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Private non-operating foundationEIN 461575176Est. 2013-05

THE GUSTON FOUNDATION

WEST HURLEY, NY 124910387

Total Assets

$59.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$34K

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$5K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$1.2M

Cataloguing and archiving all the works produced by the artist philip guston and making his work available to facilitate art education and research.

Program 2

$138K

During the year, the foundation; in conjuction with the ministry of culture of the government of mexico, through the national institutes of fine arts and literature (inbal), and anthropology and history (inah); provided supervision and support for the restoration of "the fight against terrorism" mural which was created by philip guston between august 1934 and january 1935 and is located in the michoacan regional museum in morelia, mexico. The restoration began in september 2023 with a ground-penetrating radar analysis to determine the sources and levels of moisture affecting the mural and the mural was reopened at the museum during a ceremony held on january 31, 2025. The michoacan regional museum is open to the public typically between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm tuesday through sunday.

Focus Areas

Private Operating Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.4M

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $3K to maximum $5K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $110K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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Top Recipients

46 grants

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON
$100K
1 grant
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$60K
6 grants
THE FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH
$15K
1 grant
FILAFFESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU LIVRE D'ART ET DU FILM
$11K
2 grants
AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME
$7K
6 grants
AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$6K
6 grants
MASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION INC (MASS MOCA)
$6K
4 grants
MAVERRICK CONCERTS
$5K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants

<$10K
42
grants
$10–50K
3
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Massachusetts
$117K
50% of total
New York
$100K
43% of total
Florida
$10K
4% of total
Texas
$6K
3% of total
Connecticut
$1K
0% of total

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