Private foundation · EIN 13-3596614 · Boiceville, New York

Al Held Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 10 grants paid, $2.8M total, median $5,000. 70% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
10
$2.8M
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
70%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.8M

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tenedora Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporaneo de BilbaoBilbao, SPGrant of al held's work titled noah focus ii, 1970, was made to enhance the collection of the guggenheim bilbao and further the foundation'…$2.8M
River Valley Arts Collective IncKatonah, NYGeneral support$48K
Bard CollegeAnnandaleonhudson, NYGeneral support$10K
Brooklyn Rail IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$10K
Aamc FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
NxthvnNew Haven, CTGeneral support$5,000
Reservoir Food PantryBoiceville, NYGeneral support$5,000
Steven Myron Holl Foundation IncNew York, NYTo support "t" space architecture residency program$5,000
Bennington CollegeBennington, VTGeneral support$4,100
New York Foundation for the ArtsNew York, NYGeneral support$4,000

By state: INTL 1 · New York 7 · Connecticut 1 · Vermont 1

About this foundation

Al Held Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Boiceville, New York, administered in care of Foundation, tax-exempt since 1991. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Al Held Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Al Held Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $2.8M across 10 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Al Held Foundation Inc give?

INTL (1 grants), New York (7 grants), Connecticut (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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