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Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$968k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
88
Grants FY2024
89
Organizations funded FY2023
9%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$38,000
Organizations funded a year
85 to 112
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$35M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 9% of the organizations Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationInternationalHuman ServicesPublic BenefitAnimalsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving88$968k10%
FY202389$1.0M9%
FY202285$1.6M7%
FY202193$1.6M17%
FY202090$705k11%
FY201995$384k4%
FY2018112$500k10%
FY2017111$430kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$5.6MEducation$338kEnvironment$248kYouth Development$221kHuman Services$189kRecreation & Sports$103kReligion$98kCrime & Legal$82kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
ID
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
RI
CA
NM
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 121 grantees
All grantees of Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art$155,00021%
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Inc$107,00052%
Studio in a School Association Inc$106,00071%
The Bronx Museum of the Arts$105,00071%
Center for Contemporary Art$100,00086%
Artists Space Inc$100,00073%
Earth Celebrationsinc$99,000743%
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association$98,00080%
The Art Students League Of New York Inc$96,00050%
International Foundation for Art Research Inc$88,00075%
Heckscher Museum$85,00043%
Raw Art Works Inc$85,00032%
The Corporation of Yaddo$85,00061%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$85,00080%
New York Studio School$85,00081%
Free Arts for Abused Children of New York City Inc$82,00072%
Bard College$80,00080%
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts$80,00063%
Nassau County Museum of Art$79,00053%
Publicolor Inc$76,00061%
Rubin Museum of Art Aka the Shelley & Donald Rubin Cultural Trust$76,00060%
Smack Mellon Studios Inc$75,00057%
Groundswell Inc$73,0003n/a
American Academy in Rome$70,00030%
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Inc$64,00081%
The Millay Colony for the Arts Inc$64,00079%
The Lehman College Art Gallery Inc$62,00084%
Police Athletic League Inc$60,00070%
Museum of the City of New York$60,00080%
Smithsonian Institution$60,00070%
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts$60,00080%
The Jewish Museum$58,00070%
Artsconnection Inc$56,00080%
The American Federation of Arts Inc$56,00080%
Painting Center Inc$55,000223%
The Educational Alliance Inc$55,00060%
New York Shakespeare Festival$55,00070%
The Phillips Collection$55,00070%
MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio$54,00084%
International Studio & Curatorial Program Inc$54,00071%
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc$52,00080%
Franklin Furnace Archive Inc$52,00083%
Whitney Museum of American Art$50,00070%
Sculpture Space Inc$50,00075%
Women's Studio Workshop Inc$50,00072%
Public Art Fund Inc$50,00011%
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences$50,00070%
Bruce Museum Inc$50,00011%
The Chinati Foundation$50,00071%
The Studio Museum in Harlem$49,00060%
Hudson Guildinc$49,00070%
Henry Street Settlement$48,00060%
Kiboko Projects Inc$48,0007n/a
Cec Artslink Inc$46,00072%
The Drawing Center Inc$46,00070%
Artists in Residence Inc$46,00045%
The Pierpont Morgan Library$45,00060%
Woodstock Artists Association Inc$44,00062%
Printed Matter Inc$42,00070%
Wave Hill Incorporated$42,00060%
Woodstock School of Art Inc$40,00042%
Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation$40,00040%
Exploring the Arts Inc$40,00041%
Childrens Arts Guild$39,00064%
Friends of the Mennello Museum of Americ$38,000112%
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston$38,00070%
Community-Word Project Inc$36,00051%
Greenwich House Inc$35,00040%
Center for Art Law Inc$35,000315%
New York Youth Symphony Inc$35,00051%
New York Botanical Garden$34,00050%
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc$34,00050%
Queens College Foundation Inc$33,00030%
Marian and Edward Macdowell Inc$30,00030%
Pitzer College$30,00030%
Cue Art Foundation$30,00051%
Longhouse Reserve$30,00031%
Art Resources Transfer Inc$28,00041%
Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc$28,00050%
Catching the Dream$26,00053%
Cityarts Inc$25,00042%
Dorot Inc$22,00040%
International Child Art Foundation$20,000214%
Summertime Gallery Inc$20,00024%
Broadway for Arts Education Inc$20,00022%
Morris Museum of Art$20,00012%
Creative Arts Workshops for Kids Inc$20,00021%
Moore College of Art and Design$20,00020%
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc$19,30041%
University at Albany Foundation$19,00060%
Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service$15,00030%
Green Guerillas Inc$15,00032%
Vermont Studio Center Inc$15,00020%
The Center for Arts Education Inc$14,00040%
Opus 1 Foundation Corp$10,0001n/a
Queens Museum of Art$10,00010%
Rhode Island School of Design$10,00010%
Aperture Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Children's Museum of Manhattan$10,00010%
Brooklyn Arts Exchange Inc$10,00011%
Street Lab Inc$10,00011%
Living With Wolves Ltd$10,00011%
Swiss Institute$10,00010%
Art Creates US Inc$10,00011%
The Sculpture Center Inc$9,00030%
New York Classical Theatre Inc$9,00031%
Urbanglass New York Contemporary Glass Center Inc$9,00030%
Art Beyond Sight Inc$9,00031%
St Lukes Chamber Ensemble Inc$8,00040%
Art in General Inc$7,50031%
The Abingdon Square Painters$7,0003n/a
Bennington Museum Inc$6,00011%
The Symphony Space Inc$6,00030%
The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights$5,00011%
American Abstract Artists Inc$5,000121%
The Mattress Factory Ltd$4,00020%
Lower East Side Printshop Inc$3,0001n/a
Maverick Concerts Inc$3,00031%
Rochester Contemporary Art Center Inc$2,00010%
Japan Society Inc$2,0001n/a
Culture Project Inc$2,0002n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 54 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 114 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: $155,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetLower Manhattan Cultural Council Inc: $107,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetStudio in a School Association Inc: $106,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetThe Bronx Museum of the Arts: $105,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetCenter for Contemporary Art: $100,000 over 8y, 5.9% of budgetArtists Space Inc: $100,000 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetEarth Celebrationsinc: $99,000 over 7y, 43% of budgetThe Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association: $98,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Art Students League Of New York Inc: $96,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetInternational Foundation for Art Research Inc: $88,000 over 7y, 5.2% of budgetHeckscher Museum: $85,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetRaw Art Works Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetThe Corporation of Yaddo: $85,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $85,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Studio School: $85,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetFree Arts for Abused Children of New York City Inc: $82,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetBard College: $80,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts: $80,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetNassau County Museum of Art: $79,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetPublicolor Inc: $76,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetRubin Museum of Art Aka the Shelley & Donald Rubin Cultural Trust: $76,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSmack Mellon Studios Inc: $75,000 over 5y, 6.5% of budgetAmerican Academy in Rome: $70,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Inc: $64,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetThe Millay Colony for the Arts Inc: $64,000 over 7y, 8.7% of budgetThe Lehman College Art Gallery Inc: $62,000 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetPolice Athletic League Inc: $60,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMuseum of the City of New York: $60,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $60,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: $60,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Jewish Museum: $58,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetArtsconnection Inc: $56,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetThe American Federation of Arts Inc: $56,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetPainting Center Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetThe Educational Alliance Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Shakespeare Festival: $55,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Phillips Collection: $55,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio: $54,000 over 8y, 3.9% of budgetInternational Studio & Curatorial Program Inc: $54,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetFoundation for Contemporary Arts Inc: $52,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetFranklin Furnace Archive Inc: $52,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $50,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSculpture Space Inc: $50,000 over 7y, 4.9% of budgetWomen's Studio Workshop Inc: $50,000 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetPublic Art Fund Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences: $50,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBruce Museum Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Chinati Foundation: $50,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 114.

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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 Foundation for the Visual Arts IncNY41.3× affinity18 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 · Arison Arts Foundation · Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc · The Cowles Charitable Trust · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · Ag Foundation · The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc · Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust · The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Inc · Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

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.

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About Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation

How much does Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation give?
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation reported 88 grants totaling $968,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 85 and 112 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (78%), Education (5%), Environment (3%).
Who are Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art ($155k), Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Inc ($107k), Studio in a School Association Inc ($106k).
Does Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc, Arison Arts Foundation, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc.
Where is Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation based?
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation is based in NY.

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 177 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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