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The Fox Aarons Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 81-4159057 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.1M
- Grants reported
- 32
- Median grant
- $22.5K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | $484K |
| 2024 | 15 | $655.3K |
Where The Fox Aarons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER INC | LONG IS CITY, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $123.3K |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | High Line Art Program and General Operating fund | 2024 | $120K |
| NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $96.5K |
| NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $96.5K |
| PS1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER INC | LONG IS CITY, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $72.5K |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | High Line Art | 2024 | $50K |
| LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $50K |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | Performing Arts Building fund | 2024 | $50K |
| LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $50K |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | Performing Arts Building Fund | 2025 | $50K |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | High Line Art Program | 2025 | $50K |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | Orlando Bravo Center for Economic Research | 2024 | $40K |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | Orlando Bravo Center for Economic Research | 2025 | $40K |
| PRINTED MATTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $25K |
| BROOKLYN MUSEUM | BROOKLYN, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $25K |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $22.5K |
| PRINTED MATTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $22.5K |
| PRINTED MATTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | LAABF Committee fund | 2024 | $15K |
| PRIMARY INFORMATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | Support of the Torrington Book Project | 2024 | $15K |
| NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | NEW YORK, NY | Friends of the Triennial | 2024 | $15K |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | Rare Book Fund | 2024 | $15K |
| NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | NEW YORK, NY | Friend of the Triennial | 2025 | $15K |
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NEW YORK, NY | Whitney Biennial | 2025 | $10K |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | Chair's Discretionary Fund for the Department of Economics | 2024 | $10K |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | Chair's Discretionary Fund for the Department of Economics | 2025 | $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 The Fox Aarons Foundation'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.