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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

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$738K

1. 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

$2.2M

2. 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

$710K

Other 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

$3.7M

Miscellaneous 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

ArtsCulture & Humanities

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.7M

Total Expenses

$9.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$9.2M

Min. Investment Return

$684K

Grant Range

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10 through median $5K to maximum $2.6M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $15.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

92 grants

MUSEE D'ART MODERNE DE PARIS
$12.4M
1 grant
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LE KORSA INC
$8.4M
4 grants
KUNSTMUSEUM DEN HAAG
$1.0M
1 grant
INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE ARTE MODERNO
$400K
1 grant
PUBLICOLOR
$215K
4 grants
LOOMIS CHAFFEE SCHOOL
$158K
4 grants
THE CLASSICAL THEATRE OF HARLEM
$110K
3 grants
BELLEVUE LITERARY PRESS
$96K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

92 grants

<$10K
61
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

9 states

Connecticut
$8.7M
94% of total
New York
$511K
5% of total
Massachusetts
$29K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$13K
0% of total
California
$10K
0% of total
New Jersey
$5K
0% of total
North Carolina
$1K
0% of total
South Carolina
$1K
0% of total

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