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The Studio Museum in Harlem

THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM IS THE NEXUS FOR ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AND FOR WORK THAT HAS BEEN INSPIRED AND INFLUENCED BY BLACK CULTURE.

Source: IRS Form 990
Public Charity 501(c)(3) NTEE A500
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Organization Overview

144 WEST 125TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10027
EIN
13-2590805
Earliest Filing
2018
Organization Type
Public Charity
Deductibility Status
Contributions are tax-deductible

Grants Given by Year

$217K$108K$0
$125K
$89K
$115K
$152K
$122K
$217K
$118K
2018201920202021202220232025

Grants Received by Year

This organization also receives grants. See Funding Received below for details.

$19.6M$9.8M$0
$336K
$3.2M
$6.1M
$6.8M
$19.6M
$4.1M
$5K
2017201820192020202120222023
Total Grants Given
$937K
All Years
Filings on File
7
Tax Years
NTEE Category
A500
Museums

IRS Classification Codes

NTEE Code
A500
Museums

The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code is a four digit code used to classify an exempt IRC 501(c)(3) organization.

Subsection Code
03
Private operating foundation (other)

Subsection Codes are the codes shown under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which define the category under which an organization may be exempt.

Asset Code
9
≥ 50,000,000

Asset Codes relate to the amount of assets shown on the most recent Form 990 series return filed by the organization.

Affiliation Code
3
Independent - This code is used if the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).

Affiliation Code defines the organizational grouping.

Deductibility Code
1
Contributions are deductible.

Deductibility Code signifies whether contributions made to an organization are deductible.

Supplemental Information (2025)

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE: FROM OCTOBER TO SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR, THE MUSEUM OFFERS AN ELEVEN-MONTH RESIDENCY TO THREE ARTISTS WORKING IN ANY MEDIA. INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FOR THE RESIDENCY RECEIVE INSTITUTIONAL GUIDANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH SUPPORT, STUDIO SPACE, AND A STIPEND PAID OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE RESIDENCY. IN ADDITION TO THEIR TIME IN THE STUDIO, ARTISTS PARTICIPATE IN MUSEUM PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIO VISITS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE RESIDENCY CULMINATES WITH A GROUP EXHIBITION FEATURING ARTWORKS MADE BY EACH OF THE ARTISTS DURING THEIR TIME IN THE PROGRAM. EXPANDING THE WALLS: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CASH STIPENDS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE EXPANDING THE WALLS PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS ARE TEENS WHO LIVE OR ATTEND HIGH SCHOOLS OR EQUIVALENCY PROGRAMS IN HARLEM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. JOY OF GIVING SOMETHING SCHOLARSHIP: COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPANDING THE WALLS PROGRAM. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS WERE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. WEIN PRIZE: PRESENTED EACH YEAR AT THE STUDIO MUSEUM'S FALL GALA, THE AWARD RECOGNIZES AND HONORS THE ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTIST WHO DEMONSTRATES GREAT INNOVATION, PROMISE, AND CREATIVITY. THE PRIZE INCLUDES AN UNRESTRICTED MONETARY AWARD OF $50,000. MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR: FIFTEEN APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THIS PROGRAM. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS FROM THE STUDIO MUSEUM INTERN SEASON, ALL OF WHOM WILL PARTICIPATE EQUALLY IN THE PROGRAM AND CREATE THE LARGER MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS SEMINAR COHORT. THE CURATORS' FORUM TRAVEL AWARD WAS ADMINISTERED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS BY THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL LEADERSHIP. ALL OTHER AWARDS ARE UNRESTRICTED.

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I supplemental information.

Funding Received

Verified from IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings by this organization's funders - 179 grants from 82 funders, 2017-2023.

Funder Year Amount Purpose
JEROME L STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC 2023 $5K EDUCATIONAL
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND 2022 $1.5M For grant recipient's exempt purposes
The Chicago Community Trust 2022 $1M General operating support
TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART 2022 $1M ART EDUCATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST 2022 $175K CULTURE and ARTS
THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND 2022 $100K COMMUNITY OUTREACH and ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION 2022 $55K ARTS, CULTURE
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC 2022 $54K GENERAL SUPPORT
CHARINA FOUNDATION INC 2022 $40K GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND 2022 $39K GENERAL SUPPORT
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2022 $35K GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ROBERT LEHMAN FOUNDATION INC 2022 $25K GENERAL EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program 2022 $20K For recipient's exempt purpose
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND 2022 $16K GENERAL SUPPORT
BRADLEY FAMILY CHARITABLE 2022 $16K GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED
R and T P FAMILY FOUNDATION INC 2022 $10K GENERAL PURPOSE
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND 2022 $9K ARTS, CULTURE and HUMANITIES
STUDIO IN A SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC 2022 $6K Arts Intern Program
THE REGINALD F LEWIS FOUNDATION INC 2022 $5K SUPPORT ACQUISITIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
JEROME L STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC 2022 $5K EDUCATIONAL
HEYDAY FOUNDATION 2022 $5K GENERAL SUPPORT
BRADLEY FAMILY CHARITABLE 2022 $5K GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED
THE JEROME P and CAROL B KENNEY TRUST 2022 $5K GENERAL SUPPORT
The Fullgraf Foundation 2022 $5K Studio Museum Fund
THE ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE FOUNDATION INC 2022 $3K FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
DANIEL M NEIDICH and BROOKE GARBER 2022 $3K GENERAL CHARITABLES
THE JEDRA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC 2022 $2K GENERAL SUPPORT
Jim Neuberger and Helen Stambler Neuberger 2022 $1K General and Unrestricted
ROSENHEIM FAMILY CHARIT FOUNDATION 2022 $500 SUPPORT ART GALLERY
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND 2021 $12.2M For grant recipient's exempt purposes
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND 2021 $1M General support
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST 2021 $1M GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DAVID and CANDACE WEIR FOUNDATION 2021 $1M GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 2021 $526K ARTS AND CULTURE
The Brown Foundation Inc 2021 $500K Campaign for The Studio Museum in Harlem: Creating Space
THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION INC 2021 $300K Reimagining The Studio Museum in Harlem: An Inaugural Exhibitions Project For Our New Home
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION 2021 $250K BOARD DISCRETIONARY GRANT IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
Foundation to Promote Open Society 2021 $250K to support the grantee's public art sculpture project in Harlem, New York
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION 2021 $250K TO ESTABLISH A FUND FOR SUPPORTING THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM 5/31/19-6/30/20
THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION INC 2021 $250K Reimagining The Studio Museum in Harlem: An Inaugural Exhibitions Project For Our New Home - Phase Two
LLEWELLYN FAMILY FOUNDATION 2021 $250K TO SUPPORT THE STUDIO MUSEUM INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC 2021 $250K DIGITAL PROGRAMS
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program 2021 $176K FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
HELEN FRANKENTHALER FOUNDATION INC 2021 $175K 2021 DIGITAL INITIATIVES (2 OF 2)
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST 2021 $168K CULTURE and ARTS
Silicon Valley Community Foundation 2021 $150K Arts and Culture
THE HORACE W GOLDSMITH FOUNDATION 2021 $100K GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE MARIE-JOSEE AND HENRY R KRAVIS 2021 $100K GENERAL PURPOSE
HELEN FRANKENTHALER FOUNDATION INC 2021 $100K FRANKENTHALER CLIMATE INITIATIVE 2021
SURGO FOUNDATION US 2021 $93K TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS.

Showing the 50 most recent of 179 grants on file.

Source: Provided by the organization

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