Josef & Anni Albers Foundation

• The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, so a small nonprofit without an invitation or introduction should not apply.
• If such a route exists, the work fits best where it relates to the foundation's stated themes of art exhibitions, art publications, arts education, arts outreach and art conservation.
• Most of its grants are small: about 8 in 10 of its 68 grants to organisations fall between $250 and $55,000, with a median of $5,000, so a modest request in that range matches its usual pattern, although its largest grant was about $12,500,000.
• Repeat giving is strong, with 98% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had already funded, so this is a relationship-led funder rather than an open competition.
• No geographic focus is stated, though its grants have mainly gone to Connecticut, France, Niue, Spain, Iran, Ireland, Germany and United Kingdom.

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

• American Friends of Le Korsa · General donation
  $2,606,5492024 tax year
• Classical Theatre of Harlem · General donation
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Glucksman · General donationgeneralgeneral donation
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Publicolor · Scholarships
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Loomis Chaffee School · General donation for $40,000; glass art supplies for $5,000; glass art teacher for $5,000general donationgeneal donationgeneral donation
  $27,5002024 tax year
• Bellevue Literary Press · General donation
  $21,6702024 tax year
• Emerge 125 · General donation
  $5,0002024 tax year
• Connecticut Public Broadcasting · General donation
  $5,0002024 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.