· Private foundation
Mae Private Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
- $50k–250k8 grants · $716k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | $200,000 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION | $166,240 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | $100,000 |
| GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLINDS | $50,000 |
| THE BRUCE MUSEUM INC | $50,000 |
| APPLE HILL MCENTER FOR CHURCH | $50,000 |
| MIGHTY WRITERS | $50,000 |
| NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FES | $50,000 |
| SMITH COLLEGE | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +38% for those funded once.
4 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 6 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, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $310k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INC2× · 2019–2024 · $181k · revenue +93%
MIGHTY WRITERS3× · 2021–2024 · $90k · revenue +53%- TATaos Arts Council2× · 2020–2023 · $18k · revenue +59% · 36% of their budget
Funded once
- MCMAYO CLINICone grant, 2020 · $100k
- COCORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMSone grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +4%
- SLSTEMARTS LABone grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue +24%
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.
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…
Guided by artists, rooted in new mexico, site santa fe celebrates contemporary creative expression.
The Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public awareness of modern and contemporary art. (Continued in Schedule O)
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,…
The mission of the national museum of women in the arts is to collect, conserve and elevate the achievements of women artists from all nationalities and to educate the public on their outstanding accomplishments. we strive to accomplish…
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).
*increase and diffusion of knowledge* is the mission set forth by james smithson. the smithsonian endeavors to shape the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.
The primary mission of the denver art museum is to enrich the lives of present and future generations through the acquisition, presentation, and preservation of works of art, supported by exemplary scholarship and public programs related…
A center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists since 1977, which continues to be a place of experimentation and a hub of new art and new ideas.
The new york studio school is committed to giving a significant education to the aspiring artist, a preamble to a lifetime's engagement in drawing, painting, and sculpture. (see schedule o for continuation)
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.
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 23 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 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds MIGHTY WRITERS ↗
- Who funds GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
- Who funds CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS ↗
- Who funds BRUCE MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds STEMARTS LAB ↗
- Who funds Taos Arts Council ↗
- Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds AMAS MUSICAL THEATRE INC ↗
- Who funds VERMONT STUDIO CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds Society of the Muse of the Southwest ↗
- Who funds SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Mae Private Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mae Private Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Vermont Studio Center Inc: 2% of income from government
- The Trustees of the Smith College: 1% of income from government
- Bruce Museum Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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