Roy Lichtenstein Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 91-1898350

Foundation Overview

Based in New York, NY, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation has awarded 102 grants totaling $34,652,623 to organizations in Ohio, New York and 11 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $500 to $13,828,481, with a median award of $2,500.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$34,652,623
Total Assets
$115,448,461
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
12
Median Grant
$251,250
% Median Grant Growth
+9950% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 33%

4 of 12 recipients (33%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
New York

55% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 14 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (79%), Brooklyn (16%), Water Mill (2%).

Funding Trajectory
+12595%

Strong 12595% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Education + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (33%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Roy Lichtenstein Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Brooklyn Museum Of Art $4,350 Brooklyn, NY, US To Sponsor 2023 Innovator Award 2023
International Foundation For Art Research $252,500 New York, NY, US To Provide Support For The Foundation's Programs In General Which Promote Art Education And Research 2023
Morgan Library And Museum $2,000 New York, NY, US To Sponsor 2023 Fellowship 2023
Museum Of Modern Art $1,500 New York, NY, US To Support The Museums' General Programs And Operations 2023
Spelman College $160,000 Atlanta, GA, US The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Pledged $160,000 A Year To The Atlanta University Center (Auc) Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective For A Four-year Pilot Phase To Underwrite Two Fellowships And Provide Their Related Support In The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Post-baccalaureate Fellowships In Museum Professions. 2023
Foundation For Contemporary Arts $250,000 New York, NY, US The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Contributed $250,000 To The Foundation For Contemporary Arts As Lead Partner For Artistic Programs Fca's 60th Anniversary Gala. 2023
National Gallery Of Art $135,950 Washington, DC, US The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Contributed $135,950 To The National Gallery Of Art, Washington, Dc To Underwrite The Acquisition Of 175 Works By 50 Artists From The Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, Pa. 2023
Los Angeles County Museum Of Art $300,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Contribution Of Artwork By Roy Lichtenstein To Be Added To The Museum's Collection 2023
The British Museum $1,186,675 London, Foreign, UK Contribution Of Artwork By Roy Lichtenstein To Be Added To The Museum's Collection 2023
Albertina Museum $13,828,481 Vienna, Foreign, AU Contribution Of Artwork By Roy Lichtenstein To Be Added To The Museum's Collection 2023
Colby College $434,500 Waterville, ME, US Contribution Of Artwork By Roy Lichtenstein To Be Added To The Museum's Collection 2023
Nasher Museum Of Art At Duke University $997,000 Durham, NC, US Contribution Of Artwork By Roy Lichtenstein To Be Added To The Museum's Collection 2023
Aspen Institute $26,000 Washington, DC, US Support Of The Aefi Project 'Consortium To Advance The Next Generation Of Bipoc Leaders In The Visual Arts' 2022
Columbus Museum Of Art $9,250 Columbus, OH, US Permanent Endowment Of The Lichtenstein Foundation Curatorial Fellowship For Diversity And Inclusion In The Arts. 2022
Museum Of Modern Art $1,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2022
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation $1,750 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2022
Spelman College $160,000 Atlanta, GA, US The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Pledged $160,000 A Year To The Atlanta University Center (Auc) Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective For A Four-year Pilot Phase To Underwrite Two Fellowships And Provide Their Related Support In The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Post-baccalaureate Fellowships In Museum Professions. 2022
Whitney Museum Of American Art $568,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2022
Brandywine Workshop And Archives $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Sponsorship Of Table At Workshop's Annual Gala For 10 Art Students 2022
International Foundation For Art Research $2,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2022
Morgan Library And Museum $2,000 New York, NY, US Sponsor 2022 Fellowship 2022
Brooklyn Museum Of Art $2,175 Brooklyn, NY, US Sponsor 2022 Innovator Award 2022
Aspen Institute $26,000 Washington, DC, US Support Of The Aefi Project 'Consortium To Advance The Next Generation Of Bipoc Leaders In The Visual Arts' 2022
Columbus Museum Of Art $9,250 Columbus, OH, US Permanent Endowment Of The Lichtenstein Foundation Curatorial Fellowship For Diversity And Inclusion In The Arts. 2022
Museum Of Modern Art $1,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2022
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation $1,750 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2022
Spelman College $160,000 Atlanta, GA, US The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Pledged $160,000 A Year To The Atlanta University Center (Auc) Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective For A Four-year Pilot Phase To Underwrite Two Fellowships And Provide Their Related Support In The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Post-baccalaureate Fellowships In Museum Professions. 2022
Whitney Museum Of American Art $568,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2022
Brandywine Workshop And Archives $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Sponsorship Of Table At Workshop's Annual Gala For 10 Art Students 2022
International Foundation For Art Research $2,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2022
Morgan Library And Museum $2,000 New York, NY, US Sponsor 2022 Fellowship 2022
Brooklyn Museum Of Art $2,175 Brooklyn, NY, US Sponsor 2022 Innovator Award 2022
Columbus Museum Of Art $1,000,000 Columbus, OH, US Permanent Endowment Of The Lichtenstein Foundation Curatorial Fellowship For Diversity And Inclusion In The Arts. 2021
Columbus Museum Of Art $100,000 Columbus, OH, US Two Installment Payments Towards A $300,000 Grant Obligation To Be Paid Over Several Years To Fund The Roy Lichtenstein Curatorial Fellowship, Three (two-year) Fellowships In A Curatorial "incubator" For Post-graduates In Art History Or A Related Field Anticipating A Career As A Museum Professional. 2021
Parrish Art Museum $50,000 Water Mill, NY, US Grant To Support "exhibition Outreach And Programs Related To "roy Lichtenstein: History In The Making, 1948-1960." 2021
Aspen Institute $10,000 Washington, DC, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Work For Community Wellness And Progressive Social And Economic Justice. 2021
Museum Of Modern Art $1,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2021
National Gallery Of Art $50,000 Washington, DC, US Grant To Help Fund The Research Catalogue For Their Upcoming Exhibition "the Double: Identity And Difference In Art Since 1900." 2021
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation $2,486 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2021
Spelman College $160,000 Atlanta, GA, US The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Pledged $160,000 A Year To The Atlanta University Center (auc) Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective For A Four-year Pilot Phase To Underwrite Two Fellowships And Provide Their Related Support In The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Post-baccalaureate Fellowships In Museum Professions. 2021
Whitney Museum Of American Art $2,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2021
Ohio State University $500,000 Columbus, OH, US Final Installment Of A $6,000,000 Gift Pledged In 2019 To Install Two Endowed Professors; The Roy Lichtenstein Endowed Chair Of Studio Art And The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Endowed Chair Of Art History. 2021
Archives Of American Art-smithsonian Institution $15,000 Boston, MA, US Grant To The Archives' Sustainability Fund. 2021
International Foundation For Art Research $75,000 New York, NY, US Grant For A Special Project Relating To Ifar's 50th Anniversary. 2021
International Foundation For Art Research $252,500 New York, NY, US Grant For A Special Project Relating To Ifar's 50th Anniversary. 2021
Philadelphia Museum Of Art $1,592,650 Philadelphia, PA, US Donation Of Roy Lichtenstein's "brushstroke Group" To The Museum For Its Collection Of His Work. 2021
Brooklyn Museum Of Art $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2020
Foundation For Contemporary Arts $175,000 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2020
Arts Administrators Of Color Network $1,000 Washington, DC, US Grant To Support Artists And Art Administrators Of Color. 2020
School Of Humanity And Awareness $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Grant To Support This Scholarship Foundation. 2020
Aschiana Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Grant To Assist Foundation With Its Mission Of Helping Children In Afghanistan. 2020
Jewish Family Services Food Pantry $1,000 Overland Park, KS, US Grant To Assist With The Organization's Mission Of Providing Integrated Care And Support To People In Need In The Local Community. 2020
Communities United For Police Reform $500 New York, NY, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To End Discriminatory Policing Practices In New York. 2020
Museum Of Modern Art $3,000 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2020
Tides Center $500 San Francisco, CA, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Effect Social Change Regarding Society's Toughest Problems. 2020
Audre Lorde Project $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Work For Community Wellness And Progressive Social And Economic Justice. 2020
Third Street Music School Settlement $1,000 New York, NY, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Provide To High-quality Music Education To All People. 2020
American Immigration Council $500 Washington, DC, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Strengthen America By Shaping How America Thinks About And Acts Towards Immigrants And Immigration And By Working Toward A More Fair And Just Immigration System That Opens Its Doors To Those In Need Of Protection And Unleashes The Energy And Skills That Immigrants Bring. 2020
Brooklyn Rescue Mission $500 Brooklyn, NY, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Provide Food For People In Need. 2020
Equal Justice Initiative $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To End Mass Incarceration And Excessicve Punishment In The United States, Challenging Racial And Economic Injustice And Protecting Human Rights For The Most Vulnerable People. 2020
First Book $500 Washington, DC, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Ensure Equal Access To Quality Education. 2020
Food Bank For Nyc $1,000 New York, NY, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Provide Food Assistance For Those In Need. 2020
Indigenous Environmental Network $500 Bemidji, MN, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Address Environmental And Economic Injustice Issues As They Relate To Indigenous Peoples. 2020
Lakota Peoples' Law Project $500 Bismarck, ND, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Ensure Justice For Native American Peoples Regarding Voting Rights, Health And Safety And Education. 2020
National Gallery Of Art $3,740 Washington, DC, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2020
Navajo Water Project $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Bring Clean Running Water To Families Across New Mexico, Utah And Arizona. 2020
Phillipstown Depot Theatre $500 Garrison, NY, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Promote The Arts. 2020
Reading Partners $500 Oakland, CA, US Grant To Assist This Foundation's Mission To Provide Literacy Services To Communities In Need. 2020
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation $1,750 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2020
The Haldane School Foundation $500 Cold Spring, NY, US To Assist The Foundation In Its Mission To Enhance The Quality Of Public Education. 2020
The Morgan Library & Museum $4,000 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2020
Brooklyn Museum Of Art $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2018
Checkerboard Film Foundation $76,684 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2018
Columbus Museum Of Art $50,000 Columbus, OH, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2018
The Whitney Museum $7,500 New York, NY, US Grant To Assist Curatorial Research. 2018
Smithsonian Institute $5,000,000 Washington, DC, US Establishment Of Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Endowment For Access To Collections On Historically Underrepresented Art And Artists. 2018
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $2,310 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2018
Ohio State University $1,000,000 Columbus, OH, US Grant Obligation For The Creation Of Two Endowed Professorships. 2018
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation $1,750 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2018
International Foundation For Art Research $2,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2018
Museum Of Modern Art $3,000 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2018
Colby College $25,000 Waterville, ME, US Grant To Support Preliminary Research Travel For A Planned Exhibition, "the Early Work Of Roy Lichtenstein (1940 To 1960)". 2018
Film Forum $100,000 New York, NY, US Grant To Establish An Endowed, Named Fund For Showing Films About Art And Artists. 2018
The Morgan Library $2,000 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2018
Ohio State University $4,000,000 Columbus, OH, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2017
Brooklyn Museum Of Art $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2017
Checkerboard Film Foundation $15,000 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2017
International Foundation For Art Research $2,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2017
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $2,310 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2017
Foundation For Contemporary Art $1,000,000 New York, NY, US Provides Assistance For The Poor And Homeless 2017
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation $872 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2017
Columbus Museum Of Art $50,000 Columbus, OH, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2017
The Luis A Ferre Foundation Inc $25,000 Ponce, PR, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2017
The Aspen Institute $20,000 Washington, DC, US Promote The Arts Through Education And Research. 2017
Archives Of American Art $112,500 Washington, DC, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2016
Brooklyn Museum Of Art $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2016
International Foundation For Art Research $2,500 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2016
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $2,310 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2016
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation $955 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2016
The Morgan Library Museum $2,000 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2016
Checkerboard Film Foundation $15,000 New York, NY, US Promote The Arts Through Education & Research 2016
So Others Might Eat $500 Washington, DC, US Provides Assistance For The Poor And Homeless 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Roy Lichtenstein Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 91-1898350
Website http://lichtensteinfoundation.org
Address 739 WASHINGTON STREET New York, NY 10014-0000

Key People (11)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Roy Lichtenstein Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Vice President David H Lichtenstein
Vice President Mitchell W Lichtenstein
Executive Director William John Cowart
Treasurer Steven P Goldglit
Board Chairman Ruth Fine

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.