Foundations that fund museums nationally

7,743 foundations made gifts to museums across the country, reaching 3,564 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.

7,743Foundations gave here
2,326Accept applications
$6,800Typical gift
3,564Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 23-704973879 gifts · typical $323 · 202479 · $241,477$3232024Invite only
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-168433158 gifts · typical $125,000 · 202458 · $13,737,183$125,0002024Accepts applications
Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX · EIN 75-603851953 gifts · typical $500 · 202453 · $468,104$5002024Accepts applications
Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX · EIN 13-606658337 gifts · typical $500 · 202437 · $93,297$5002024Invite only
Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL · EIN 59-619411936 gifts · typical $6,000 · 202436 · $471,500$6,0002024Accepts applications

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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 16,586 matched gifts to museums in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
  • 3,564 matched organizations received gifts to museums in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in the United States was $6,800 in tax years 2022–2025.

Top states

RankStateFoundationsOrganizations
New York1,668276
California991324
Texas633254
Pennsylvania444135
Florida430140
Massachusetts422119
Ohio419131
Virginia412110
Illinois281124
Connecticut25660
Michigan222106
Maryland20966
Wisconsin20692
Colorado19982
Washington17896
District of Columbia17118
Arizona16548
Maine15960
Louisiana14343
Oregon13170
Missouri11472
North Carolina11495
Georgia10767
New Jersey10764
Minnesota9454
How many foundations fund museums?

7,743 foundations made gifts to 3,564 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

2,326 of the 7,743 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.