Art Matters Inc

EIN 133271577 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10176 |(917) 478-1010

https://WWW.ARTMATTERSFOUNDATION.ORG
Total Given 2016–2023
$1.5M
217 grants · $183K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$8K
typical small grants · $5K–$8K
grant size
6%
transactional · 13/201 multi-year
repeat
$103K
Assets (2023)
201
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person ABBEY WILLIAMS
Phone (917) 478-1010
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply LETTER FORMAT OUTLINE BASIC NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES, PERTINENT BACKGROUND AND PROJECT DOCUMENTATION.
Restrictions GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY TO ARTISTS.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $172K $55K $335K 27
2017 $172K $63K $371K 24
2018 $195K $80K $384K 27
2019 $218K $53K $404K 29
2020 $239K $48K $401K 47
2022 $232K $127K $416K 31
2023 $232K $103K $399K 32

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 217 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$8K
Average
$7K
75th Pctl
$8K
Maximum
$10K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

4.3% of US grants · Rank #6 of 28 states $60K across 9 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 Harris 5 grants · $30K
  2. 2 El Paso 3 grants · $22K
  3. 3 Dallas 1 grant · $8K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (217 total)

Purpose
Recess Activities Inc Brooklyn, NY $10,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
Sadie Barnette Oakland, CA $10,000 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2016
Strong City Baltimore Baltimore, MD $10,000 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2016
Vanessa L German Pittsburgh, PA $10,000 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2016
Ramon Cardenas El Paso, TX $10,000 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2016
Holly Nordlum Anchorage, AK $10,000 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2016
Laura Ortman Brooklyn, NY $10,000 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2016
Tina Takemoto San Francisco, CA $10,000 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2016
Jeremy Dennis Southhampton, NY $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Ilknur Ozgur Dallas, TX $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Daesha Harris Saratoga Springs, NY $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Joshua Barton Chicago, IL $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Whitney Lopez Philadelphia, PA $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Amara Abdal Figueroa Ponce, PR $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Ryan Gilbert New Orleans, LA $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Latisha Jones Saint Paul, MN $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Kyle Victor Bloomfield, NM $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Nicole Hall Farmington, NM $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Panteha Abareshi Tucson, AZ $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Axel Jenson Brooklyn, NY $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Allison Warden Fairbanks, AK $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Paul John New York, NY $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Pablo Varona Borges San Juan, PR $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Jaiko Suzuki New York, NY $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022
Chinazo Anakwe Brooklyn, NY $7,500 FELLOWSHIP TO CREATE ARTWORK 2022

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