Private non-operating foundationEIN 237104223Est. 1972-01
THE JOSEF AND ANNI ALBERS
BETHANY, CT 065243074
Total Assets
$274.0M
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$2.8M
FY 2024
Grants Made
19
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$149K
FY 2024
Grant Range
$10–$2.6M
Typical
Deadlines
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Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$738K1. Conservation and preservation of art and archival materials: conservation, preservation and scholarly research and study of art, including: works on glass by the late josef albers as well as oil paintings, drawings, photographs, photo-collages, and prints by him; weavings, textile materials, drawings, and prints by the late anni albers; and works by josef albers's colleagues and students.
Program 2
$2.2M2. Exhibitions: preparation and organization of various exhibitions of art by josef albers and anni albers: (1) for the exhibition of josef and anni albers's art with that of paul klee to be held at david zwirner in 2025; (2) for the exhibition of anni albers's art at the centrum paul klee in bern to open in 2026; (3) for the exhibition of of art by anni and josef albers at the villa empain in brussels in 2024; (4) for loans of art from the albers foundation, as well as from public institutions, to various exhibitions worldwide; (5) for the exhibition of josef albers's art to be held at the villa panza in varese, italy.
Program 3
$710KOther matters: 1. Continued efforts concerning forgeries of paintings by josef albers, requiring court appearances and continued legal work in different countries with different laws; (2) research and negotiations concerning the acquisition by the foundation of major art works by both anni albers and josef albers ; (3) continued work by our team of scholars on the catalogue raisonn of josef albers's art to be published by yale university press; (4) running of a multi-purpose cultural center in senegal; (5) educational outreach in rural villages in that country and elsewhere in sub-saharan africa; (6) development of hospital buildings and health centers in dakar as well as more rural regions; (7) continued collabora- tion with the josef albers museum in bottrop, germany, (8) work on updating our various websites; and (9) teaching of anni and josef albers's theories on the making of art.
Program 4
$3.7MMiscellaneous activities: (1) support of the teaching of art to disadvantaged children and other audiences, including the furthering of "albers for kids;" (2) management of a visiting artist program in our residential studios in connecticut, senegal, and ireland; (3) work on a range of other publications; (4) further research on the work of anni and josef albers for lectures in the us and europe; (5) continued support of arts-related programs for various non-profit organizations; (6) continued digitization of our collections catalogue; (7) teaching of anni and josef albers's theories on the making of art; (8) support of regional and national undertakings on the part of 501(c)(3) organizations furthering, through theater, music and paintings; (9) work on the re-edition of objects by anni and josef albers; (10) operating of farman, our main gallery, and trunk, our building that houses josef's furniture and other materials in bethany, ct; (12) extensive work re trademarks and copyrights.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$5.7M
Total Expenses
$9.7M
Qualifying Distributions
$9.2M
Min. Investment Return
$684K
Grant Range
19 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
4 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
92 grants
Grant Size Distribution
92 grants
Geographic Focus
9 states
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