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Private foundation (trust)EIN 946642644Est. 1998-03

The Jay DeFeo Foundation

San Francisco, CA 94104

Total Assets

$22.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$30K

FY 2023

Grants Made

8

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$250–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$766K

The Foundation furthers public understanding of and education about Jay DeFeo's creative works and ideas in an art historical context by cataloging and maintaining Jay DeFeo's art; collaborating on publications and exhibitions, and encouraging and supporting conservation, research and scholarship; organizing Jay DeFeo's archive for future public research by developing an expanded database and website, and by researching for future catalogue raisonn.

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$767K

Total Expenses

$861K

Qualifying Distributions

$892K

Distributable Amount

$459K

Min. Investment Return

$468K

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Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $2K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $235K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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Top Recipients

45 grants

Paestum
$110K
1 grant
Aspen Art Museum
$101K
2 grants
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
$55K
1 grant
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
$54K
1 grant
SFMOMA
$45K
1 grant
Creative Growth
$19K
6 grants
Mills College Art Museum
$15K
2 grants
Getty Museum
$14K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants

<$10K
39
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

California
$209K
40% of total
New York
$134K
26% of total
Colorado
$101K
19% of total
Texas
$55K
11% of total
Illinois
$10K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$9K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$3K
1% of total

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