The J J Medveckis Foundation is a small, focused arts-and-culture funder that supports major museums, performing arts institutions, and university cultural programs. Grants skew toward art collection support, classical art departments, and music education, with a geographic anchor in Philadelphia but also gifts to national and international cultural institutions. The foundation tends to make a handful of sizeable grants rather than many small awards, and it repeats support to flagship local organizations.
A $127,500 general-purpose grant to the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the clearest signal of the J J Medveckis Foundation’s priorities: sustained support for museums, collections, and cultural institutions. The foundation’s recent giving shows a steady pattern of backing art museums, classical art departments, music education programs, and university cultural or museum-related units. Philadelphia organizations appear often, but the grant list also reaches national cultural institutions in New York and Washington, along with a small set of international and heritage-oriented recipients. Among the larger awards, the foundation gave $91,500 to the Curtis Institute of Music in 2025, split between an Art Alliance purchase and general-purpose support. It also awarded $50,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its Greek & Roman department, and $45,000 to Temple University for general-purpose support. Other grants point to a consistent interest in collection stewardship and cultural programming, including support for prints, drawings, and photos at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as general support for university and museum partners. The overall picture is of a funder that supports established institutions rather than broad public grantseeking.
The foundation’s museum giving includes both general operating support and collection-specific awards. In 2025, it gave $17,500 to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for Chairman’s Council and Prints, Drawings & Photos, and another $50,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its Greek & Roman department. Music education and performance is another recurring theme. Curtis Institute of Music received $23,000 in 2023 for general purpose support, then $5,000 in 2024 for general purpose support, before a larger $91,500 award in 2025 that included an Art Alliance purchase and general-purpose funding. The foundation also supports heritage and research projects. It gave $6,000 to Eisenhower Fellowships for the Latvian art project and $3,000 to the University of Arizona Foundation for the Mt Lykaion project, showing interest in both Latvian cultural work and archaeological research.
Typical awards sit in the mid-thousands: the grant-size distribution is p25 $2,500, median $5,000, and p75 $10,000. The foundation nonetheless makes some much larger institutional grants, including six-figure support to major museums and mid-five-figure awards to universities and cultural endowments. The recent record shows repeat support to several recipients across multiple years, including Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Temple University, Foreign Policy Research Institute, and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. It funds individuals as well as institutions, and it does not make program-related investments.
$566K
$47K
$102K
$142K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Concentrated, mid-to-large gifts to established cultural institutions; a small number of grants per year with repeat support for flagship local beneficiaries (notably Philadelphia Museum of Art).
Notable grantees: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Curtis Institute of Music, Temple University, The Fund for the Endowment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms
Giving is national, but Philadelphia is the clear hub of recipient activity: 67% of grants go to Pennsylvania recipients, and Philadelphia-based organizations account for many of the named awards. New York appears through the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD appear through the Diplomatic Reception Rooms endowment and related fund. Outside the US, the grant list includes the Latvia National Museum through American Friends of Latvia National Museum, but the recipient country distribution still shows all grants going to US-based recipients overall.
The foundation supports museums, university departments and institutions, classical music education and performance organizations, and heritage or cultural projects. Recent grants include support for museum collections, Greek and Roman departments, and music education at Curtis Institute of Music.
The typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The foundation also makes larger grants, including awards of $127,500, $91,500, and $50,000 in the recent record.
Yes. Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Temple University, Foreign Policy Research Institute, and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism each appear more than once in the recent grants list, showing repeated support across multiple years.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and 67% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Philadelphia-based organizations make up much of that activity, including museums, universities, and cultural institutions.
The grant list includes international cultural references, such as the Latvia National Museum through American Friends of Latvia National Museum, and the geographic scope of giving is national. In the recipient-country distribution, however, all listed grants go to US-based recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $91,500 | 2025 | ART ALLIANCE PURCHASE ($50,000) & GENERAL PURPOSE ($41,500) |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GREEK & ROMAN DEPT |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $17,500 | 2025 | CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL & PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOS |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $17,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FUND FOR THE ENDOWMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS OF DEPT OF STATE | BETHESDA, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | PENN MUSEUM |
| INDEPENDENCE HISTORICAL TRUST | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 LEGACY AWARD |
| PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $7,200 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | LATVIAN ART PROJECT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATVIA NATIONAL MUSEUM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INDEPENDENCE HISTORICAL TRUST | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $3,000 | 2025 | MT LYKAION PROJECT |
| ANDALUSIA FOUNDATION | CORNWELLS HEIGHTS, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | CURTIS |
| LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIP | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF IDC HERZLIYA | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | REICHMAN UNIVERSITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | MT LYKAION PROJECT |
| AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CARPENTERS' COMPANY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | YOUNG PEOPLES' CONTINENTAL CONGRESS |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $127,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE FUND FOR THE ENDOWMENT OF THE DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS OF THE DEPARTM | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $45,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $23,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATVIA NATIONAL MUSEUM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN LATVIAN ASSOCIATION | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE RUBICON FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FUND FOR THE ENDOWMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS OF DEPT OF STATE | BETHESDA, MD | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$91,500ART ALLIANCE PURCHASE ($50,000) & GENERAL PURPOSE ($41,500)
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
$50,000GREEK & ROMAN DEPT
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
$17,500CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL & PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOS
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
$17,500GENERAL PURPOSE
FUND FOR THE ENDOWMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS OF DEPT OF STATE
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$10,000PENN MUSEUM
INDEPENDENCE HISTORICAL TRUST
$10,0002024 LEGACY AWARD
PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
$7,200GENERAL PURPOSE
EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS
$6,000LATVIAN ART PROJECT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATVIA NATIONAL MUSEUM
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
INDEPENDENCE HISTORICAL TRUST
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
$4,000GENERAL PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION
$3,000MT LYKAION PROJECT
ANDALUSIA FOUNDATION
$2,500CURTIS
LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE
EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIP
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF IDC HERZLIYA
$2,000REICHMAN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION
$2,000MT LYKAION PROJECT
AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CARPENTERS' COMPANY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA
$1,000YOUNG PEOPLES' CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
$127,500GENERAL PURPOSE
THE FUND FOR THE ENDOWMENT OF THE DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS OF THE DEPARTM
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$1,500GENERAL PURPOSE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
$45,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$23,000GENERAL PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATVIA NATIONAL MUSEUM
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
AMERICAN LATVIAN ASSOCIATION
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE RUBICON FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FUND FOR THE ENDOWMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS OF DEPT OF STATE
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE