New York · Public charity
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc
Established in 1971, the mission of the new york foundation for the arts (nyfa) is to empower artists in all disciplines, as well as cultural workers, to achieve success on their own terms by providing critical support, resources, and opportunities. Nyfa envisions a world where artists thrive in the practice and expression of their…
- $12M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $961k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $81,228
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $459,176
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 19
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $23M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations New York Foundation for the Arts Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $961k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $1.1M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $740k | 11% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $1.2M | 27% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $342k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $678k | 42% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $630k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $219k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape Center Ltd | $1,742,698 | 7 | n/a |
| Cuban Artists Fund Inc | $928,253 | 8 | 87% |
| Drumsongs Productions Inc | $539,166 | 8 | n/a |
| Parthenia | $503,366 | 9 | n/a |
| The Misty Copeland Foundation Inc | $496,597 | 2 | 24% |
| Youth Arts New York Inc | $270,042 | 8 | 99% |
| The Denyce Graves Foundation Inc | $255,314 | 1 | 19% |
| Minerva Foundation for Figure Drawing | $187,873 | 6 | n/a |
| Music of Hope | $180,084 | 3 | n/a |
| Aphganculture Museum Foundation | $164,148 | 5 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape Center Ltd | $1,742,698 | 7 | n/a |
| Cuban Artists Fund Inc | $928,253 | 8 | 87% |
| Drumsongs Productions Inc | $539,166 | 8 | n/a |
| Parthenia | $503,366 | 9 | n/a |
| The Misty Copeland Foundation Inc | $496,597 | 2 | 24% |
| Youth Arts New York Inc | $270,042 | 8 | 99% |
| The Denyce Graves Foundation Inc | $255,314 | 1 | 19% |
| Minerva Foundation for Figure Drawing | $187,873 | 6 | n/a |
| Music of Hope | $180,084 | 3 | n/a |
| Aphganculture Museum Foundation | $164,148 | 5 | n/a |
| Music and Mentoring House | $162,548 | 3 | n/a |
| Urban Art Beat | $158,182 | 5 | n/a |
| Move(Nyc) Foundation Inc | $139,595 | 1 | 25% |
| Sound Mind Live Inc | $122,143 | 1 | 51% |
| Ballroom Basix USA | $96,379 | 1 | n/a |
| Caribbeing Inc | $77,684 | 3 | 58% |
| Koda Arts Inc | $52,550 | 2 | 55% |
| Asifa-East | $39,566 | 3 | n/a |
| Luminal Theater Corp | $33,825 | 3 | 24% |
| C B D Music Inc | $25,326 | 2 | n/a |
| Music Beyond Measure Inc | $22,373 | 2 | n/a |
| Circumference | $22,011 | 3 | n/a |
| Asifa-East | $18,891 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of E1027 Inc | $17,140 | 2 | n/a |
| Fourteen Sculptures Gallery | $10,443 | 2 | n/a |
| The Betty Effect | $10,283 | 2 | n/a |
| Futurepointe Dance Inc | $7,465 | 1 | n/a |
| Persian Arts Festival | $6,985 | 1 | n/a |
| Flobert Ltd | $6,186 | 1 | n/a |
| Hudson Festival Orchestra | $5,545 | 1 | n/a |
| Rush Dabce Foundation | $5,280 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About New York Foundation for the Arts Inc
- How much does New York Foundation for the Arts Inc give?
- New York Foundation for the Arts Inc reported 8 itemized grants totaling $961,448, out of $12,435,519 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does New York Foundation for the Arts Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (90%), Philanthropy (6%), Health (2%).
- Who are New York Foundation for the Arts Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lenape Center Ltd ($1.7M), Cuban Artists Fund Inc ($928k), Drumsongs Productions Inc ($539k).
- Does New York Foundation for the Arts Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is New York Foundation for the Arts Inc based?
- New York Foundation for the Arts Inc is based in NY.
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