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Funders to approach for Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums

San Francisco, California$57M revenue281 funders on file

The Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums (cofam) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation formed in 1987 responsible to operate the de young museum and the legion of honor and to raise and maintain funds for the museums' support. Cofam conducts this work on behalf of the fine arts museum of San Francisco (famsf), which is a charitable trust department of the city and county of San Francisco (city). The city owns the land and buildings in which the museums operate, and most of the collections, and provides partial operating support through an annual appropriation for their care and maintenance. Cofam accomplishes the mission of famsf through exhibition of the permanent collections, special exhibitions, scholarly publications, education programs, care and research of the collections, and public…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$76k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 102 in 104 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$5.9M–$17Mover two years, from 34–42 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.4Mfrom 38 new funders

Half the value is in your top 15 funders, of 144

$0$8.3M$17Mhalf from the top 15likely range1st10thAll 144
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Pilara Family FoundationGives in California (14 of 26)Similar grantees: Fine Arts Museums Foundation ($280k/yr), Crocker Art Museum Association ($160k/yr), Milwaukee Art Museum Inc ($120k/yr)4 in 10$140k
  2. 2The Saul Steinberg FoundationSimilar grantees: Dallas Museum of Art ($140k/yr), Cincinnati Museum Association ($69k/yr), Columbus Museum of Art ($170k/yr)3 in 10$170k
  3. 3Teiger FoundationSimilar grantees: Museum of Contemporary Art ($140k/yr), Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego ($50k/yr), Contemporary Art Museum ST Louis ($51k/yr)4 in 10$76k

141 more funders on the list for Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums

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