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Private non-operating foundationEIN 473803803Est. 2024-06

HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION

SANTA FE, NM 87505

Total Assets

$33.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$8K

FY 2024

Grants Made

3

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$125–$7K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$946K

Holt/smithson foundation ("the foundation") was established in 2015 and was granted exempt status by the internal revenue service ("the irs") effective october 14, 2015. The foundation is a nonprofit organization as described in section 501(c)(3) of the irs and is classified by the irs as a private foundation. In a letter dated june 12, 2024, the irs changed the classification to a private operating foundation effective december 31, 2023. Nancy holt and robert smithson transformed the world of art and ideas. Holt/smithson foundation develops their distinctive creative legacies. Holt and smithson recalibrated the limits of art, changing what art can be and where art can be found. Their art, writings, and ideas laid the ground work from which contemporary art has grown. The foundation's ambition is to become the hub of all things holt and smithson. Collaborating with artists, writers, thinkers, and institutions, we realize exhibitions, publish books, initiate artist commissions, program

Focus Areas

ArtsCulture & Humanities

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$211K

Total Expenses

$984K

Qualifying Distributions

$946K

Min. Investment Return

$497K

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $35K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

17 grants

THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN
$35K
1 grant
ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART
$15K
1 grant
ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART-SMITHSONIA
$12K
2 grants
LAND ART CONTEMPORARY
$11K
3 grants
NORTHERN NM RADIO FOUNDATION
$4K
1 grant
DIG DEEP RIGHT TO WATER
$3K
2 grants
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY THRIFT STORE
$2K
1 grant
UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH
$1K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants

<$10K
15
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Texas
$35K
48% of total
District of Columbia
$27K
36% of total
New Mexico
$7K
9% of total
California
$3K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$1K
2% of total
Colorado
$1K
1% of total
New York
$125
0% of total

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