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Ponsold Motherwell Charitable Trust Grants
Private foundation · EIN 92-6552609 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $5.5M
- Grants reported
- 23
- Median grant
- $90K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | $3M |
| 2024 | 7 | $2.5M |
Where Ponsold Motherwell Charitable Trust 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION & MUSEUM INC | PROVINCETOWN, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $2.2M |
| PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION & MUSEUM INC | PROVINCETOWN, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $1.2M |
| MARIAN AND EDWARD MACDOWELL INC | PETERBOROUGH, NH | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $400K |
| MASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION INC | NORTH ADAMS, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $300K |
| FINE ARTS WORK CENTER IN PROVINCETOWN INC | PROVINCETOWN, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $250K |
| BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION | BENNINGTON, VT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $210K |
| ARTSCONNECTION INC | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $100K |
| THE NEW SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $100K |
| BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION | BENNINGTON, VT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $100K |
| APERTURE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $100K |
| BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART | BALTIMORE, MD | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $100K |
| THE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | FOR THE GLOBAL CURATORIAL INITIATIVE | 2024 | $90K |
| THE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $90K |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $75K |
| OPEN ARTS ALLIANCE | COS COB, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $50K |
| OPEN ARTS ALLIANCE | COS COB, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $50K |
| CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $35K |
| CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $35K |
| ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $25.9K |
| BARD COLLEGE | ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $20K |
| SOCIAL JUSTICE SEWING ACADEMY | ANTIOCH, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $20K |
| BARD COLLEGE | ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $20K |
| SOCIAL JUSTICE SEWING ACADEMY | ANTIOCH, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $20K |
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 Ponsold Motherwell Charitable Trust's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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.