii | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Steven R Swartz | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Mitchell I Scherzer | Vice President Assist. Treas. | 0.00 | $0 |
| Gilbert C Maurerdeceased 2025 | Vice President Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Roger P Paschke | Assistant Treasurer CIO | 0.00 | $0 |
| Karen Alsup | Deputy Inv. Officer | 0.00 | $0 |
| Donna Kalajian Lagani | VP Eastern Director | 13.00 | $146,189 |
| Mary Fisher | Treasurer Controller | 13.00 | $64,672 |
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 202413029349100601
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313069349100126
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202213049349100321
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202123059349100127
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.