Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Accepts applications
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.0 million in 105 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$1.0 million
- Number of grants105
- Typical grant$10,000
- Largest grant$75,000
- Assets$48.0 million
- New grantees91%
Giving in 2024 was down from $1.1 million the year before.
91% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.1 million | 114 | $44.7 million |
| 2024 | $1.0 million | 105 | $48.0 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Sarah Herda Graham Foundation 4 West Burton, Chicago, IL 60610-1416 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (312) 787-4071 |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Illinois. It also paid $65,000 in 7 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 75 | $701,924 |
| New York | 13 | $129,000 |
| California | 4 | $26,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $25,000 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $15,000 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $10,000 |
| Tennessee | 1 | $10,000 |
| Colorado | 1 | $5,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Architecture Biennial | This is a Rehearsal | $75,000 |
| Individual | Contagious Places, Curative Spaces | $25,000 |
| Individual | Swimming Pools, Civil Rights, and the American City in the 1960s | $20,000 |
| Individual | Dead Time | $20,000 |
| The Jewish Museum | Kiesler's Vision Machines | $20,000 |
| A Project 83 Inc | a83 Exhibition Program & Architectural Image-Making in 1980s New York | $15,000 |
| Carnegie Museum of Art | Tatiana Bilbao: City of Rooms | $15,000 |
| Individual | Columnar Disorder | $15,000 |
| Prospect New Orleans (US Biennials Inc) | Prospect.6 | $15,000 |
| Individual | You will wonder if we would have been friends | $15,000 |
| Individual | Pyramidion | $15,000 |
| Individual | EDIBLE; Or, The Architecture of Metabolism | $12,500 |
| The Center for Independent Documentary | Artificial Horizon | $12,500 |
| Individual | Incorporating Architects | $10,000 |
| Individual | Clara Istlerova, A Life Among Letters | $10,000 |
| Architectural Association | Ripple Ripple Rippling | $10,000 |
| Architectural Association School of Architecture | Entangled Archive | $10,000 |
| Individual | The Photographic Construction of Japanese Architecture | $10,000 |
| Individual | Philip G. Freelon: An Architect of Relationships and Stories | $10,000 |
| Individual | Collage for the Edith Farnsworth House | $10,000 |
| Association of Architecture Organizations | AAO Design Matters Conference 2024 | $10,000 |
| Individual | A Non-Coincidental Mirror | $10,000 |
| Chimurenga | African Mobilities | $10,000 |
| City College of New York | ARCH at Sixty | $10,000 |
| Colloqate Design | Challenging Patterns of Supremacy | $10,000 |
| Craft Contemporary | Material Acts | $10,000 |
| Individual | if history were told as stories it'd never be forgotten... | $10,000 |
| Individual | Tourism, Tropicalization and the Architectural Image | $10,000 |
| Dia Art Foundation | Cameron Rowland: Properties | $10,000 |
| Dongola | Provoking the Territory: Bernard Khoury | $10,000 |
| Individual | Latinx Coalition Chats | $10,000 |
| Individual | After Spaceship Earth | $10,000 |
| Individual | $10,000 | |
| Individual | It Is a Good Project and Should be Built | $10,000 |
| Geoffrey Bawa Trust | On Gardens: Contemplating the Relative in Space, Time, and Life | $10,000 |
| Hunter College Foundation | Andrea Blum: BIOTA | $10,000 |
| i Press Incorporated | Revisiting i Press: the i Press series on the human environment by architect/publisher Mary Otis Stevens | $10,000 |
| Individual | Josephine Baker and the Colonial Modern | $10,000 |
| INSITE (Installation Gallery) | INSITE Journal_07 | $10,000 |
| Individual | Midnight Tremor | $10,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Sarah Herda
- John Syvertsen
- Sean Keller
- Brian Black
- Amanda Williams
- Eric McKissack
- David Brown
- Monica Chadha
- Antonio Torres
- Chandra Goldsmith Gray
Questions people ask
Does Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.
How much does Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts give?
$1.0 million in tax year 2024, across 105 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.
Who runs Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts?
Its 2024 filing lists Sarah Herda (Executive Director), John Syvertsen (Trustee), Sean Keller (Trustee) and Brian Black (Trustee) among 10 officers and trustees.
What does Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts fund?
Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and international.