John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Grants
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-5673173 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY (EIN 13-5673173). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $11.4M paid in 286 grants, with a median grant of $32.5K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $383.6M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
- Total grants paid
- $11.4M
- Grants reported
- 286
- Typical grant
- $32.5K
- Future commitments
- $4.6M
- Total assets
- $383.6M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fdtn
- Phone
- (212) 687-4470
- Deadlines
- September 15
- Application materials
- The foundation has a standard application which specifies the material the applicant should submit for his/her field.
- Restrictions
- Individuals in the u.s.a. And canada
Original filing text
- Contact
- JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FDTN
- Address
- 90 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY, 10016
- Phone
- 2126874470
- Deadlines
- SEPTEMBER 15
- Application materials
- THE FOUNDATION HAS A STANDARD APPLICATION WHICH SPECIFIES THE MATERIAL THE APPLICANT SHOULD SUBMIT FOR HIS/HER FIELD.
- Restrictions
- INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S.A. AND CANADA
Reported organization name: JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
Where John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Historical Society | New York, NY | Exhibition installment fee | Tax year 20242024 | $200K |
| Jessica Elaine Blinkhorn | Atlanta, GA | Fine arts | Tax year 20242024 | $85K |
| Melissa Febos | Iowa City, IA | General nonfiction | Tax year 20242024 | $75K |
| Cassandra L Quave | Decatur, GA | Healthspan: a work of narrative nonfiction | Tax year 20242024 | $75K |
| Rodney Jones | Danbury, CT | Music composition | Tax year 20242024 | $70K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (286 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from John Simon Guggenheim Memorial 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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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