The Keith Haring Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Keith Haring Foundation is a good prospect for US-based non-profits working with young people or people affected by HIV/AIDS, particularly in New York City or the South-Eastern US, and for arts and cultural organisations whose work connects to Keith Haring's life, activism and legacy, including conservation of his artworks in public collections.
- Most requests should be modest: about eight in ten grants to organisations fall between $3,000 and $100,000, the median grant is $25,000, and half of all grants are $25,000 or less, though the largest grant was around $1,500,000, so larger asks are possible for exceptional cases.
- For the dedicated Conservation Fund, grants run from $5,000 to $50,000, with priority given to works with known conservation issues.
- Applicants must register on the grants portal and submit a Letter of Inquiry, with registration opening twice a year, so plan ahead for these windows; suitable Letters of Inquiry can then be invited to submit a Full Application.
- Only 23% of grant dollars went to repeat grantees, suggesting the foundation is open to funding new organisations rather than being purely relationship-led, though first-time grantees should be able to show at least three years of programme operation with solid tracking and outcome data; the foundation does not fund individuals, costs that could otherwise be met by federal, state, county or city sources, or initiatives retroactively.
Overview
The Keith Haring Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Keith Haring Foundation supports US-based non-profit organisations serving young people and people directly impacted by HIV/AIDS, and seeks to break persistent disparities in healthcare, academic advancement and employment. Its giving focuses on opportunities for New York City’s most vulnerable youth, including long-term support and mentoring, and on organisations assisting people living with HIV or at high risk of transmission in New York City and the South-Eastern US. It also supports arts and cultural institutions whose educational and cultural enrichment deepens understanding of Haring’s life and work, as well as conservation of his artworks in public collections. It favours sustainable initiatives that demonstrate need and exemplary performance, with funding primarily focused on direct-service delivery.
Themes
- Youth opportunities
- HIV/AIDS
- Arts & culture
- Conservation treatment
Geographic Focus
US. Priority: New York City; South-Eastern US.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Requests for funding that can otherwise be covered by federal, state, county, or city sources
- Initiatives retroactively
How to apply
Applicants register on the grants portal and submit a Letter of Inquiry; suitable LOIs can advance to a Full Application.
Deadlines: Registrations to submit Letters of Inquiry take place twice a year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 23% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 150 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It particularly invites programmes offering long-term support and mentoring to young people.
- It gives priority to populations most vulnerable to HIV infection, poor health outcomes and attendant consequences.
- Arts applicants should relate their programming and public outreach to Haring’s social activism, cultural contribution and the historical context of his vision.
- It seeks sustainable initiatives with proof of need and exemplary performance.
- For first-time grantees, it considers partial support for programmes operating for at least three years and requires solid tracking and outcome data.
- For the Conservation Fund, inquiries about works with known conservation issues receive immediate priority.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 23% of grant dollars went to organisations The Keith Haring Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 101 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $26,500 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bard College · For donee's exempt purpose$1,502,0002023 tax year
- Planned Parenthood of Greater New York · For donee's exempt purpose$300,0002023 tax year
- Doctors Without Borders · For donee's exempt purpose$300,0002023 tax year
- Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric Aids Foundation · For donee's exempt purpose$250,0002023 tax year
- Mount Sinai Hospital Center for Transgender Medicine · For donee's exempt purpose$200,0002023 tax year
- New Museum · For donee's exempt purpose$129,0002023 tax year
- Ali Forney Center · For donee's exempt purpose$127,5912023 tax year
- The Door - A Center of Alternatives · For donee's exempt purpose$115,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- David Stark — Director
- Kristen Haring — Secretary
- Judith Cox — Director / Co-Treasurer
- Tom Eccles — Director / Co-Treasurer
- Julia Gruen — VP / Chairman
- Gilbert Vazquez — President / Executive Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,775,637 | $2,387,486 | $117,852,158 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,949,290 | $5,766,759 | $133,395,553 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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