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Who funds Nelson Atkins Museum?

Kansas City, Missouri

6 private foundations reported grants to Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Missouri totaling $2.1 million across 6 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, with $2.0 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Nelson Atkins Museum

All 6 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation
New York · 2024
Artwork grant for exhibition at the museum1$2.0 million
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation
New York · 2023 · accepts applications
Grant for exhibitions of art1$75,000
Lauritzen Foundation
Nebraska · 2025
General exempt purpose1$25,000
Thomas Martin Foundation
Missouri · 2025
Preservation/exhibition ofvisual arts1$3,500
Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Inc
Kansas · 2025 · accepts applications
Arts1$3,000
Hickok Family Foundation F/K/A John D Hickok Foundation
Missouri · 2025 · accepts applications
Charitable1$1,500

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Nelson Atkins Museum?

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, Lauritzen Foundation, Thomas Martin Foundation and Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Inc, and 1 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Nelson Atkins Museum get from foundations?

$2.1 million in 6 reported grants from 6 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Inc and Hickok Family Foundation F/K/A John D Hickok Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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