The Alexis Gregory Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on elite arts and higher-education institutions, with a clear preference for long-term, capacity-building gifts (endowments, named scholarships, and program funds) that sustain curatorial, performance, and student opportunity programs. Most grants support major New York cultural institutions and selective universities, often as large, multi-year or repeat commitments that establish named funds or exhibitions. The foundation appears to prioritize preserving and enhancing high-profile cultural resources and creating student support and experiential learning opportunities at top colleges.
A defining feature of the Alexis Gregory Foundation is its repeated commitment of $1.5 million to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2023 and 2024 to establish an endowment fund supporting the curatorial practice program. That kind of multiyear, named support appears throughout the foundation’s giving and points to a preference for building permanent capacity rather than funding isolated projects. The foundation also made two $500,000 grants to The New School for Mannes School of Music in 2024 and 2025, reinforcing its support for conservatory-level music education. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: large commitments to major arts institutions, selective universities, and medical/research organizations, often through endowments, scholarships, operating support, or program funds. Smaller grants still follow the same logic. The Frick Collection received support for the Gregory Gift Exhibit, while President and Fellows of Harvard College received funds to establish and endow the Alexis Gregory Undergraduate Internship and Travel Fund. The foundation’s giving also reaches research and hospital institutions, including Parkinson’s-related study support and general operating support for medical organizations.
In museum and curatorial work, the foundation backed The Metropolitan Museum of Art with endowment support for the curatorial practice program and also gave The Frick Collection support for the Gregory Gift Exhibit. In music education, The New School received funds for Mannes School of Music in both 2024 and 2025, and the American Society for the Royal Academy of Music received general operating support in 2024 and 2025. Higher education is another clear theme: President and Fellows of Harvard College received money to establish and endow the Alexis Gregory Undergraduate Internship and Travel Fund, and Brown University received support for the Alexis Gregory Scholarship Fund. The foundation also funds research and clinical work, including support for Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s project on Parkinson’s disease and depression and recruitment support for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $47,500. The pattern is repeat giving: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New School, The Frick Collection, New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc, and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research all appear in multiple years. The foundation is a regular funder and makes grants to individuals as well as institutions. The recent record emphasizes endowed funds, scholarship funds, operating support, and named program support rather than open-call grants.
$1.6M
$46.1M
$51.6M
$1.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $48K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$48K
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Highly concentrated giving: few, very large grants focused on major cultural and academic institutions; emphasis on endowments, named funds, and repeat gifts to flagship grantees rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New School (Mannes School of Music), The Frick Collection, Harvard University (President and Fellows of Harvard College), Brown University
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 80% of grants to recipients in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. New York City recipients include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New School, The Frick Collection, New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc, and Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center. Outside New York, recent grants went to Cambridge, Providence, Hagerstown, Southampton, and Alexandria. All recorded recipient countries are in the United States.
The recent grants list shows support for arts and culture, music education, higher education, hospitals, and research organizations. Examples include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New School, Brown University, New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc, and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Yes. Recent grants include $1.5 million to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to establish an endowment fund for the curatorial practice program, $327,000 to Harvard to establish and endow the Alexis Gregory Undergraduate Internship and Travel Fund, and $300,000 to Brown University for the Alexis Gregory Scholarship Fund.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $47,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include much larger commitments, such as $1.5 million and $500,000 awards.
It shows repeated giving to several recipients across multiple years. The Metropolitan Museum of Art received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The New School received grants in 2024 and 2025; and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The giving is local and concentrated in New York. New York is the top state by grant count, and 80% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent New York recipients include institutions in New York City and Southampton.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NEW SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE MANNES SCHOOL OF MUSIC |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $300,000 | 2025 | ALEXIS GREGORY SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSONS RESEARCH | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SCOA INC | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE FRICK COLLECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $40,000 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LONDON |
| ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| YES WE CAN WORLD FOUNDATION | BURBANK, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE DECCAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $22,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HARLEM ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ARTSCONNECTION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,163 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | APPLETON, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | ADVANCED DEPRESSION RESEARCH |
| VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM AMERICAS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST BERNARDS SCHOOL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART | HARTFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHAMPTON PLAYHOUSE INC | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRENTWOOD SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST LUKES CHAMBER ENSEMBLE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHECKERBOARD FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BOYS CLUB OF NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500,000 | 2024 | TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE CURATORIAL PRACTICE PROGRAM |
| THE NEW SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MANNES SCHOOL OF MUSIC |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC | NEW YORK, NY | $219,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $210,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL |
| THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSONS RESEARCH | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE BOYS' CLUB OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $45,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE TEMPLE EMANU-EL EMERGENCY FUND FOR ISRAEL |
| THE FRICK COLLECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL APPEAL |
| THE FRICK COLLECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SCOA INC | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $33,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $20,000 | 2024 | THE ALEXIS GREGORY BROWN FUND SCHOLARSHIP |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPORT THE VISIBLE INK PROGRAM |
| THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE SIXTH ANNUAL PALM BEACH EVENT |
BROWN UNIVERSITY
$300,000ALEXIS GREGORY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE FRICK COLLECTION
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
YES WE CAN WORLD FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE DECCAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ARTSCONNECTION INC
$15,163GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM AMERICAS FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST BERNARDS SCHOOL INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SOUTHAMPTON PLAYHOUSE INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHECKERBOARD FOUNDATION INC
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
$1,500,000TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE CURATORIAL PRACTICE PROGRAM
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
$219,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$40,000TO SUPPORT THE TEMPLE EMANU-EL EMERGENCY FUND FOR ISRAEL
THE FRICK COLLECTION
$35,000TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL APPEAL
THE FRICK COLLECTION
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
BROWN UNIVERSITY
$20,000THE ALEXIS GREGORY BROWN FUND SCHOLARSHIP
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$20,000TO SUPORT THE VISIBLE INK PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT THE SIXTH ANNUAL PALM BEACH EVENT