John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
EIN 135673173 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$123.9M
3,481 grants · $15.5M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$30K
typical mid grants · $25K–$50K
grant size
49%
supporter · 838/1,723 multi-year
repeat
$351.7M
Assets (2023)
1,723
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FDTN
Phone
(212) 687-4470
Deadlines
SEPTEMBER 15
How to Apply
THE FOUNDATION HAS A STANDARD APPLICATION WHICH SPECIFIES THE MATERIAL THE APPLICANT SHOULD SUBMIT FOR HIS/HER FIELD.
Restrictions
INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S.A. AND CANADA
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $14.7M | $252.2M | $2.7M | 481 |
| 2017 | $14.8M | $290.8M | $10.0M | 471 |
| 2018 | $14.8M | $271.7M | $39.6M | 444 |
| 2019 | $15.1M | $316.7M | $57.4M | 426 |
| 2020 | $14.9M | $366.5M | $37.9M | 413 |
| 2021 | $15.2M | $378.5M | $40.5M | 427 |
| 2022 | $17.9M | $330.2M | $18.5M | 423 |
| 2023 | $16.3M | $351.7M | $13.5M | 396 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 3481 grants on record
Minimum
$4K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$30K
Average
$36K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$200K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.9% of US grants
· Rank #7 of 48 states
$3.6M across
97 grants
11 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Harris
- 3 Dallas
- 4 Bexar
- 5 Denton
- 6 Fort Bend
- 7 Smith
- 8 Nueces
- 9 Brazos
- 10 Collin
+1 more
county
· 1 grants
· $55K
Officers & Directors
DL
Dwight E. Lee
8+ yrs
Chairman
Leadership
EH
Edward Hirsch
8+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
SS
SARI Sharaby
2 yrs
C.F.O. and Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andre Bernard
8+ yrs
V.P. and Secretary
Leadership
WK
William P. Kelly
Trustee
LH
LISA HESS
Trustee
RG
RISA L. Goluboff
Trustee
DG
Dorothy Tapper Goldman
8+ yrs
Trustee
AC
Adele Chatfield-Taylor
4 yrs
Trustee
RC
Robert Allan CARO
8+ yrs
Trustee
EB
Emery Brown
5 yrs
Trustee
LB
Lawrence D. BOBO
4 yrs
Trustee
EZ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
8+ yrs
Trustee
SW
Sandra S. Wijnberg
7 yrs
Trustee
BT
Benjamin Taylor
7 yrs
Trustee
GS
G Gabrielle Starr
4 yrs
Trustee
BS
Barbara Siskin
Trustee
CS
Cindy Sherman
7 yrs
Trustee
ES
ERIC Schwartz
7 yrs
Trustee
SS
Stacy Schiff
8+ yrs
Trustee
EM
ERIC S. Maskin
7 yrs
Trustee
LL
LILI Lynton
5 yrs
Trustee
SL
Steven D. Lavine
4 yrs
Trustee
SM
Susan D. Mellin
2 yrs
Chief Advancement Officer
DL
Dwight E. Lee
8+ yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
EH
Edward Hirsch
8+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
SS
SARI Sharaby
2 yrs
C.F.O. and Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andre Bernard
8+ yrs
V.P. and Secretary
Leadership
SM
Susan D. Mellin
2 yrs
Director of Advancement
LL
LILI Lynton
5 yrs
Trustee
EZ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
8+ yrs
Trustee
SW
Sandra S. Wijnberg
7 yrs
Trustee
BT
Benjamin Taylor
7 yrs
Trustee
GS
G Gabrielle Starr
4 yrs
Trustee
CS
Cindy Sherman
7 yrs
Trustee
ES
ERIC Schwartz
7 yrs
Trustee
SL
Steven D. Lavine
4 yrs
Trustee
DK
Dr William P. Kelly
7 yrs
Trustee
DG
Dorothy Tapper Goldman
8+ yrs
Trustee
AC
Adele Chatfield-Taylor
4 yrs
Trustee
RC
Robert Allan CARO
8+ yrs
Trustee
EB
Emery Brown
5 yrs
Trustee
LB
Lawrence D. BOBO
4 yrs
Trustee
SS
Stacy Schiff
8+ yrs
Trustee
EM
ERIC S. Maskin
7 yrs
Trustee
EH
Edward Hirsch
8+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
DK
Dr William P. Kelly
7 yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
JK
Julie R. Klein
6 yrs
C.F.O. and Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andre Bernard
8+ yrs
V.P. and Secretary
Leadership
SL
Steven D. Lavine
4 yrs
Trustee
LB
Lawrence D. BOBO
4 yrs
Trustee
AC
Adele Chatfield-Taylor
4 yrs
Trustee
EN
E Wayne Nordberg
4 yrs
Trustee
EZ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
8+ yrs
Trustee
SW
Sandra S. Wijnberg
7 yrs
Trustee
BT
Benjamin Taylor
7 yrs
Trustee
GS
G Gabrielle Starr
4 yrs
Trustee
ES
ERIC Schwartz
7 yrs
Trustee
CS
Cindy Sherman
7 yrs
Trustee
SS
Stacy Schiff
8+ yrs
Trustee
EM
ERIC S. Maskin
7 yrs
Trustee
LL
LILI Lynton
5 yrs
Trustee
DL
Dwight E. Lee
8+ yrs
Trustee
DG
Dorothy Tapper Goldman
8+ yrs
Trustee
RC
Robert Allan CARO
8+ yrs
Trustee
EB
Emery Brown
5 yrs
Trustee
EH
Edward Hirsch
8+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
DK
Dr William P. Kelly
7 yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
JK
Julie R. Klein
6 yrs
C.F.O. and Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andre Bernard
8+ yrs
V.P. and Secretary
Leadership
DG
Dorothy Tapper Goldman
8+ yrs
Trustee
EB
Emery Brown
5 yrs
Trustee
RC
Robert Allan CARO
8+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Joel Conarroe
5 yrs
Trustee
DL
Dwight E. Lee
8+ yrs
Trustee
LL
LILI Lynton
5 yrs
Trustee
EM
ERIC S. Maskin
7 yrs
Trustee
SS
Stacy Schiff
8+ yrs
Trustee
CS
Cindy Sherman
7 yrs
Trustee
ES
ERIC Schwartz
7 yrs
Trustee
GS
G Gabrielle Starr
4 yrs
Trustee
BT
Benjamin Taylor
7 yrs
Trustee
SW
Sandra S. Wijnberg
7 yrs
Trustee
EZ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
8+ yrs
Trustee
EN
E Wayne Nordberg
4 yrs
Trustee
AC
Adele Chatfield-Taylor
4 yrs
Trustee
LB
Lawrence D. BOBO
4 yrs
Trustee
SL
Steven D. Lavine
4 yrs
Trustee
DK
Dr William P. Kelly
7 yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
EH
Edward Hirsch
8+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
JK
Julie R. Klein
6 yrs
C.F.O. and Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andre Bernard
8+ yrs
V.P. and Secretary
Leadership
CS
Cindy Sherman
7 yrs
Trustee
ES
ERIC Schwartz
7 yrs
Trustee
CS
Charles P. Stevenson Jr
4 yrs
Trustee
BT
Benjamin Taylor
7 yrs
Trustee
SW
Sandra S. Wijnberg
7 yrs
Trustee
EZ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
8+ yrs
Trustee
WS
Waddell W. Stillman
4 yrs
Trustee
EN
E Wayne Nordberg
4 yrs
Trustee
SS
Stacy Schiff
8+ yrs
Trustee
EM
ERIC S. Maskin
7 yrs
Trustee
LL
LILI Lynton
5 yrs
Trustee
DL
Dwight E. Lee
8+ yrs
Trustee
DG
Dorothy Tapper Goldman
8+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Joel Conarroe
5 yrs
Trustee
RC
Robert Allan CARO
8+ yrs
Trustee
EB
Emery Brown
5 yrs
Trustee
DK
Dr William P. Kelly
7 yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
EH
Edward Hirsch
8+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
JK
Julie R. Klein
6 yrs
C.F.O. and Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andre Bernard
8+ yrs
V.P. and Secretary
Leadership
ES
ERIC Schwartz
7 yrs
Trustee
EN
E Wayne Nordberg
4 yrs
Trustee
PW
Patrick J. Waide Jr
3 yrs
Trustee
WS
Waddell W. Stillman
4 yrs
Trustee
EZ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
8+ yrs
Trustee
SW
Sandra S. Wijnberg
7 yrs
Trustee
BT
Benjamin Taylor
7 yrs
Trustee
CS
Charles P. Stevenson Jr
4 yrs
Trustee
CS
Cindy Sherman
7 yrs
Trustee
SS
Stacy Schiff
8+ yrs
Trustee
EM
ERIC S. Maskin
7 yrs
Trustee
DL
Dwight E. Lee
8+ yrs
Trustee
DG
Dorothy Tapper Goldman
8+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Joel Conarroe
5 yrs
Trustee
RC
Robert Allan CARO
8+ yrs
Trustee
EH
Edward Hirsch
8+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
DK
Dr William P. Kelly
7 yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
JK
Julie R. Klein
6 yrs
C.F.O. and Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andre Bernard
8+ yrs
V.P. and Secretary
Leadership
PW
Patrick J. Waide Jr
3 yrs
Trustee
WS
Waddell W. Stillman
4 yrs
Trustee
EZ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
8+ yrs
Trustee
SW
Sandra S. Wijnberg
7 yrs
Trustee
BT
Benjamin Taylor
7 yrs
Trustee
CS
Charles P. Stevenson Jr
4 yrs
Trustee
ES
ERIC Schwartz
7 yrs
Trustee
CS
Cindy Sherman
7 yrs
Trustee
SS
Stacy Schiff
8+ yrs
Trustee
EM
ERIC S. Maskin
7 yrs
Trustee
DL
Dwight E. Lee
8+ yrs
Trustee
DG
Dorothy Tapper Goldman
8+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Joel Conarroe
5 yrs
Trustee
RC
Robert Allan CARO
8+ yrs
Trustee
EH
Edward Hirsch
8+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
DK
Dr William P. Kelly
7 yrs
Chairman and Trustee
Leadership
JK
Julie R. Klein
6 yrs
C.F.O. and Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andre Bernard
8+ yrs
V.P. and Secretary
Leadership
EZ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
8+ yrs
Trustee
PW
Patrick J. Waide Jr
3 yrs
Trustee
WS
Waddell W. Stillman
4 yrs
Trustee
CS
Charles P. Stevenson Jr
4 yrs
Trustee
SS
Stacy Schiff
8+ yrs
Trustee
RR
Richard A. Rifkind
Trustee
JR
Joseph A. Rice
Trustee
JO
Joyce Carol Oates
Trustee
DL
Dwight E. Lee
8+ yrs
Trustee
MH
Michael Hegarty
Trustee
DG
Dorothy Tapper Goldman
8+ yrs
Trustee
JC
Joel Conarroe
5 yrs
Trustee
RC
Robert Allan CARO
8+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (3,481 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Historical Society | New York, NY | $200,000 | EXHIBITION INSTALLMENT FEE | 2023 |
| Tyrone Ta-Coumba Aiken | Saint Paul, MN | $80,000 | FINE ARTS | 2022 |
| Beth B | Savannah, GA | $80,000 | FILM-VIDEO | 2022 |
| Anna Craycroft | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | FINE ARTS | 2022 |
| MOKO Fukuyama | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | FILM-VIDEO | 2022 |
| Rebecca Makkai | Evanston, IL | $80,000 | FICTION | 2022 |
| Josephine Meckseper | New York, NY | $80,000 | FINE ARTS | 2022 |
| Guthrie P. Ramsey | Philadelphia, PA | $80,000 | SOUND PROOF: BLACK MUSICS AMERICAN JOURNEY | 2022 |
| Rafael ROSA | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | MUSIC COMPOSITION | 2022 |
| JEN Silverman | New York, NY | $80,000 | DRAMA & PERFORMANCE ART | 2022 |
| Michael Gene Sullivan | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | DRAMA & PERFORMANCE ART | 2022 |
| Terike Haapoja | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | FILM-VIDEO | 2022 |
| Autumn Knight | New York, NY | $80,000 | FILM-VIDEO | 2022 |
| Janis Crystal Lipzin | Sebastopol, CA | $80,000 | FILM-VIDEO | 2022 |
| Ed Panar | Pittsburgh, PA | $80,000 | PHOTOGRAPHY | 2022 |
| MATT Reeck | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | TRANSLATING AND ANNOTATING EDOUARD GLISSANT'S TOUT-MONDE (1993) | 2022 |
| Terike Haapoja | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | FILM-VIDEO | 2023 |
| Phyllis CHEN | New Paltz, NY | $75,000 | MUSIC COMPOSITION | 2022 |
| Heather Clark | Mount Kisco, NY | $75,000 | HER KIND: THE BOSTON YEARS OF SYLVIA PLATH, ANNE SEXTON, ADRIENNE RICH AND MAXINE KUMIN | 2022 |
| Hernan DIAZ | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | FICTION | 2022 |
| Jay Hopler | Somerset, NJ | $75,000 | POETRY | 2022 |
| Jerald Walker | Hingham, MA | $75,000 | GENERAL NONFICTION | 2022 |
| Patricia Alessandrini | PALO ALTO, CA | $75,000 | MUSIC COMPOSITION | 2022 |
| Keisha N. Blain | Providence, RI | $75,000 | A GLOBAL STRUGGLE: HOW BLACK WOMEN LED THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | 2022 |
| Anne Bluethenthal | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | CHOREOGRAPHY | 2022 |
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