How to apply
Contact: Sarah Herda Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton, Chicago, Il, 3127874071 Deadlines: Restrictions:
Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.
Grants paid in 2024
Top 45 of 105 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Architecture BiennialChicago, IL | This is a Rehearsal | $75K |
| The Jewish MuseumNew York, NY | Kiesler's Vision Machines | $20K |
| A Project 83 IncNew York, NY | a83 Exhibition Program & Architectural Image-Making in 1980s New York | $15K |
| Carnegie Museum of ArtPittsburgh, PA | Tatiana Bilbao: City of Rooms | $15K |
| Prospect New Orleans (US Biennials Inc)New Orleans, LA | Prospect.6 | $15K |
| The Center for Independent DocumentaryChicago, IL | Artificial Horizon | $13K |
| Architectural AssociationChicago, IL | Ripple Ripple Rippling | $10K |
| Architectural Association School of ArchitectureLondon, UK | Entangled Archive | $10K |
| Association of Architecture OrganizationsChicago, IL | AAO Design Matters Conference 2024 | $10K |
| ChimurengaCape Town, SF | African Mobilities | $10K |
| City College of New YorkNew York, NY | ARCH at Sixty | $10K |
| Colloqate DesignPhiladelphia, PA | Challenging Patterns of Supremacy | $10K |
| Craft ContemporaryLos Angeles, CA | Material Acts | $10K |
| Dia Art FoundationNew York, NY | Cameron Rowland: Properties | $10K |
| DongolaBeirut, LE | Provoking the Territory: Bernard Khoury | $10K |
| Geoffrey Bawa TrustColombo, CE | On Gardens: Contemplating the Relative in Space, Time, and Life | $10K |
| Hunter College FoundationNew York, NY | Andrea Blum: BIOTA | $10K |
| I Press IncorporatedCambridge, MA | Revisiting i Press: the i Press series on the human environment by architect/publisher Mary Otis Stevens | $10K |
| Insite (installation Gallery)San Diego, CA | INSITE Journal_07 | $10K |
| LampoChicago, IL | Lampo 2023-24 and 2024-25 Concert Series | $10K |
| Liga-Space for ArchitectureMexico City, MX | The missing architect | $10K |
| Smithsonian Institution-Cooper-Hewitt National Design MuseumNew York, NY | Making Home-Smithsonian Design Triennial | $10K |
| Soberscove PressChicago, IL | In the Horizontal Plane | $10K |
| Storefront for Art and ArchitectureNew York, NY | Swamplands | $10K |
| Swiss InstituteNew York, NY | Energies | $10K |
| Syracuse UniversityChicago, IL | Here There Be Dragons, Season Four: Odes[s]a | $10K |
| The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY | Materialized Space | $10K |
| The World AroundBrooklyn, NY | The World Around Summit 2024 | $10K |
| University of Il at Chicago-College of Architecture Design and the ArtsChicago, IL | The UIC/SoArch Journal | $10K |
| University of WashingtonChicago, IL | Pattern Language 2-253 | $10K |
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | Disability Meets Architecture | $10K |
| Victoria and Albert MuseumLondon, UK | Tropical Modernism | $10K |
| The University of Illinois at Chicago-School of ArchitectureChicago, IL | Pollen, Journal #2 | $7,500 |
| Urban Design ForumNew York, NY | New City Critics | $7,500 |
| William Marsh Rice UniversityChicago, IL | The Sixth Sphere | $7,500 |
| A83New York, NY | Chicago Exhibition Program, 2023 | $5,000 |
| Denver Architecture FoundationDenver, CO | How the Built Environment Enhances Your Mind's Health | $5,000 |
| The FunambulistParis, FR | The Funambulist Conversations | $5,000 |
| University of EdinburghChicago, IL | The Architectural Image and Early Modern Science | $5,000 |
| Arts Alliance IllinoisChicago, IL | Charitable Purposes | $3,024 |
| University of Ca Berkeley-Architecture DepartmentBerkeley, CA | Arkisnak | $3,000 |
| University of Ca Los Angeles-Department of Architecture and Urban DesignLos Angeles, CA | POOL, Issue No. 09: Loop | $3,000 |
| Society of Architectural HistoriansChicago, IL | Charitable Purposes | $1,900 |
| New York Review of ArchitectureNew York, NY | Charitable Purposes | $1,500 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology (iit Advancement)Chicago, IL | Charitable Purposes | $1,000 |
By state: Illinois 75 · New York 13 · INTL 7 · California 4 · Pennsylvania 2 · Louisiana 1
About this foundation
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, tax-exempt since 1959. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts accept grant applications?
Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Deadlines: See attached statement.
How much does Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts give each year?
In tax year 2024 it paid $987K across 105 grants, a median of $10K.
Where does Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts give?
Illinois (75 grants), New York (13 grants), INTL (7 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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