Teiger Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Teiger Foundation backs curator-led contemporary visual art work, so it suits applicants whose project centres on a curator's role, perspective and choices rather than a broader arts programme.
- Most grants to organisations are modest, with about 8 in 10 falling between $5,000 and $150,000 and the median grant around $41,000, so a request in that range is realistic for most programmes; its stated caps are up to $75,000 for Hosting, up to $250,000 for Single project, up to $450,000 for Three years of programming and up to $50,000 for Research and development.
- Applications for Single project, Three years of programming and Research and development are only offered every other year, while Hosting grants are awarded quarterly, so timing matters and applicants should plan around these cycles.
- The public categories require affiliation with an established 501(c)(3) art or cultural institution in the US and US territories, plus a project budget, recent and current operating budgets, and proof of 501(c)(3) status.
- Projects by individual artists, academic programs, endowments, capital campaigns, and work in music, film, design/decorative arts, craft, architecture or anything outside contemporary art should not apply, as the foundation states it does not fund these.
Overview
Teiger 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 (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Teiger Foundation supports curator-led initiatives in contemporary visual art, with a primary focus on curators and their growth and development in or in partnership with organisations. It supports group exhibitions, single-artist surveys, community-engaged art projects, digital exhibitions, performance in the context of the visual arts and other curatorial forms involving contemporary visual art and artists. Its public calls require affiliation with established 501(c)(3) art or cultural institutions in the US and US territories. Its categories include Hosting, Single project, Three years of programming and Research and development. It also supports climate action, international curators working across national borders, select international exhibitions and other forms of support for the field through separate funding processes. It does not prioritise particular themes or project types.
Themes
- Contemporary visual art
- Curatorial practice
- Climate action
Geographic Focus
US and US territories. Priority: Internationally.
What They Don't Fund
- Projects by individual artists
- Academic programs
- Endowments
- Capital campaigns
- Projects that do not involve contemporary art
- Projects in the fields of music
- Projects in the fields of film
- Projects in the fields of design/decorative arts
- Projects in the fields of craft
- Projects in the fields of architecture
How to apply
Applications in the public categories require a project budget, the organisation’s operating budgets for the immediate past and current fiscal years, and proof of 501(c)(3) status.
Deadlines: The Single project, Three years of programming and Research and development categories are offered every other year; Hosting grants are awarded quarterly.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 31% 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 214 grants to organisations were about $41,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Successful applications clearly articulate the curator's role in shaping the project, program, or line of inquiry.
- Strong proposals communicate a distinct curatorial perspective, explain why artists, collaborators, formats or sites were chosen, and situate the work in a broader artistic, curatorial, historical, social or community context.
- Applications are assessed for curatorial as well as artistic merit.
- The foundation values fresh ideas and formats, knowledge exchange and collaboration.
- Grantees are generally expected to provide a final budget and a short project, programming or research report.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 10%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 13%
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 31% of grant dollars went to organisations Teiger Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 6% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Italy, Ukraine, The Netherlands, United Kingdom).
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 85 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Moma PS1 · Program support.$500,0002024 tax year
- Studio Museum in Harlem · Program support.$500,0002024 tax year
- J. Paul Getty Trust · Emergency support$250,0002024 tax year
- Morgan Library and Museum · Lisa yuskavage - asspicking, foodeating, headshrinking, social climbing, motherfucker bad habits$200,0002024 tax year
- Mass Moca · Program support.$200,0002024 tax year
- Whitney Museum of American Art · Program support.$170,0002024 tax year
- Dia Art Foundation · Program support.$159,8382024 tax year
- Colby College Museum of Art · Program support.$155,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Zoe Whitley — Director
- Larissa R Harris — Executive Director
- Yasmil Raymond — Director
- Kati Lovaas — Director
- Joel Wachs — Treasurer & Secretary
- John Silberman See STMT 16 — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,386,598 | $7,619,495 | $139,532,495 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,155,448 | $2,171,107 | $151,134,397 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $8,698,070 | $6,154,993 | $159,487,829 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- info@teigerfoundation.org
- New York, NY
- teigerfoundation.org