ANTEE Category
Foundations in
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Showing the top foundations primarily classified under arts, culture & humanities. These grantmakers focus on supporting programs in this sector.
4,063
Foundations
Largest Arts, Culture & Humanities Foundations
Top 50 by total assets
#1
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON, DC
A50ZAssets
$7.6B
Giving
$1.8M
#2
GLENSTONE FOUNDATION
POTOMAC, MD
A40Assets
$3.0B
Giving
$32.9M
#3
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
A51Assets
$2.5B
Giving
$7.0M
#4
National Gallery of Art
Landover, MD
A51Assets
$1.9B
Giving
$7.8M
#5
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, VA
A80Assets
$1.7B
Giving
$10K
#6
MUSEUM ASSOCIATES
LOS ANGELES, CA
A51Assets
$1.7B
Giving
$2.3M
#7
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
A56Assets
$1.6B
Giving
$6.9M
#8
Cleveland Museum of Art
CLEVELAND, OH
A51Assets
$1.4B
Giving
$20K
#9
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
NEW YORK, NY
A61Assets
$1.2B
Giving
$14.6M
#10
EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION
ROCKLIN, CA
A34Assets
$1.2B
Giving
$1.4M
#11
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
CHICAGO, IL
A80Assets
$1.1B
Giving
$30.7M
#12
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
A54Assets
$957.3M
Giving
$436K
#13
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CHICAGO, IL
A56Assets
$932.9M
Giving
$698K
#14
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA
A30Assets
$921.6M
Giving
$2.7M
#15
Art Bridges Inc
FORT WORTH, TX
A25Assets
$905.0M
Giving
$278.7M
#16
THE BROAD ART FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES, CA
A51ZAssets
$786.3M
Giving
$41.5M
#17
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
A56Assets
$782.1M
Giving
$93K
#18
Kimbell Art Foundation
Fort Worth, TX
A20OAssets
$759.3M
Giving
$313K
#19
JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
WASHINGTON, DC
A61Assets
$691.4M
Giving
$1.2M
#20
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
Boston, MA
A69Assets
$680.3M
Giving
$40K
#21
ACADEMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION
BEVERLY HILLS, CA
A11Assets
$661.9M
Giving
$15K
#22
STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA
A51Assets
$657.7M
Giving
$538K
#23
PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
ARLINGTON, VA
A32Assets
$654.6M
Giving
$24.8M
#24
THE CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION
NEW YORK, NY
A61Assets
$629.5M
Giving
$4.6M
#25
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES, CA
A69Assets
$603.3M
Giving
$4.2M
#26
Shraman Foundation
Dallas, TX
A51Assets
$570.2M
Giving
$5.5M
#27
SESAME WORKSHOP
NEW YORK, NY
A32Assets
$558.5M
Giving
$54.2M
#28
THE EDISON INSTITUTE INC
DEARBORN, MI
A54Assets
$556.4M
Giving
$6K
#29
Indianapolis Museum of Art Inc
Indianapolis, IN
A51Assets
$535.8M
Giving
$8K
#30
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY
A90Assets
$521.7M
Giving
$14.7M
#31
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
A69Assets
$515.2M
Giving
$6K
#32
Menil Foundation Inc
Houston, TX
A51Assets
$482.1M
Giving
$150K
#33
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc
New York, NY
A6AAssets
$466.6M
Giving
$185K
#34
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
Las Vegas, NV
A61Assets
$459.5M
Giving
$39K
#35
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
A69Assets
$425.9M
Giving
$63K
#36
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC
WASHINGTON, DC
A34Assets
$407.6M
Giving
$9.6M
#37
THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION INC
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
A54Assets
$402.7M
Giving
$34K
#38
THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION
MOUNT VERNON, VA
A80Assets
$400.7M
Giving
$216K
#39
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
WASHINGTON, DC
A30Assets
$398.9M
Giving
$2.2B
#40
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
BOSTON, MA
A57Assets
$356.6M
Giving
$1.1M
#41
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
NEWARK, NJ
A61Assets
$349.3M
Giving
$0
#42
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SAINT PAUL, MN
A80Assets
$338.5M
Giving
$26.1M
#43
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation
Richmond, VA
A11Assets
$337.2M
Giving
$117.3M
#44
POWERHOUSE ARTS INC
BROOKLYN, NY
A25Assets
$323.3M
Giving
$20K
#45
INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
INTERLOCHEN, MI
A25Assets
$322.8M
Giving
$10.4M
#46
OPAS FOUNDATION
Omaha, NE
A11Assets
$322.7M
Giving
$18.1M
#47
CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER
CINCINNATI, OH
A50Assets
$322.0M
Giving
$25.1M
#48
ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION
ST LOUIS, MO
A11Assets
$319.2M
Giving
$35.1M
#49
THE POETRY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO, IL
A70Assets
$313.2M
Giving
$14.0M
#50
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
PHILADELPHIA, PA
A70Assets
$310.2M
Giving
$53K
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