Arete Foundation

• The filing says the foundation works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold letter is unlikely to be considered; look first for an introduction through someone connected to the foundation, and check with it before sending anything.
• Its stated fields are religion, science, literature and education, and its recorded grants have mostly gone to museums, theatres, universities and schools, so a project in those areas fits its record most closely.
• All of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded the year before, which points to a relationship-led funder.
• Half of its 39 grants to organisations across its two most recent filings were $100,000 or less, with a median of $100,000, so a modest request near that level suits its record; its typical grants run from $10,000 to $615,000, and its largest was about $1,300,000.
• The filing states no geographic focus and gives no deadlines, so there is little to plan around on timing.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Metropolitan Museum of Art · Educationalsupport for chairman's council 2019-2020; emergency relief fund, internships, deia strategic plan and women and the critical eye program
  $850,0002023 tax year
• Asia Society · Charitablesupport for asia game changers fy 2020; support for danniel russell work; support for abigail cohen fellowship in documentary photography; support for hong kong 30th anniversary virtual gala
  $429,4132023 tax year
• Metropolitan Opera Association · Charitablesupport for phase iii campaign for the met: securing the future; fy 21 unrestricted gift; met stars concert
  $410,0002023 tax year
• University of Pennsylvania · Educationalsupport for arete gordon expedition fund; penn lectures world term fund adn world endowed fund
  $308,0002023 tax year
• American School of Classical Studies at Athens · Educationalsupport for gala 2020, fellowship program and loring hall renovation project
  $294,5002023 tax year
• Public Theater · Charitablesupport for capital campaign; 2020 annual operating support; and gala
  $250,0002023 tax year
• University of Chicago · Educationalsupport for abigail cohen fellowship and unrestricted gift
  $150,0002023 tax year
• Barnes Foundation · Educationalsupport for barnes art ball; chairman's circle and second century campaign
  $100,0002023 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.