Open Foundations · New York

Howard Gilman Foundation Inc

New York, New York · EIN 133097486. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $27.2M across 385 grants in 2024, a median of $35K each.

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$27.2M
paid in 2024
385
grants paid
$35K
median grant
18%
to first-time recipients
$630.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
THE HOWARD GILMAN FOUNDATION
Address
24 WEST 40TH STREET 8TH FL, NEW YORK, NY, 10018
Phone
2124080400
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PLEASE VISIT WWW.HOWARDGILMANFOUNDATION.ORG AND CLICK "APPLY" FOR COMPLETE DETAILS REGARDING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE HOWARD GILMAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A CROSS-SECTION OF NEW YORK CITY-BASED PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OF VARYING STRUCTURE, STYLE, AND BUDGET SIZE. ABOVE ALL, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING GEOGRAPHICALLY AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS DEVOTED TO EXCELLENCE IN BOTH ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AND AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE.
Submission deadline
THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS THREE FUNDING CYCLES PER CALENDAR YEAR.
Restrictions on awards
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOUNDATION FUNDING, AN ORGANIZATION MUST BE A 501(C)(3) OR FISCALLY SPONSORED BY A 501(C)(3). THE FOUNDATION FUNDS: PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS (DANCE COMPANIES, THEATRE COMPANIES, MUSIC ENSEMBLES), PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTERS, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTISTS. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND: ARTS EDUCATION, IN-SCHOOL, OR AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMMING, PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING OR TUITION-BASED PROGRAMS, INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS WHOSE PRIMARY MISSION IS NOT THE PERFORMING ARTS, VENUES THAT ARE PRIMARILY RENTAL FACILITIES.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533099349100138. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

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Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 385 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1La Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncNY$750,000FOUNDATION GRANT - DEBT REDUCTION
2Afro-latin Jazz Alliance of New York Inc (dba Belongo)NY$605,000FOUNDATION GRANT - CASA BELONG CAPITAL PROJECT
3New York Shakespeare Festival (dba the Public Theater)NY$450,000FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING
4St Ann's Warehouse IncNY$375,000FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING
5Alliance of Resident Theatresnew York IncNY$360,000FOUNDATION GRANT - REGRANTING
6Chamber Music America IncNY$360,000FOUNDATION GRANT - REGRANTING
7Dance Service New York City Inc (dba Dancenyc)NY$360,000FOUNDATION GRANT - REGRANTING
8New York City Center IncNY$350,000FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING
9Ballet Hispanico of New York IncNY$325,000FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING
10Afro-latin Jazz Alliance of New York Inc (dba Belongo)NY$300,000FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING
11Atlantic Theater CompanyNY$300,000FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING
12Brooklyn Arts Council IncNY$300,000FOUNDATION GRANT - REGRANTING
13Discalced Inc (dba Mark Moris Dance Group)NY$300,000FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING
14Joyce Theater Foundation IncNY$300,000FOUNDATION GRANT - CAPITAL
15La Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncNY$300,000FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020562$32.6M
2021495$29.2M
2022396$20.7M
2023721$40.5M
2024385$27.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New York82%
Connecticut4%
Massachusetts3%
District of Columbia3%
New Jersey2%

Who decides

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

Daniel L KurtzSECRETARY & TRUSTEE · 2024
Joseph M SamulskiVICE CHAIR & TRUSTEE · 2024
Marvin S RosenTREASURER & TRUSTEE · 2024
Mary C FarrellCHAIR & TRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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