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Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation at a glance

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Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.4M
Granted FY2024still arriving
29
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$5.4MEducation$920kEnvironment$200kYouth Development$190kInternational$55kCommunity Improvement$25kHuman Services$20kScience & Tech$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k19 grants · $359k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $1.0M
$25,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$32M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART$200,000
COOPER UNION$170,000
NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART$150,000
MADISON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY$100,000
AMIGOS DEL MUSEO DEL BARRIO$100,000
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY$75,000
THE NELSON- ATKINS MUSEUM$75,000
PS 1 CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER$50,000
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN$50,000
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS$50,000
SWISS INSTITUTE$30,000
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART$25,000
MASS MOCA FOUNDATION INC$25,000
LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL$25,000
BEAM CENTER$25,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT: $20k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MO
VA
MD
DC
MS
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.8M · 29 repeat orgs$2.0M to everyone else

29 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
34

Total granted

$4.8M
$1.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+36%

Still filing today

62%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $314k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentReligionInternationalHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TA
    THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
    3× · 2020–2022 · $950k · revenue +32%
  • AD
    AMIGOS DEL MUSEO DEL BARRIO INC EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO
    5× · 2020–2024 · $487k · revenue +29%
  • NM
    New Museum of Contemporary Art
    3× · 2021–2024 · $300k · revenue +122%

Funded once

  • TS
    THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM
    one grant, 2022 · $330k · revenue +3%
  • WM
    WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $250k · revenue +69%
  • TS
    TYLER SCHOOL OF ARTS
    one grant, 2020 · $176k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
The Neue Galerie New York
Arts & Culture
2
Kadist Collection Manager Inc
Arts & Culture
3
Museum of the City of New York

The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…

Arts & Culture
4
Berggruen Institute
Education
5
California Institute of Contemporary Art
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6
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…

Arts & Culture
7
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami Inc

The institute of contemporary art, miami (ica miami), is dedicated to promoting the work of contemporary artists, and to the exchange of art and ideas throughout the miami region and internationally. through an energetic calendar of…

Arts & Culture
8
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation

Committed to innovation, the solomon r. guggenheim foundation (the "foundation") collects, (continued on schedule o)

Arts & Culture
9
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
10
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
11
Metropolitan Museum of Art

The metropolitan museum of art collects, studies, conserves, and presents significant works of art across all times and cultures in order to connect people to creativity, knowledge, and ideas.

Arts & Culture
12
The Phillips Collection

The phillips collection is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary art in the u.s. in addition to presentation of works from the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum maintains active educational, academic,…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Museum of Contemporary Art; the most unlike its peers is Penumbra Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

47 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. 47 of the 76 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
46/47
Grantees still filing
34/47
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE COOPER UNION: $551,000 · OtherTHE COOPER UNIONCOOPER UNION FOR THE ADV OF ART & SCIENCE: $370,000 · OtherCOOPER UNION FOR THE ADV OF ART & SCIEN…TYLER SCHOOL OF ARTS: $175,500 · OtherTYLER SCHOOL OF ARTSIndividual grant recipient: $150,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART: $140,000 · OtherMARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ARTTHE NELSON- ATKINS MUSEUM: $115,000 · OtherBEAM CENTER INC: $95,000 · Other+30 more: $852,000 · Other+30 moreAMIGOS DEL MUSEO DEL BARRIO INC EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO: $487,000 · Arts & CultureAMIGOS DEL MUSEO DEL BARRIO INC EL MU…THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM: $330,000 · Arts & CultureTHE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEMNew Museum of Contemporary Art: $300,000 · Arts & CultureNew Museum of Contemporary ArtWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $250,000 · Arts & CultureWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: $190,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTMISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureSWISS INSTITUTE: $80,000 · Arts & Culture+20 more: $559,000 · Arts & Culture+20 moreTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $950,000 · EducationTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOMaryland Institute: $450,000 · EducationMaryland InstituteTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $200,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVE…RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN: $150,000 · EducationRHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGNTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $75,000 · Education+3 more: $70,000 · EducationMADISON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $200,000 · EnvironmentNYC SALT INC: $95,000 · Youth DevelopmentAMERICAS SOCIETY INC: $55,000 · InternationalRUBIN MUSEUM OF ART AKA THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST: $25,000 · Philanthropy
Other$2,448,500Arts & Culture$2,296,000Education$1,895,000Environment$200,000Youth Development$95,000International$55,000Philanthropy$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $950,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMIGOS DEL MUSEO DEL BARRIO INC EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO: $487,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetMaryland Institute: $450,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM: $330,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNew Museum of Contemporary Art: $300,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $250,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMADISON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $200,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $200,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: $190,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetRHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN: $150,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART INC: $100,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetBEAM CENTER INC: $95,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetNYC SALT INC: $95,000 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetSWISS INSTITUTE: $80,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Contemporary Arts Center: $70,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetAMERICAS SOCIETY INC: $55,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetPUBLIC ART FUND INC: $55,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCREATIVE TIME INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetDIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited States Artists Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPENUMBRA FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetMASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPS 1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ART RESEARCH INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetFive Myles Inc: $29,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetLOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSUNY NEW PALTZ FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTIMES SQUARE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHIP-HOP THEATER FESTIVAL INC DBA Hi-ARTS: $25,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetRUBIN MUSEUM OF ART AKA THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHENRY STREET SETTLEMENT: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART FKA MEXICAN FINE ARTS CENTER MUSEUM: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPIONEER WORKS ART FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetQUEENS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL STUDIO & CURATORIAL PROGRAM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE LEHMAN COLLEGE ART GALLERY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELM FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTHE SCULPTURE CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE BARUCH COLLEGE FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DRAWING CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVIRGINIA CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget
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.

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.

The Andy Warhol Found…The Andrew W Mellon F…Charina Foundation In…Milton and Sally Aver…Terra Foundation for …Hillman Family Founda…Teiger FoundationVia Art Fund IncShelley & Donald Rubi…Helen Frankenthaler F…The Cowles Charitable…The Henry Luce Founda…
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNY28.1× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc · The Andrew W Mellon Foundation · Charina Foundation Inc Richard Menschel · Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation · Terra Foundation for American Art · Hillman Family Foundations · Teiger Foundation · Via Art Fund Inc · Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation · Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc · The Cowles Charitable Trust · The Henry Luce Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Baltimore Museum of Art: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 76 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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