The Jay Defeo Foundation
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6642644 · reported 2023–2025
26grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$386Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney Meuseum of American Art General Support - 2 Art Works by Jay DeFeo | New York, NY | $120,000 |
| Museum of Modern Art New York General Support - 1 Art Work by Jay DeFeo | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| The Menil Collection Houston General Support - 1 Art Work by Jay DeFeo | Houston, TX | $65,000 |
| The Drawing Center General Support - 1 Art Work by Jay DeFeo | New York, NY | $24,000 |
| Getty Museum LA Arts Fire Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Mills College Art Museum Museum Funds Grant | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art LA Museum Funds Grant | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Laguna Art Museum Support for catalogue to accompany exhibition | Laguna Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| Roulette Intermedium-Zeena Parkins | Brooklyn, NY | $8,000 |
| Oakland Museum of California Art Mildred Howard exhibition catalogue | Oakland, CA | $5,000 |
| Berkeley Art Museum UC Regents Fellowship Theresa Hak Kyung Cha exhibit | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 |
| The Drawing Center Trisha Donnelly exhibit | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Art Science Lab New College catalogue | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Bampfa BAM Fellowship | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 |
| Sfmoma Support for catalogue to accompany exhibition | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Philadelphia Contemporary M0 21 Lab | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 |
| California College of the Arts WattisSTEADY exhibit | Oakland, CA | $2,500 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Further Triennial | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Sfai Legacy Foundation and Archive SFAI Legacy Foundation and Archive | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Creative Growth | Oakland, CA | $2,000 |
| Bampfa Support for exhibition | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 |
| San Jose Ica | San Jose, CA | $2,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Aspen Institute AEFI | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Swiss Institute | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Pen America | New York, NY | $250 |
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