Dame Jillian and Dr Arthur M Sackler Fdn for the Arts Sciences & Humanities
ActiveArts, Culture & HumanitiesFunds Individuals
NEW YORK, NY2125178880
About Dame Jillian and Dr Arthur M Sackler Fdn for the Arts Sciences & Humanities
The Dame Jillian and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler Foundation prioritizes cultural diplomacy and arts that bridge the U.S. and China, funding museum exhibitions, artist exchange programs, and policy programming about US–China relations. It also makes selective gifts to biomedical research infrastructure and high-profile cultural institutions in New York, mixing support for institutional exhibitions and convenings with targeted program grants. Grants often support the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Peking University or U.S.-based organizations that advance understanding of China and global affairs.
Focus Areas
US–China relations programming (fellows, symposia, policy convenings)Museum exhibitions and international artist exchange at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (Peking University)China-focused cultural institutions and gallery exhibitions (China Institute)Support for biomedical research infrastructure and fundraising (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health)Acquisitions and exhibition support at major U.S. museums (Brooklyn Museum)
Who They Fund
museums and university museums (e.g., Peking University Sackler Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Israel Museum)
About Dame Jillian and Dr Arthur M Sackler Fdn for the Arts Sciences & Humanities
A defining thread in the Dame Jillian and Dr Arthur M Sackler Fdn for the Arts Sciences & Humanities’ recent giving is its support for U.S.–China cultural exchange and related programming. The foundation has repeatedly backed the Foreign Policy Association’s Dame Jillian Sackler Fellow’s Program and Symposium on US China Relations, including two $42,500 grants in 2024 and 2023, showing a clear pattern of support for policy convenings rather than one-off sponsorships. Alongside that, it funds museum and exhibition work tied to China and international art, including support for the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art & Archaeology at Peking University and gallery exhibits at China Institute. Its grantmaking also reaches selected arts and humanities institutions in New York and beyond, with gifts for exhibitions, collections, and presentation projects. The portfolio includes support for the Brooklyn Museum’s acquisition of Tony Bechara’s Red Skin II, 1971, and a contribution to the Israel Museum through American Friends of Israel Museum. Biomedical philanthropy appears as a separate, more limited line of support through the Foundation for the National Institute of Health.
What Dame Jillian and Dr Arthur M Sackler Fdn for the Arts Sciences & Humanities Funds
In U.S.–China relations programming, the foundation gave $42,500 to the Foreign Policy Association in 2024 for the Dame Jillian Sackler Fellow’s Program and the Dame Jillian Sackler Symposium on US China Relations, and repeated that same grant in 2023. In museum and exhibition support, it gave $30,000 to China Institute in 2024 for gallery exhibits including Shanshui Reboot and Gold from the Dragon City. It also backed China-linked exhibition work at Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Peking University with a $50,000 grant in 2025. The arts portfolio extends to acquisitions and presentation projects as well: the foundation contributed $12,000 to the Brooklyn Museum for the purchase of Tony Bechara’s Red Skin II, 1971, and $10,000 to American Friends of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in 2024.
How Dame Jillian and Dr Arthur M Sackler Fdn for the Arts Sciences & Humanities Gives
Typical grant size sits at $17,500 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $38,750 at the 75th percentile, with several awards clustered around the $10,000 to $50,000 range. The recent record shows repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, including the Foreign Policy Association, China Institute, and the Foundation for the National Institute of Health. That points to recurring project support rather than isolated gifts. The foundation appears to make restricted, purpose-specific grants, including fellowship, symposium, exhibition, acquisition, annual fund, and benefit-event support. It also funds individuals, which broadens the recipient mix beyond institutions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$151K
Total Assets
$11M
Total Revenue
$7.5M
Total Expenses
$581K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $39K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$39K
Geographic Reach
Regional5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Dame Jillian and Dr Arthur M Sackler Fdn for the Arts Sciences & Humanities Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Dame Jillian and Dr Arthur M Sackler Fdn for the Arts Sciences & Humanities.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 13 | $315K | 92.9% |
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