Fuhrman Family Foundation
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About Fuhrman Family Foundation
The Fuhrman Family Foundation concentrates major gifts in New York–area cultural institutions, public space improvements, and Jewish communal support, often funding high-profile capital, program, and event expenses. It favors large, targeted grants to a small set of repeat beneficiaries — museums, parks, higher-education programs, and Jewish federations — and also supports a national teaching-excellence award and a few international cultural projects.
Focus Areas
Major New York museums and special-event fundraising (The Met, MoMA)Central Park and NYC public-space capital projects and restorationTeacher recognition and education excellence programs (Flag Award for Teaching Excellence)Jewish communal support and annual campaigns (United Jewish Appeal / Federation)Academic language and literature endowments and small liberal arts initiatives (Bard College)International cultural exhibitions and exchanges (Anne Frank exhibition / Netherland-America Foundation)
Who They Fund
museums and cultural institutions
About Fuhrman Family Foundation
Fuhrman Family Foundation’s recent grantmaking is marked by seven-figure support for New York cultural and civic institutions. In 2025, the foundation gave $1,000,000 to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Costume Institute Benefit and another $1,000,000 to Central Park Conservancy for the For All campaign, including Harlem Meer shoreline restoration and an expanded boardwalk project. That mix points to a funder that backs capital work, event underwriting, and institution-level priorities rather than dispersed small grants. The foundation also appears repeatedly in the orbit of major arts and public-space organizations. It gave The Museum of Modern Art $500,000 in 2023 and $465,000 in 2025, while supporting Central Park Conservancy in both 2023 and 2025. Alongside those civic and arts gifts, the foundation funded Jewish communal institutions, teacher-recognition programming, and selected education and cultural projects. The overall pattern is a concentrated portfolio of large, purpose-specific awards to repeat recipients, most of them in New York City.
What Fuhrman Family Foundation Funds
Arts and cultural institutions receive some of the foundation’s clearest support. It gave $465,000 to The Museum of Modern Art in 2025 to further the organization’s tax-exempt mission, and $346,627 to The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill to cover repair of a loaned work. Public-space and recreation work is another visible thread. Central Park Conservancy received $1,000,000 in 2025 for the For All campaign, including Harlem Meer shoreline restoration and expanded boardwalk work, and New York Road Runners Inc received $150,000 in 2025 for Gridiron sponsorship. Education also appears through the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. The foundation gave $780,000 to Flag Foundation for Excellence in Education in 2025 for operations related to the award, after a $600,000 grant in 2023 for the program. It also supported Bard College with $250,000 in 2025 for a study of language and literature endowment.
How Fuhrman Family Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $22,500 at the median, and $96,250 at the 75th percentile, though the recent record includes several much larger awards. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals. Its recent giving shows repetition across years: Central Park Conservancy, The Museum of Modern Art, Bard College, New York Road Runners Inc, Harlem Children’s Zone, and Tate Americas Foundation all appear more than once. The pattern is highly targeted rather than broad-based, with many grants restricted to named projects, benefits, campaigns, or operating support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.5M
Total Assets
$77.8M
Total Revenue
$28.8M
Total Expenses
$7.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $96K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$96K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
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