The Cultural Heritage Preservation Fund appears to focus on large-scale support for film and cultural heritage preservation, using unrestricted general support to sustain established international cultural institutions. Their sole recorded beneficiary, Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, indicates an interest in cinematic heritage, archival preservation, and promoting historical film collections. The foundation makes few but substantial awards rather than many small grants, suggesting a strategic, high-impact approach.
Highly concentrated: very few grants, large amounts, repeat funding to a single established grantee; favors general support rather than project-restricted grants.
A pair of very large general-support grants to Fondation Jerome Seydoux-Pathé define The Cultural Heritage Preservation Fund’s recent giving: $1,100,000 in 2023 and $400,000 in 2024. Those awards point to a clear interest in film preservation and cultural heritage institutions, with unrestricted support used to sustain an established Paris-based organization. The foundation’s remaining recent grants are much smaller, but they reinforce the same pattern of backing cultural institutions rather than project-specific, short-term work. Grants to Rothko Chapel, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Library of Congress are all labeled general support, showing a preference for flexible funding. The recipient mix also suggests that the funder works across both U.S. and international settings, with grants landing in Houston, New York, Washington, and Paris. The combination of one outsized relationship and a handful of modest institutional grants indicates a focused strategy: preserve cultural assets by supporting the organizations that care for them.
Film preservation is the clearest throughline in the recent record. The foundation gave $1,100,000 in 2023 and $400,000 in 2024 to Fondation Jerome Seydoux-Pathé for general support, a relationship that aligns with cinematic heritage and archival preservation. It also supported major cultural institutions through unrestricted grants, including $15,000 to The Museum of Modern Art in both 2023 and 2024 and $10,000 to the Library of Congress in both 2023 and 2024. Those awards place emphasis on organizations that steward collections, preserve history, and maintain public access to cultural materials. A separate $15,000 grant to Rothko Chapel in both years extends the pattern to another nonprofit cultural venue supported through general operating dollars.
The grant size pattern is highly skewed: p25 is $13,750, median is $15,000, and p75 jumps to $111,250. That spread reflects a structure with a few very large awards and several smaller general-support grants. The recent record shows repeat giving to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Fondation Jerome Seydoux-Pathé, The Museum of Modern Art, Library of Congress, and Rothko Chapel. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grants are described as general support or unrestricted support, indicating flexible operating-style funding rather than project-specific awards.
$1.5M
$7.4M
$430K
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $14K and $111K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$111K
About 33% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Cultural Heritage Preservation Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 13 | $170K | 54.2% |
| 2 | France |
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Notable grantees: Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé
Most recent grants land in the U.S., which accounts for 66.7% of recipient-country records, while France accounts for 33.3%. On the city level, Paris appears as the location for Fondation Jerome Seydoux-Pathé, and U.S. grants are concentrated in Houston, New York, and Washington. Houston appears through Rothko Chapel, New York through The Museum of Modern Art, and Washington through the Library of Congress. The geographic pattern is regional in scope, with both Texas recipients and major cultural institutions in other U.S. cities, plus one recurring international relationship in Paris.
Its recent grants go to cultural and heritage institutions rather than individuals. The record includes Fondation Jerome Seydoux-Pathé, The Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress, and Rothko Chapel, all supported with general or unrestricted funding.
The stated size distribution is p25 at $13,750, median at $15,000, and p75 at $111,250. That pattern shows that most awards are relatively modest, with a small number of much larger grants.
Yes. Fondation Jerome Seydoux-Pathé appears in both 2023 and 2024, and The Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress, and Rothko Chapel each appear in two different years as well. The pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
The recipient-country mix is 66.7% U.S. and 33.3% France. Named recipient cities include Houston, New York, Washington, and Paris, showing a U.S. base of grant destinations with one recurring international recipient in France.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| 11 |
| $9.2M |
45.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FONDATION JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE | PARIS | $1,503,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROTHKO CHAPEL | HOUSTON, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | FILM SERIES |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | DIGITAL AND MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT |
| FONDATION JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE | PARIS | $1,435,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | FILM SERIES |
| ROTHKO CHAPEL | HOUSTON, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FILM FORUM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | DIGITAL AND MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT |
| FONDATION JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE | PARIS | $400,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROTHKO CHAPEL | HOUSTON, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FONDATION JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE | PARIS | $1,100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROTHKO CHAPEL | HOUSTON, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
FONDATION JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE
$1,503,000GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
ROTHKO CHAPEL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
$15,000FILM SERIES
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
$10,000DIGITAL AND MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT
FONDATION JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE
$1,435,000GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
$15,000FILM SERIES
ROTHKO CHAPEL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FILM FORUM
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
$10,000DIGITAL AND MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT
FONDATION JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE
$400,000GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
ROTHKO CHAPEL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FONDATION JEROME SEYDOUX-PATHE
$1,100,000GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ROTHKO CHAPEL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT