Marieluise Hessel Foundation
EIN 356950631 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$32.3M
26 grants · $3.6M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$5K
typical micro grants · $1K–$392K
grant size
19%
balanced · 3/16 multi-year
repeat
$106.8M
Assets (2024)
16
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(307) 734-1138
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $845K | $40.7M | $691K | 1 |
| 2017 | $784K | $40.3M | $12K | 1 |
| 2019 | N/A | $87.8M | $48.3M | N/A |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $90.7M | $-224K | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $132.6M | $1.8M | 3 |
| 2022 | $26.1M | $104.8M | $2.6M | 8 |
| 2023 | $653K | $105.0M | $1.1M | 7 |
| 2024 | $538K | $106.8M | $4.0M | 5 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 26 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$5K
Average
$1.2M
75th Pctl
$392K
Maximum
$26.1M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (26 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARD College-Center for Curatorial Studies | Annandale on Hudson, NY | $26,072,779 | RESTRICTED-CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES | 2022 |
| BARD College-Center for Curatorial Studies | Annandale on Hudson, NY | $1,715,288 | RESTRICTED-CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES | 2021 |
| BARD College-Center for Curatorial Studies | Annandale on Hudson, NY | $1,658,289 | RESTRICTED-CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES | 2020 |
| BARD College-Center for Curatorial Studies | Annandale on Hudson, NY | $845,000 | RESTRICTED-CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES | 2016 |
| BARD College-Center for Curatorial Studies | Annandale on Hudson, NY | $784,208 | RESTRICTED-CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES | 2017 |
| BARD College-Center for Curatorial Studies | Annandale on Hudson, NY | $645,000 | PURPOSE: RESTRICTED GRANT TO THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE... | 2023 |
| BARD College-Center for Curatorial Studies | Annandale on Hudson, NY | $520,000 | PURPOSE: RESTRICTED GRANT TO THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE... | 2024 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $10,000 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT WORLD-CLASS, COMPREHENSIVE, AND ADVANCED SURGICAL CARE AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW... | 2024 |
| The Drawing Center | New York, NY | $5,000 | IN SUPPORT OF THE EXHIBITION "DRAWING IN THE CONTINUOUS PRESENT" | 2021 |
| Participant Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM " 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A FRIDENDS". | 2022 |
| Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION " LYLE ASHTON HARRIS: OUR FIRST AND LAST LOVE". | 2022 |
| White Columns Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND COLLECTORS | 2022 |
| Arttable | New York, NY | $5,000 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT BOUNDARY-BREAKING WOMEN IN THE VISUAL ARTS, TO SUPPORT ARTTABLE'S ONGOING WORK, NATION-WIDE... | 2024 |
| The Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation | New York, NY | $4,850 | TO SUPPORT THE EXHINITION "NICK CAVE: FOROTHERMORE" | 2022 |
| Artists Space | New York, NY | $3,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "LAS NIETAS DE NON'O : POSIBLES ESCENARIOS, VOL. 1 LNN" | 2022 |
| Red Hook Responds Inc | Red Hook, NY | $3,000 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY RESPONDING IN HONOR OF FACULTY & STAFF AT CCS-BARD | 2022 |
| Red Hook Responds Inc | Red Hook, NY | $3,000 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT RED HOOK RESPONDS PROGRAMMING WHICH IS DEDICATED TO MOBILIZING VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTING LOCAL... | 2023 |
| Red Hook Responds Inc | Red Hook, NY | $3,000 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT RED HOOK RESPONDS PROGRAMMING WHICH IS DEDICATED TO MOBILIZING VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTING LOCAL... | 2024 |
| The Ascienzo Family Foundation | Lake Katrine, NY | $2,000 | SUPPORT OF RED HOOK RESPONDS INC. WHICH ASSIST'S RED HOOK COMMUNITY MEMBERS. | 2021 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $1,026 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM IN ITS MISSION TO SERVE AS THE NEXUS FOR ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT... | 2023 |
| The Drawing Center | New York, NY | $1,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EXHINITION " NAUDLINE PIERRE: FIND YOURSELF IN BETWEEN" | 2022 |
| Performa | New York, NY | $1,000 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE 2023 PERFORMA BIENNIAL FESTIVAL, A FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE ART THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY TWO... | 2023 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $1,000 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM'S MISSION TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING, AND FOSTER THE... | 2023 |
| Swiss Institute | New York, NY | $1,000 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE SWISS INSTITUTE IN ITS MISSION AS AN INTERNATIONAL VENUE FOR ART THAT PROVIDES A UNIQUE... | 2023 |
| Independent Curators International | New York, NY | $1,000 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL (ICI) MISSION WHICH SUPPORTS ART CURATORS TO HELP CREATE... | 2023 |
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