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New York$5.5M revenue152 funders on file

Founded in 1961 the American Folk Art Museum is the nations museum of folk and self-taught artists. Candid genuine and unexpected. Afam celebrates the creativity of individuals whose singular talents have been refined through personal experience rather than formal artistic training with a collection spanning 7,500 works of art from four centuries and nearly every continent the museum engages people of all backgrounds through its collections exhibitions publications and public programs as the leading forum shaping the understanding and appreciation of folk and self-taught art thanks to the generous support of our member patrons and donors admission is always…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$36k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$730k–$2.2Mover two years, from 12–18 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$550kfrom 24 new funders

Half the value is in your top 9 funders, of 157

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  1. 1The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Aspen Art Museum ($65k/yr), The Jewish Museum ($220k/yr), The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences ($1.0M/yr)1 in 19$400k
  2. 2The Saul Steinberg FoundationSimilar grantees: The Jewish Museum ($720k/yr), Seattle Art Museum ($160k/yr), JB Speed Art Museum ($120k/yr)1 in 13$150k
  3. 3William Randolph Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums ($250k/yr), The Barnes Foundation ($150k/yr), Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust ($150k/yr)1 in 13$120k

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