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Walther Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 271125212

Walther Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $230,184 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $6,250 and the largest $155,510. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $224,469 the year before.

50% 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 yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$243,6209$2.9 million
2023$224,46911$2.7 million
2024$230,18410$3.0 million

How to apply

Walther Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Walther Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its US grants went to recipients in New York. It also paid $157,684 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York8$72,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Walther FoundationTo support museum operations and activities$155,510
Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation
Brooklyn, NY
To support museum operations and activities$25,000
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
To support museum operations and activities$15,000
Aperture
New York, NY
To support museum operations and activities$15,000
Center for Photography at Wood Stock
Kingston, NY
To further donor's purpose$10,000
The Gordon Parks Foundation
Pleasantville, NY
To support museum operations and activities$2,500
Henri Cartier Bresson FoundationTo support museum operations and activities$2,174
The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation
New York, NY
To support museum operations and activities$2,000
The Whitney Museum
New York, NY
To support museum operations and activities$1,500
Met Museum of Art
New York, NY
To support museum operations and activities$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Walther Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Walther Family Foundation give?

$230,184 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $6,250.

Who runs Walther Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Artur Walther (Director/President).

What does Walther Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and international.

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