· Private foundation
Christopher Foundation for the Arts
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| NM CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS | $100 |
| MERCERSBURG ACADEMY | $100 |
| GEORGIA OKEEFE MUSEUM | $100 |
| ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF NEW YORK | $100 |
| MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO | $100 |
| GIRLS INC | $100 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 96% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
11 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- GIGIRLS INCORPORATED OF SANTA FE INC7× · 2017–2024 · $6k · revenue +189%
- TSTHE SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL INC3× · 2017–2019 · $4k · revenue +123%
- SFSANTA FE PLAYHOUSE2× · 2017–2022 · $1k · revenue +422%
Funded once
- SCSANTA CLARA INDIAN PUEBLOone grant, 2018 · $2k
- NSNATABUA SCHOOLone grant, 2018 · $1k
- AFANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVALgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +94%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Guided by artists, rooted in new mexico, site santa fe celebrates contemporary creative expression.
Santa fe international literary festival (sfilf, or the festival) was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in new mexico in 2023. the mission of sfilf is to connect writers, readers, and thinkers from around the world and close to home…
The california film institute celebrates film and videos as art and education. its goal is to present and support emerging and established independent filmakers whose works address issues relevant to contemporary society. this is…
The american film institute ("afi") is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.
The mission of nif is to preserve and promote flamenco's artistry, history, and culture by presenting the finest flamenco in the world and by educating the american family in this art form while emphasizing the positive influence of art on…
Sfai is an independent arts organization forging critical inquiry and cultural exchange among artists, creative practitioners, and the broader community. we support and amplify dynamic artistic practices that engage complex social issues,…
Bringing people together to broaden the understanding and celebrate the power of independent film through cinema and the Sedona experience.
To further the operatic art form by presenting ensemble performances of the highest quality in a varied repertoire of new as well as rarely performed and standard works, to ensure excellence of opera's future through its apprentice…
The historic lensic - santa fe's performing arts center - enriches lives by bringing diverse art and people together. through its accessible and affordable programming, the lensic presents and supports locl and national artists and serves…
The santa fe botanical garden celebrates, cultivates and conserves the rich botanical heritage and biodiversity of our region. in partnership with nature, we demonstrate our commitment through education, science, conservation, community…
Mission is to promote, present and preserve hispanic arts & culture of nm. showcasing, encourging & supporting participation of hispanics in local arts economy; and presenting creative & cultural richness of our heritage, including arts &…
The american federation of arts initiates and organizes a national and international program of art exhibitions, publications, and educational activities to benefit the museum community and enrich the public's experience and understanding…
How this is measured
13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 26 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SANTA FE INC ↗
- Who funds THE SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL INC ↗
- Who funds Chelsea Film Festival Inc ↗
- Who funds THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS OF SANTA FE INC ↗
- Who funds SANTA FE PLAYHOUSE ↗
- Who funds ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL ↗
- Who funds SANTA FE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC ↗
- Who funds The Art Students League Of New York Inc ↗
- Who funds NEURO-ACUPUNCTURE INSTITUTE INC ↗
- Who funds GEORGIA O'KEEFFE MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds CASEY CARES FOUNDATION INC ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Santa Fe Community Foundation · Pnm Tnmp Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Christopher Foundation for the Arts funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Christopher Foundation for the Arts. Bigger dots raise more.
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