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Roy Lichtenstein Foundation at a glance

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Roy Lichtenstein 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.

$12M
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$7.2M
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$73MScience & Tech$5.0MEducation$2.6MSocial Science$82kFood & Nutrition$4kCivil Rights$2kEnvironment$1kHealth$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $87k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $75k
  • $250k+4 grants · $12M
$26,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$55M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NASHER MUSEUM OF ART AT DUKE UNIVERSITY$7,239,083
COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART$1,946,500
KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL$1,299,200
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART$1,213,000
NASHER MUSEUM OF ART AT DUKE UNIVERSITY$75,000
SPELMAN COLLEGE$43,206
ASPEN INSTITUTE$26,000
ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART$18,000
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY$8,320
Individual grant recipient$2,500
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ART RESEARCH$2,500
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM$2,000
MORGAN LIBRARY$2,000
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART$1,500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

US giving: 80% of grant dollars ($64M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 20% that went abroad ($16M) is mapped below.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SCHOOL OF HUMANITY AND AWARENESS: $1k → 13%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

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ND
MN
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
CA
KS
NC
DC
AL
GA

Beyond the US: 20% of all-years giving ($16M)

3 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
Austria$14M · 1 grant
Switzerland$1.3M · 1 grant
United Kingdom$1.2M · 1 grant
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
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.
$57M · 18 repeat orgs$23M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
29

Total granted

$57M
$22M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+20%

Still filing today

72%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationInternationalSocial ScienceHealthHuman 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

  • WM
    WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
    5× · 2018–2024 · $36M · revenue +125% · 36% of their budget
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS INC
    3× · 2017–2023 · $1.4M · revenue +12% · 26% of their budget
  • NG
    National Gallery of Art
    3× · 2020–2023 · $190k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • AM
    ALBERTINA MUSEUM
    one grant, 2023 · $14M
  • SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5.0M · revenue +30%
  • PM
    PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
    one grant, 2021 · $1.6M · revenue -19%
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.

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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
2
Berggruen Institute
Education
3
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
4
Kadist Collection Manager Inc
Arts & Culture
5
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
6
American Museum of Natural History

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."

Arts & Culture
7
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
8
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
9
The Neue Galerie New York
Arts & Culture
10
The Studio Museum in Harlem

The studio museum in harlem is a contemporary art museum that focuses on the work of artists of african descent - as well as work that has been inspired and influenced by african culture - past and present; through its exhibitions,…

Arts & Culture
11
The National Museum of Women in the Arts

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…

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12
San Diego Museum of Art

To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Museum of Modern Art; the most unlike its peers is Indigenous Environmental Network. 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

36 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. 36 of the 53 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
21/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $36,091,300 · Arts & CultureWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $5,000,000 · Arts & CultureSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONCOLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $3,255,750 · Arts & CultureCOLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART+14 more: $3,767,568 · Arts & Culture+14 moreALBERTINA MUSEUM: $13,828,481 · OtherALBERTINA MUSEUMNASHER MUSEUM OF ART AT DUKE UNIVERSITY: $8,311,083 · OtherNASHER MUSEUM OF ART AT DUKE UNIVERSITYOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: $6,008,320 · OtherOHIO STATE UNIVERSITYKUNSTMUSEUM BASEL: $1,299,200 · OtherTHE BRITISH MUSEUM: $1,186,675 · Other+18 more: $773,209 · OtherThe President and Trustees of Colby College: $609,500 · EducationSpelman College: $523,206 · Education+5 more: $10,000 · EducationTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $82,000 · Social ScienceAmerican Friends of the Centre Pompidou Inc: $12,000 · InternationalASCHIANA FOUNDATION: $1,000 · InternationalSUMGATE INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesTIDES CENTER: $500 · Human ServicesTHE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT INC: $1,000 · Health
Arts & Culture$48,114,618Other$31,406,968Education$1,142,706Social Science$82,000International$13,000Human Services$1,500Health$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $36,091,300 over 5y, 36% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $5,000,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCOLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $3,255,750 over 6y, 9.6% of budgetPHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: $1,592,650 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS INC: $1,425,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetThe President and Trustees of Colby College: $609,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ART RESEARCH INC: $590,000 over 6y, 27% of budgetSpelman College: $523,206 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMUSEUM ASSOCIATES: $300,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Gallery of Art: $189,690 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFILM FORUM INC: $110,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $82,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PARRISH ART MUSEUM INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPORTLAND ART MUSEUM: $42,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $15,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Centre Pompidou Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION: $8,608 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $7,120 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBRANDYWINE WORKSHOP AND ARCHIVES: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetASCHIANA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOCIETY OF THE THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTS ADMINISTRATORS OF COLOR DMV NETWORK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetINDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH STAR FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST BOOK: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHILIPSTOWN DEPOT THEATRE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTIDES CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREADING PARTNERS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHALDANE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.9% 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.

National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Portland Art Museum: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Roy Lichtenstein Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Roy Lichtenstein 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 53 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
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who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home