Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 46-2953602. Reported 106 grants totalling $5,681,000 to 72 recipients across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Art Institute of Chicage | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cooper Union | New York, NY | $370,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cooper Union for the Adv of Art & Science | New York, NY | $370,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $330,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| El Museo Del Barrio | New York, NY | $232,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York, NY | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amigos Del Museo Del Barrio | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple U Institutional Advancement | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, NY | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Nelson- Atkins Museum | Kansas City, MO | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Museum of Art | Jackson, MS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beam Center | Brooklyn, NY | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nyc Salt Inc | New York, NY | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Museum | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americas Society | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Public Art Fund | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Swiss Institute | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Museum of Arts & Science | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia University School of the Arts | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creative Time Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dia Center for the Arts | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madison Square Gardern Conservancy | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mass Moca Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Penumbra Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ps 1 Contemporary Arts Center | Long Island City, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rhode Islancd School of Design | Providence, RI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soul of Nations | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Contemporary Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Five Myles Gallery | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lower Manhattan Cultural Center | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $38,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Ny Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Foundation for Art Research | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contemporary Arts Center | Bedminster, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guggenheim Museum of Art | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hip Hop Theater Festival | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lower Manhattan Cultural Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| SUNY New Paltz Foundation | New Paltz, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Aldrich Museum | Ridgefiled, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Asia Society Dist | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Queens Museum of Art Dist | Flushing, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Rubin Museum of Art | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Times Square District Management Association Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ipti Research Org for Tech & Innov | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry Settlement | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Henry Street Settlement | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Museum of Mexican Art | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Back to the Lab | Akron, OH | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pioneer Works Art Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Queens Council on the Arts | Queens, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Times Square District Management | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Five Myles | Brooklyn, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum | Ridgefield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elm Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Studio and Curatorial Program | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lehman College Art Gallery Inc | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sculpture Center | Long Island City, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Staten Island Art Museum | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Baruch College Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Drawing Center Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Audubon Society | New York, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Center for Creative Arts | Amherst, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
26 of 72 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 30%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Art Institute of Chicage
GRANT FOR OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS - Cooper Union for the Adv of Art & Science
GRANT FOR WORKSHOP PROGRAM IN ART - The Studio Museum in Harlem
GRANT TO CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR MUSEUM BUILDING - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
GRANT FOR OUTREACH PROGRAM IN ART - El Museo Del Barrio
GRANT FOR EXHIBITION OF ART - The Cooper Union
GRANT FOR OUTREACH PROGRAM IN THE ARTS AND STUDENT AWARD
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 50 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | $1,399,000 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 24 | $1,857,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $1,046,500 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $1,378,500 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
63% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 260 Madison Avenue 18TH Floor, New York, NY, 10016. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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