FUNDER
JAY DEFEO FOUNDATION
22recipients FY2016–24
$936,570giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 58% of giving in New York
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A local funder — 58% of its dollars go to NY. It is a candidate for organizations in the 7 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, CT, DC, IL, NY, TX.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 8 |
| HELEN FRANKENTHALER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 5 |
| ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES | OAKLAND, CA | program funder | 4 |
| HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 4 |
| TEIGER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 4 |
| THE ZELLERBACH FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 4 |
| CLAIRE AND THEODORE MORSE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | program funder | 3 |
| FLEISHHACKER FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 3 |
| IMPERFECT FAM FOUNDATION TR | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 3 |
| ROY AND NIUTA TITUS FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 3 |
| TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| AARON COPLAND FUND FOR MUSIC INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| AL HELD FOUNDATION INC | BOICEVILLE, NY | program funder | 2 |
| ANDREA FRANK FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| ARISON ARTS FOUNDATION | CORAL GABLES, FL | program funder | 2 |
| ARTNOW INTERNATIONAL INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 2 |
| BROWNSTONE FAMILY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| CARL ANDRE AND MELISSA L KRETSCHMER FOUNDATION INC | LONG IS CITY, NY | program funder | 2 |
| CHARINA FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| COWLES CHARITABLE TRUST | STATEN ISLAND, NY | program funder | 2 |
| CY TWOMBLY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| DESTINA FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| EVERY PAGE FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | program funder | 2 |
| FORD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NY | 2 | 2024 | $128,550 |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NY | 1 | 2024 | $75,000 |
| DRAWING CENTER INC | NY | 2 | 2024 | $29,000 |
| LAGUNA ART MUSEUM | CA | 2 | 2024 | $16,120 |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC | DC | 5 | 2024 | $15,000 |
| ROULETTE INTERMEDIUM INC | NY | 1 | 2024 | $8,000 |
| CREATIVE GROWTH INC | CA | 5 | 2023 | $19,000 |
| SWISS INSTITUTE | NY | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| PAESTUM FOUNDATION INC | NY | 1 | 2022 | $110,000 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON | TX | 1 | 2022 | $55,000 |
| SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART ASSOCIATION | CA | 3 | 2022 | $8,500 |
| THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION | CA | 3 | 2022 | $7,500 |
| BROOKLYN RAIL INC | NY | 1 | 2022 | $5,000 |
| AAMC FOUNDATION | NY | 2 | 2022 | $2,000 |
| THE LAB SF | CA | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART | CA | 1 | 2021 | $4,000 |
| KALA INSTITUTE | CA | 2 | 2021 | $3,000 |
| UNITED STATES ARTISTS INC | IL | 1 | 2020 | $10,000 |
| RICHMOND ART CENTER | CA | 1 | 2020 | $2,500 |
| MISS PORTERS SCHOOL INC | CT | 1 | 2019 | $8,000 |
| INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS | CA | 1 | 2019 | $1,000 |
| ASPEN ART MUSEUM | CO | 1 | 2018 | $101,000 |