Jerome Foundation Inc
https://WWW.JEROMEFDN.ORG
$114.7M
Total Assets (2025)
$3.2M
Total Giving (2025)
274
Grants on File (2024–2025)
$31K
Avg Grant Size
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Eleanor Savage
Phone
6512249431
Deadlines
Guidelines and application deadlines vary by grant program and are available on the website above.
How to Apply
Applications are submitted via Jerome Foundation's online application platform through Submittable. Applications must be submitted online in accordance with published deadlines, guidelines, and staff instructions. Application forms for publicly announced grant programs are accessible at www.jeromefdn.org. Invite-only applications forms are provided by links shared with applicants by staff. Applications typically require answers to narrative questions, financial information about program costs/ organizational budgets or individual budgets, alignment with review criteria (which are clearly stated and explained in the grant guidelines and include information about the program or project, the feasibility of the proposed activity(ies), and the impact that the applicant's work will have on the artist(s), their community(ies) and/or their art form(s)). Organization applicants must provide documentation of 501(c)(3) status or apply via with a fiscal sponsor that has 501(c)(3) status.
Restrictions
Jerome Foundation support is limited to artists and arts organizations based in Minnesota and New York City. The Foundation is focused on support to early career generative artists and serves multiple artistic fields. All organization and individual grant programs, excepting the Jerome@Camargo program, solicit applications through an open call as described in guidelines published for each program. Jerome@Camargo program applications are by invitation only and are limited to artists who have received prior direct support from the Jerome Foundation during the previous five years. A small additional number of grants support national arts service and philanthropic organizations for special convenings or one-time conferences, research, field-building initiatives, and ongoing services and/or activities that will be conducted in New York City or MN, that will serve, engage and impact artists, organizations and/or arts grantmakers in New York or Minnesota.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
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| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $113.2M | $15.4M | 169 |
| 2025 | $3.2M | $114.7M | $12.6M | 105 |
Grant Size Distribution
Min: $656
Median: $25K
Avg: $25K
Max: $188K
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Savage | President & CEO | $330K |
| Janet Wong | Director | — |
| Daniel Alexander Jones | Vice Chair | — |
| Richard Scott | Secretary & Treasurer | — |
| Helga Davis | Director | — |
| Lori Pourier | Director | — |
| Sanjit Sethi | Director | — |
| Sarah Bellamy | Director | — |
| Thomas Lax Left Dec 2024 | Director | — |
| Salome Asega | Director | — |
| Kate Beane | Director | — |
| Kate Barr | Chair | — |
| Thomas Lax | Director | — |
Grants Awarded (274 total)
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The MAP Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $187,500 | Support for professional development programs for Jerome Hill Artist Fellows | 2024 |
| Roshan Ganu | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts) | 2025 |
| Hearts Productions LLC | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film) | 2025 |
| Ogemdi Ude | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance) | 2025 |
| Pamela Council | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts) | 2025 |
| Elizabeth Chatelain | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film) | 2025 |
| Kou Records LLC | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music) | 2025 |
| Mary Prescott | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music) | 2025 |
| Mohammed Sheikh | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film) | 2025 |
| Noelle Awadallah | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance) | 2025 |
| Jeffrey Meris | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts) | 2025 |
| Anooj Bhandari | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance) | 2025 |
| Coleen Baik | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film) | 2025 |
| Blossom Johnson | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance) | 2025 |
| Melanie Dyer | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music) | 2025 |
| JuCoby Johnson | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance) | 2025 |
| Liana Mack | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature) | 2025 |
| LKTN ADL | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature) | 2025 |
| Mo Kong | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts) | 2025 |
| S Erin Batiste | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature) | 2025 |
| Nancy Ma | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance) | 2025 |
| Ms Z Tye | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance) | 2025 |
| Amy Usdin | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts) | 2025 |
| Asif Mian | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts) | 2025 |
| Sam Aros-Mitchell | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance) | 2025 |