Arison Arts Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send a cold application; a warm introduction or existing link is the realistic route in.
- Its grants are recorded as general support, which suggests a general-support request fits its pattern, and its arts recipients include museums, dance and ballet organisations, orchestras, music institutions, theatres and organisations supporting artists.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $4,000 and $415,000, the median is $27,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $27,000 or less, so a request near that level sits within its usual pattern.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 94% of grant dollars in the filing going to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, and no geographic focus is stated, though the filings show grants mainly in Florida and New York.
Overview
Arison Arts Foundation is a US private foundation based in Coral Gables, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Among the listed recipients are museums and contemporary art centres, dance and ballet organisations, orchestras, music institutions, theatres and organisations supporting artists. Grants are recorded as general support, rather than for specific projects. The recipient pattern shows support across a range of arts and cultural organisations, with Florida and New York together taking the largest share of grants; other states also appear in the records. The foundation has repeatedly funded organisations from prior filings, indicating continuing support for a substantial portion of its grantees.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 326 grants to organisations were $27,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Arison Arts Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 130 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New World Symphony · General support$10,194,0002024 tax year
- National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts · General support$5,526,9792024 tax year
- Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc · General support$4,800,0002024 tax year
- National YoungArts Foundation Supporting Organization · General support$2,590,9392024 tax year
- Museum of Modern Art · General support$1,894,0002024 tax year
- PS1 Contemporary Art Center · General support$1,822,1182024 tax year
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · General support$1,275,0002024 tax year
- Baryshnikov Arts Center · General support$1,025,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Wells Fargo Bank Na — Trustee
- Richard L Kohan Co Afo LLC — Avp / Treasurer / Secretary
- John J O'Neil Co Afo LLC — Avp / Assistant Treasurer
- Sarah Arison Co Afo LLC — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $41,413,382 | $28,854,278 | $433,879,509 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $38,635,187 | $29,671,974 | $452,051,126 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $45,858,800 | $38,751,540 | $452,316,322 | Filing for 2024 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
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- Coral Gables, FL
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Contact
- Coral Gables, FL