The Austin & Gabriela Hearst Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of large, flexible grants that emphasize contemporary arts, philanthropic infrastructure, and emerging approaches to mental health and information policy. Grants are typically general operating/supportive in nature and flow to organizations that advance experimental cultural programming (notably in New York), philanthropic capacity and advising, psychedelic- or consciousness-informed medicine, and research on global information ecosystems. The portfolio signals a preference for innovative, high-profile partners rather than many small community grants.
A $750,000 general grant to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc in 2025 shows how The Austin & Gabriela Hearst Foundation operates: large, flexible awards that often support infrastructure as much as program delivery. The same pattern appears in grants to Pioneer Works, which received $568,000 in 2025 and $474,500 in 2024, indicating repeated support for contemporary cultural work rather than one-time gifts. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches beyond the arts into consciousness medicine and digital public-interest work, with grants to Center for Consciousness Medicine and Panorama Global among the larger recent awards. Across the recent grants list, the foundation gives at a scale that is material for the recipient organizations and tends to use general support, which gives grantees room to direct funds where they need them most. Its named recipients include cultural institutions, philanthropic intermediaries, research-oriented nonprofits, and advocacy organizations, suggesting a grantmaker interested in organizations that shape systems, field-building, and experimental programming. In the recent sample, New York recipients appear frequently, but the list also includes organizations in California, Washington, DC, Virginia, and other states.
In contemporary and experimental arts, the foundation supported Pioneer Works twice at substantial levels, including $568,000 in 2025 and $474,500 in 2024, and also gave $150,000 to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2025. Those gifts point to a clear interest in established cultural institutions and experimental art spaces. In consciousness medicine and psychedelic-informed mental health, it gave $305,000 to Center for Consciousness Medicine in 2025, along with $50,000 to Fireside Project in 2025 and $125,000 to Heroic Hearts Project in 2024. The philanthropic infrastructure side of the portfolio appears in the $750,000 2025 grant to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc and the $221,712 2024 grant to Caf America. The foundation also funded advocacy and research groups working on public information and civic issues, including $250,000 to Panorama Global and $200,000 to Fair Democracy in 2025.
Typical grant size clusters around a median of $88,888, with the 25th percentile at $42,000 and the 75th percentile at $100,000. That range fits a portfolio built around sizable general-support grants rather than many very small awards. Recipients also appear across multiple years: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Pioneer Works, Lycee Francais, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, and the Center for Consciousness Medicine each received repeat funding in the recent list. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The available grant records show general support as the dominant grant type.
$2.9M
$188K
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$2.9M
Most grants fall between $42K and $100K, with a median of $89K.
25th Percentile
$42K
Median
$89K
75th Percentile
$100K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Austin & Gabriela Hearst Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 82 | $10.6M | 98.8% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Concentrated, large-dollar grants to a handful of repeat, high-profile partners; primarily unrestricted/general support rather than project-specific funding.
Notable grantees: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Pioneer Works, Center for Consciousness Medicine, Panorama Global
Giving is national, but the recent grants cluster in New York. New York City recipients include Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lycee Francais, The Winward School, and Rebecoming Inc, while Brooklyn appears through Pioneer Works. California recipients also appear often, including Center for Consciousness Medicine in Woodside and San Francisco, Fireside Project in San Francisco, and Inquiring Systems Inc in Santa Rosa. Other named locations include Washington, DC; Takoma Park, Maryland; and Seattle, Washington. All recent grants in the provided sample went to US recipients.
The recent grants point to four main areas: contemporary and experimental arts, philanthropic advising and grantmaking infrastructure, consciousness medicine and psychedelic-informed mental health, and research or advocacy on global information ecosystems and disinformation. Examples include Pioneer Works, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Center for Consciousness Medicine, and Panorama Global.
Its grant sizes are concentrated in a relatively narrow band. The 25th percentile is $42,000, the median is $88,888, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. Recent awards also include larger outliers such as $750,000 and $568,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year in the recent grants list, including Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Pioneer Works, Lycee Francais, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, and The Center for Consciousness Medicine. That suggests recurring relationships rather than one-time gifts only.
Its giving is national, with the highest concentration in New York. In the recent sample, New York recipients include Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Pioneer Works, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lycee Francais, The Winward School, and Rebecoming Inc.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER WORKS | BROOKLYN, NY | $560,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR CONSCIOUSNESS MEDICINE | WOODSIDE, CA | $317,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $225,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PANORAMA GLOBAL | SEATTLE, WA | $173,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BRAINFUTURES | LUTHERVILLE, MD | $125,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE 1440 FOUNDATION SARATOGA | SARATOGA, CA | $120,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF THE MUSEE DES ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| HOPEWELL FUND | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE FUNDERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| APOLLO PACT INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $99,999 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE FRIENDS OF MCGILL ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $66,666 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FIRESIDE PROJECT | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY ANDOVER | ANDOVER, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| AMAZON FRONTLINES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MYRIAD USA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| HEALING ADVOCACY FUND | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SUBTLE ENERGY COLLECTIVE | MIAMI, FL | $47,368 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| LYCEE FRANCAIS | NEW YORK, NY | $44,444 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MEANINGFUL RELATIONS CONSULTING | PALM CITY, FL | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GOODWOOD ROAD RACING COMPANY | NA, CH | $28,325 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CHILDREN IN CONFLICT | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEM | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NEST INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| HARPER'S MAGAZINE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $750,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PIONEER WORKS | BROOKLYN, NY | $568,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR CONSCIOUSNESS MEDICINE | WOODSIDE, CA | $305,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PANORAMA GLOBAL | SEATTLE, WA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FAIR DEMOCRACY | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| DON BOSCO CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL | TAKOMA PARK, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE WINWARD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY ANDOVER | ANDOVER, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION | WESTLAKE, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| REBECOMING INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LYCEE FRANCAIS | NEW YORK, NY | $88,888 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| INQUIRING SYSTEMS INC | SANTA ROSA, CA | $65,217 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FIRESIDE PROJECT | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC | ST LOUIS, MO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE FRIENDS OF MCGILL ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $33,333 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $33,333 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| USCF FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $33,333 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOPEWELL FUND | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| USTA FOUNDATION | PURCHASE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $727,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PIONEER WORKS | BROOKLYN, NY | $600,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
CENTER FOR CONSCIOUSNESS MEDICINE
$317,000GENERAL
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
$250,000GENERAL
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$150,000GENERAL
BRAINFUTURES
$125,000GENERAL
THE 1440 FOUNDATION SARATOGA
$120,000GENERAL
FRIENDS OF THE MUSEE DES ARTS
$110,000GENERAL
PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE FUNDERS
$100,000GENERAL
APOLLO PACT INC
$99,999GENERAL
THE FRIENDS OF MCGILL ADVISORS INC
$66,666GENERAL
SUBTLE ENERGY COLLECTIVE
$47,368GENERAL
MEANINGFUL RELATIONS CONSULTING
$30,000GENERAL
GOODWOOD ROAD RACING COMPANY
$28,325GENERAL
MUSEUM OF CONTEM
$10,000GENERAL
HARPER'S MAGAZINE
$5,000GENERAL
PIONEER WORKS
$568,000GENERAL
CENTER FOR CONSCIOUSNESS MEDICINE
$305,000GENERAL
FAIR DEMOCRACY
$200,000GENERAL
DON BOSCO CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL
$150,000GENERAL
THE WINWARD SCHOOL
$100,000GENERAL
CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
$100,000GENERAL
REBECOMING INC
$100,000GENERAL
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
$50,000GENERAL
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$50,000GENERAL
THE FRIENDS OF MCGILL ADVISORS INC
$33,333GENERAL
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$33,333GENERAL
USCF FOUNDATION
$33,333GENERAL