About Teiger Foundation
The Teiger Foundation concentrates its giving heavily on contemporary visual arts, supporting major museums, international biennials, and artist-focused initiatives through large gifts and artwork donations. Grants favor institutional partnerships that underwrite exhibitions, artwork acquisitions/donations, and cross‑institutional consortia, with an emphasis on high-profile New York and international contemporary art platforms. The foundation also funds programs that expand access to contemporary practice and support networks for artists and small art nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Major New York museums and contemporary art collections (e.g., Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA)Contemporary art exhibition production and acquisitions/artwork donationsSupport for artist‑centered nonprofit venues and cultural consortia (e.g., Studio Museum in Harlem, Swiss Institute, LAVA consortium)Funding for international art events and biennials (e.g., Venice Biennale, Documenta)Support for mid‑sized and experimental visual‑arts organizations and curatorial initiatives (e.g., Fulcrum Arts, LAXART)
Who They Fund
museums and nonprofit arts organizations (including small arts groups and coalitions)
About Teiger Foundation
Teiger Foundation’s recent giving is shaped by large in-kind artwork donations and major support for contemporary art institutions, especially museums, biennials, and curatorial platforms. The Museum of Modern Art received $3,750,000 in 2023 through two artworks donated, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art received $3,600,000 in 2024 through eight artworks donated. Those gifts sit alongside program support for exhibition-making, curatorial research, and artist-centered institutions, showing a pattern that mixes collection-building with project funding. The foundation also supports cross-institutional work: Swiss Institute received $500,000 in 2023 for a consortium of 15 New York City nonprofit organizations, and Fulcrum Arts received $700,000 in 2024 to support the Los Angeles Visual Arts Coalition member organizations. Other recent grants point to international contemporary art platforms, including a $500,000 grant to Intesa Sanpaolo Spa for the Venice Biennial and support for Documenta 15. Across these awards, the foundation backs institutions that shape contemporary visual art through exhibitions, acquisitions, curatorial development, and shared infrastructure.
What Teiger Foundation Funds
In museum and collection work, Teiger Foundation paired major art donations with institutional support, including $225,000 to Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago for an artwork by Lisa Yuskavage and $152,000 to UCLA for 10 artworks donated. That same pattern appears in exhibition funding: Laxart received $250,000 for exhibition production of Monuments, co-organized with MOCA. Curatorial development is another clear area. Carnegie Museums received $200,000 for the 58th Carnegie International’s Curatorial Council and Advisors, while Independent Curators International received $150,000 for its Curatorial Intensive, Curatorial Forum, and Mississippi Initiative. The foundation also funds art, race, and history programming: The Kitchen received $150,000 for Code Switch: Distributing Blackness, Reprogramming Internet Art, and The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center received $100,000 for intra-diasporic curators exhibition support and general exhibition support.
How Teiger Foundation Gives
Teiger Foundation’s typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $45,408 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include both six- and seven-figure gifts, so the distribution stretches well beyond the median. The foundation is a regular funder and makes grants nationwide, with many awards appearing in multiple years to the same institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Swiss Institute. Its active curatorial call offers several paths for applicants, including single projects, research and development, and three years of programming. The foundation also accepts unsolicited applications in several categories, including Open Call — Research and Single project.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.2M
Total Assets
$159.5M
Total Revenue
$1.9M
Total Expenses
$8.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $75K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Teiger Foundation Funds
Top 9 recipient countries by grant volume for Teiger Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 228 | $24.2M | 92.7% |
| 2 | Netherlands | 6 |
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