Private foundation · EIN 13-7450689 · Coral Gables, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Arison Arts Foundation

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 130 grants paid, $39M total, median $30K. 12% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
130
$39M
Median grant
$30K
Stays in FL
12%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$381M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 130 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
New World Symphony IncMiami Beach, FLGeneral support$10M
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts IncMiami, FLGeneral support$5.5M
Ballet Theatre Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$4.8M
National Youngarts Foundation Supporting OrganizationMiami, FLGeneral support$2.6M
Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$1.9M
Ps1 Contemporary Art Center IncLong Island City, NYGeneral support$1.8M
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts IncNew York, NYGeneral support$1.3M
Baryshnikov Arts Center IncNew York, NYGeneral support$1.0M
Miami City Ballet IncMiami Beach, FLGeneral support$1.0M
Aspen Art MuseumAspen, COGeneral support$666K
New York Live Arts IncNew York, NYGeneral support$500K
Haleakala IncNew York, NYGeneral support$463K
Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival IncBecket, MAGeneral support$421K
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$412K
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and SciencesBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$372K
National Dance Institute IncNew York, NYGeneral support$250K
San Francisco Conservatory of Music IncSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$250K
Seraphic Fire IncMiami, FLGeneral support$250K
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GAGeneral support$218K
Fractured Atlas IncNew York, NYGeneral support$200K
Nxthvn IncNew Haven, CTGeneral support$200K
The Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NYGeneral support$200K
Camera Club of New York IncNew York, NYGeneral support$157K
Find Your Light FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$125K
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation IncNorth Adams, MAGeneral support$125K
The Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew AssociationNew York, NYGeneral support$125K
Tri314 Multidisciplinary Visual Performances IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$125K
Nu Deco Ensemble IncMiami, FLGeneral support$106K
The Miami Foundation IncMiami, FLGeneral support$105K
Americans for the Arts IncWashington, DCGeneral support$100K
Art and Advocacy SocietyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$100K
Childrens Museum of ManhattanNew York, NYGeneral support$100K
Complexions FoundationPrinceton, NJGeneral support$100K
Harlem School of the Arts IncNew York, NYGeneral support$100K
New York Shakespeare FestivalNew York, NYGeneral support$100K
Operalia Foundation IncCalabasas, CAGeneral support$100K
Project for Empty Space IncNewark, NJGeneral support$100K
Reboot IncLongmeadow, MAGeneral support$100K
Sundance InstitutePark City, UTGeneral support$100K
Turrell Art FoundationFlagstaff, AZGeneral support$100K
Smithsonian InstituteWashington, DCGeneral support$78K
American Friends of Batsheva Dance Company IncNew York, NYGeneral support$75K
En Garde Arts IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$75K
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami IncMiami, FLGeneral support$75K
Anderson Ranch Arts FoundationSnowmass Village, COGeneral support$73K
Bakehouse Art Complex IncMiami, FLGeneral support$68K
Americas Foundation of the Serpentine GalleriesNew York, NYGeneral support$65K
United States Artists IncChicago, ILGeneral support$65K
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County IncMiami, FLGeneral support$63K
Juilliard SchoolNew York, NYGeneral support$60K
Art 21 IncNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Charm City Cultural Cultivation IncScarsdale, NYGeneral support$50K
Dia Center for the Arts IncNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Free Arts for Abused Children of New York CityNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Site Santa FeSanta Fe, NMGeneral support$50K
Source Studio IncBurnsville, NCGeneral support$50K
The Carnegie Hall CorporationNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
The Misty Copeland Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MAGeneral support$50K
New York Foundation for the Arts IncNew York, NYGeneral support$45K

By state: Florida 15 · New York 85 · Colorado 4 · Massachusetts 5 · California 6 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

Arison Arts Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Coral Gables, Florida, administered in care of Afo LLC - Richard Kohan, tax-exempt since 2005. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Arison Arts Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Arison Arts Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $39M across 130 grants, a median of $30K.

Where does Arison Arts Foundation give?

Florida (15 grants), New York (85 grants), Colorado (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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