Foundations that fund humanities organizations nationally

1,126 foundations made gifts to humanities organizations across the country, reaching 561 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

1,126Foundations gave here
334Accept applications
$7,000Typical gift
561Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL · EIN 36-249080816 gifts · typical $20,750 · 202416 · $349,000$20,7502024Accepts applications
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-187995411 gifts · typical $300,000 · 202411 · $3,850,797$300,0002024Accepts applications
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 23-704973811 gifts · typical $1,400 · 202411 · $25,267$1,4002024Invite only
The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL · EIN 36-611653510 gifts · typical $2,250 · 202410 · $1,332,750$2,2502024Accepts applications
John D and Catherine T MacarthurChicago, IL · EIN 23-70935987 gifts · typical $75,000 · 20247 · $1,100,000$75,0002024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 1,816 matched gifts to humanities organizations in the United States in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 561 matched organizations received gifts to humanities organizations in the United States in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to humanities organizations in the United States was $7,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

Top states

RankStateFoundationsOrganizations
New York41459
Massachusetts12423
California9884
Illinois5815
Texas5237
Florida4729
Washington4620
New Mexico435
New Jersey3317
Pennsylvania3318
Minnesota3018
Virginia2214
North Carolina2114
Oregon1815
Michigan1712
Louisiana162
Ohio1611
Montana138
Colorado1213
District of Columbia126
Georgia1212
Nebraska104
Wisconsin107
Idaho93
Connecticut89
How many foundations fund humanities organizations?

1,126 foundations made gifts to 561 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

334 of the 1,126 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.