Open Foundations · Minnesota

Jerome Foundation Inc

Saint Paul, Minnesota · EIN 416035163. It paid $5.5M across 157 grants in 2025, a median of $28K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$5.5M
paid in 2025
157
grants paid
$28K
median grant
37%
to first-time recipients
$128.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
Eleanor Savage
Address
550 Vandalia Street Suite 109, Saint Paul, MN, 55114
Phone
6519255613
Email
esavage@jeromefdn.org
Form the request should take
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.
Submission deadline
Guidelines and application deadlines vary by grant program and are available on the website above.
Restrictions on awards
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.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202642319349100514. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

early careercareer artistshill artistartist fellowshipvisual artsartists visualartists multiplemultiple artistic

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 157 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The Map FundNY$375,000Support for professional development for early career artists.
2Literary Arts Fund (fiscal Sponsor National Center for Civic Innovation)NY$200,000Support for literary arts organizations.
3Minnesota Museum of American ArtMN$200,000Support for capital stabilization.
4Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMN$105,000Support for early career artists in visual arts.
5Cave Canem Foundation IncNY$100,000Support for literary arts organizations.
6American Composers ForumMN$92,500Support for early career artists in music.
7Pillsbury House Theatre (pillsbury United Communities)MN$92,500Support for early career artists in theater.
8Playwrights CenterMN$92,500Support for early career artists in theater.
9The Loft Literary CenterMN$92,500Support for early career artists in literature.
10Queens MuseumNY$92,000Support for early career artists in visual arts.
11Roulette IntermediumNY$70,000Support for early career artists in music.
12Movement Research IncNY$56,000Support for early career artists in dance.
13The Camargo Foundationn/a$54,000Apartment fees related to Jerome@Camargo residencies.
14Brooklyn Arts ExchangeNY$53,000Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
15Arts Midwest IncorporatedMN$50,000Support for emergency funding for arts organizations.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020231$5.3M
2021178$4.9M
2022158$5.3M
2023183$5.5M
2024166$5.3M
2025 (partial year)157$5.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Minnesota67%
New York31%
??1%
Utah1%
District of Columbia1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Daniel Alexander JonesVice Chair · 2025
Dr Kate BeaneDirector · 2025
Eleanor SavagePresident & CEO · 2025
Helga DavisDirector · 2025
Janet WongDirector · 2025
Kate BarrSecretary · 2025
Lori PourierCo-Chair · 2025
Rick ScottTreasurer · 2025
Salome AsegaDirector · 2025
Sanjit SethiCo-Chair · 2025
Sarah BellamyDirector · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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