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John R Eckel Jr Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 27-2818091 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $1.2M
- Grants reported
- 29
- Median grant
- $25K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | $1.2M |
Where John R Eckel Jr Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $100K |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | Support for the Adam D. Weinberg Artists Fund | 2024 | $100K |
| Orange Show Foundation | Houston, TX | Capital campaign | 2024 | $100K |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | Eckel Gallery Exhibition Program | 2024 | $100K |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | Ruth Asawa drawing acquisition | 2024 | $75K |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | Support for Menil House grounds renovation | 2024 | $75K |
| Genesys Works | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $60K |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Annual design acquisitions and exhibitions | 2024 | $50K |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Supporting a new, site-specific media and sound installation by Rachel Rossin at the Houston | 2024 | $50K |
| Lawndale Art and Performance Center | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $50K |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $50K |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $40K |
| Project Row Houses | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $40K |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support of Blaffer Art Museum | 2024 | $30K |
| New Group Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $25K |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support for Moody Center | 2024 | $25K |
| Orange Show Foundation | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $25K |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Support for acquisitions in the area of modern and contemporary art | 2024 | $25K |
| FotoFest Inc | Houston, TX | Support of FotoFest's Literacy Through Photography Learning Program | 2024 | $25K |
| New Group Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $25K |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $25K |
| Menil Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | Jason Moran acquisition | 2024 | $24.7K |
| ProUnitas Inc | Houston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $20K |
| Artadia | Brooklyn, NY | To support an Artadia 2024 award to a talented, emerging Houston artist | 2024 | $15K |
| The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Inc | Florham Park, NJ | Unrestricted operating support | 2024 | $10K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from John R Eckel Jr Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.