The Brodsky Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost exclusively on major visual arts institutions, making very large charitable gifts to flagship museums. Its giving is highly concentrated geographically in national cultural centers (notably New York and Washington, D.C.) and emphasizes support for encyclopedic and modern/contemporary art collections and programs. The foundation appears to favor a small number of high-impact gifts rather than broad, diversified funding across many organizations.
The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated, seven-figure support for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with grants of $1,479,800 in 2024, $1,395,000 in 2023, and $1,320,000 in 2025. That pattern places the foundation squarely among donors that back flagship cultural institutions with concentrated, high-value gifts rather than broad programmatic portfolios. Its grant list shows a strong preference for major visual arts institutions, especially museums with national stature in New York and Washington, D.C. Beyond the Met, the foundation has also funded the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, including a $194,800 grant in 2025 and a $75,000 grant in 2024, alongside an earlier $100,000 gift in 2023 to the museum under the variant spelling “Hirschorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.” The broader record includes support for arts organizations such as Tate Americas Foundation and El Museo Del Barrio, as well as institutional capacity needs like capital campaign support for Temple Emanu-el. The foundation’s profile is defined less by breadth than by repeated investment in a small set of cultural anchors.
Visual arts institutions are the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent grants. The Metropolitan Museum of Art received the largest gifts in the record, all labeled charitable, across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Modern and contemporary art programming appears in the support for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, which received $194,800 in 2025 and $75,000 in 2024. The foundation also backed Tate Americas Foundation with grants of $70,000 in 2023 and $65,000 in 2024, showing continued support for art institutions beyond a single year. Museum-centered community arts work shows up in New York through grants to El Museo Del Barrio in 2023 and 2024.
Typical grant size is moderate by count, with a p25 of $3,750, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $20,000. At the same time, the recent record includes a small number of much larger museum gifts, showing a split between routine charitable grants and landmark support for major institutions. The pattern also suggests repeat support: the Metropolitan Museum of Art appears in multiple years, as do the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Tate Americas Foundation, El Museo Del Barrio, Lrei, and Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$3M
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Most grants fall between $4K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Very concentrated giving: a tiny number of very large grants, repeat multi-grant support to the same flagship museum(s), focused on high-profile national cultural institutions rather than many small grantees.
Notable grantees: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Leading national visual arts museums (as a class representing their priority)
Giving is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 124 grants in the United States and 74% of grants going to recipients in New York, the top state by grant count. New York City is the dominant recipient city, with multiple grants to organizations there, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hunter College Foundation, and Project Renewal. Washington, D.C. also appears as a recurring destination through the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Outside the city core, grants reached East Hampton and Wainscott in New York.
Its recent grants are heavily centered on major visual arts institutions and museums. The largest gifts went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the foundation also supported the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Tate Americas Foundation, El Museo Del Barrio, and Storefront for the Arts and Architecture.
Yes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden appears in 2024 and 2025, and Tate Americas Foundation and El Museo Del Barrio each appear in more than one year as well.
Typical grants cluster around $10,000, with a p25 of $3,750 and a p75 of $20,000. The list also includes much larger outliers for major museum support, including seven-figure grants to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 74% of grants go to recipients in New York. The recipient city list is dominated by New York, with additional grants in Washington, D.C. and a smaller number in places like East Hampton and Wainscott.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $410,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TATE AMERICAS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HIRSCHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TWO EAST SIXTY SECOND STREET FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $66,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE & ELISABETH IRWIN | NEW YORK, NY | $60,620 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $38,250 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL PHILANTHROPIC FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $35,100 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMIGOS DEL MUSEO DEL BARRIO | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MOMA | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WOODROW WILSON CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ADL NYNJ | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ARF HAMPTONS | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ART AT AMERICAS SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FOUNTAIN HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $6,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CASITA MARIA | BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SAG HARBOR SONG FESTIVAL | SAG HARBOR, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CENTER FOR CURATORIAL LEADERSHIP | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE AMERICAN EXCHANGE PROJECT | CHESTNUT HILL, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| RIVERSIDE PARK CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF FOUNDATION DE FRANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE CALVARY FUND INC | BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SCAN HARBOR | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PALM BEACH COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION | PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY | PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY | MILLBROOK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EAST HAMPTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $1,320,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $194,800 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE & ELISABETH IRWIN | NEW YORK, NY | $58,513 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF FOUNDATION DE FRANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $54,150 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $52,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL | NEW YORK, NY | $28,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MYRIAD USA (FKA KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION) | NEW YORK, NY | $27,570 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MOMA (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL) | NEW YORK, NY | $27,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS | WAINSCOTT, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
HIRSCHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN
$100,000CHARITABLE
LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE & ELISABETH IRWIN
$60,620CHARITABLE
CHARITABLE
HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
$60,000CHARITABLE
CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE
$38,250CHARITABLE
TEMPLE EMANU-EL PHILANTHROPIC FUND
$35,100CHARITABLE
THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MOMA
$20,000CHARITABLE
ADL NYNJ
$10,000CHARITABLE
ARF HAMPTONS
$10,000CHARITABLE
ART AT AMERICAS SOCIETY
$10,000CHARITABLE
CASITA MARIA
$5,000CHARITABLE
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
$5,000CHARITABLE
SAG HARBOR SONG FESTIVAL
$5,000CHARITABLE
THE CALVARY FUND INC
$5,000CHARITABLE
PALM BEACH COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION
$2,000CHARITABLE
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN
$194,800CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH
$125,000CHARITABLE
LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE & ELISABETH IRWIN
$58,513CHARITABLE
TEMPLE EMANU-EL
$28,500CHARITABLE
MOMA (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL)
$27,500CHARITABLE