Private foundation · EIN 20-1499861 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 26 grants paid, $334K total, median $10K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
26
$334K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.6M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$50K
Celebrate the BeatDenver, COGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
The Actors Fund of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
Gina Gibney Dance IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
International Center of PhotographyNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Public Art Fund IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
DC Wheel Productions IncWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Discalced IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Haleakala IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Harlem Stage IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art LtdNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Jewish MuseumNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Museum of the City of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
National Dance Institute IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
New York Live Arts IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
New York Theatre Workshop IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Playwrights Horizons IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Signature Theatre CompanyNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
St Ann's WarehouseBrooklyn, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and TildenNew York, NYThe New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center$10K
The Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Westchester Community College Foundation IncValhalla, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
WnetNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Dance Continuum IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$8,000
Stephen Petronio Dance Company IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$8,000
Symphony Space IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$7,500

By state: New York 24 · Colorado 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2004. 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 Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts Inc 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 Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $334K across 26 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts Inc give?

New York (24 grants), Colorado (1 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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