Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

EIN 362356089

Chicago, IL 60606 |(312) 787-4071

https://www.GRAHAMFOUNDATION.ORG
Total Given 2016–2023
$8.1M
595 grants · $1.0M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$8K
typical small grants · $5K–$10K
grant size
20%
balanced · 95/469 multi-year
repeat
$44.7M
Assets (2023)
469
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person SARAH HERDA GRAHAM FOUNDATION
Phone (312) 787-4071
Deadlines SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
How to Apply SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
Restrictions SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $970K $42.9M $723K 2
2017 $1.1M $46.4M $1.2M 2
2018 $1.1M $41.6M $1.1M 2
2019 N/A $45.3M $2.6M N/A
2020 $1.1M $48.5M $687K 138
2021 $1.4M $51.9M $4.1M 167
2022 $1.2M $41.5M $541K 150
2023 $1.2M $44.7M $1.3M 134

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 595 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$8K
Average
$14K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$994K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

1.7% of US grants · Rank #4 of 22 states $50K across 9 grants 4 of 254 counties

Top 4 counties

  1. 1 Travis 1 grant · $15K
  2. 2 Lubbock 3 grants · $15K
  3. 3 Harris 4 grants · $13K
  4. 4 Brewster 1 grant · $7K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (595 total)

Purpose
See Statement Chicago, IL $994,489 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2018
See Statement Chicago, IL $950,518 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2017
See Statement Chicago, IL $939,679 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2016
See Statement Chicago, IL $160,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2017
See Statement Chicago, IL $95,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2018
Chicago Architecture Biennial Chicago, IL $75,000 Graham Foundation Artistic Director 2021
Chicago Architecture Biennial Chicago, IL $75,000 Chicago Architecture Biennial 2023
Chicago Architecture Biennial Chicago, IL $50,000 Chicago Architecture Biennial 2019 and 2021 2020
Spaces Cleveland, OH $35,000 Everlasting Plastics, US Pavilion, 18th International Architecture Exhibition 2023
See Statement Chicago, IL $30,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2016
Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL $25,000 From Me to We: Imagining the City of 2050 2020
The Serpentine Trust London, None $25,000 Serpentine Pavilion 2020-21 designed by Counterspace 2020
Chicago Architecture Center Chicago, IL $25,000 From Me to We: Imagining the City of 2050 2021
Irene E Brisson Chicago, IL $20,000 Speaking Gesturing Drawing Building: Relational Techniques of a Kreyl Architecture 2020
Canadian Centre for Architecture Montreal, None $20,000 CCA Singles 2020
Sergio Prego Imaz Chicago, IL $20,000 Poured Architecture: Sergio Prego on Miguel Fisac 2020
Prospect New Orleans New Orleans, LA $20,000 Prospect5 New Orleans 2020
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon Chicago, IL $20,000 Exits Exist 2020
Storefront for Art and Architecture New York, NY $20,000 Building Cycles Year 2 2020
The Funambulist Paris, None $20,000 The Funambulist Correspondents 2020
Vishal Khandelwal Chicago, IL $20,000 Belonging Without Aligning: India and the Ethics of Design 1955-1985 2020
Canadian Centre for Architecture Montreal, None $20,000 CCA Singles 2021
Adil Dalbai & Livingstone Mukasa Chicago, IL $20,000 Africa Architecture Network 2021
Vishal Khandelwal Chicago, IL $20,000 Belonging Without Aligning: India and the Ethics of Design, 1955-1985 2021
Caroline Murphy Chicago, IL $20,000 Waters and Wealth: Rivers, Infrastructure, and the Engineering Imagination in Grand Ducal Tuscany, ca. 1549-1609 2021