John Simon Guggenheim Memorial

EIN 135673173 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10176 |(212) 687-4470

https://www.gf.org
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

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

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
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
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. 1 Travis 36 grants · $1.4M
  2. 2 Harris 25 grants · $878K
  3. 3 Dallas 8 grants · $285K
  4. 4 Bexar 7 grants · $252K
  5. 5 Denton 6 grants · $230K
  6. 6 Fort Bend 4 grants · $170K
  7. 7 Smith 3 grants · $120K
  8. 8 Nueces 3 grants · $100K
  9. 9 Brazos 3 grants · $83K
  10. 10 Collin 1 grant · $65K
+1 more county · 1 grants · $55K

Officers & Directors

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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