The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-3480472 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Inc
29grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
6states 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.
Where to write
260 Madison Ave FL 19
New York, NY 10016-2400
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $195,000 |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $175,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $137,500 |
| Bard College FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $135,000 |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT | New York, NY | $117,500 |
| Bard College FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $60,000 |
| Bard College FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $60,000 |
| Katonah Museum of Art NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT | Katonah, NY | $40,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $37,500 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $37,500 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Currier Museum of Art NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT | Manchester, NH | $16,000 |
| Bailey House NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Aperture Foundation NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT | New York, NY | $13,200 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art Miami NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT | Miami, FL | $12,500 |
| New Orleans Museum of Art NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT | New Orleans, LA | $12,500 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $12,500 |
| National Gallery of Art FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Dallas Museum of Art NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT | Dallas, TX | $10,000 |
| New York City AIDS Memorial FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Olana Partnership FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Hudson, NY | $4,500 |
| Katonah Museum of Art FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Katonah, NY | $2,487 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Katonah Museum of Art FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Katonah, NY | $1,969 |
| International Center of Photography FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,600 |
| International Center of Photography Museum FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Visual Arts Foundation FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Visual Arts Foundation FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $1,000 |
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