About William Fox Jr Foundation
The William Fox Jr. Foundation concentrates its giving on film and media arts organizations and higher-education institutions with programs related to moving-image preservation, exhibition, and education. Grants are few but meaningful, often made repeatedly to cultural institutions rather than broadly distributed, indicating a targeted interest in sustaining film/museum programming and film-related training or scholarship. The foundation appears to favor New York-area cultural infrastructure and academic partners involved in media/film studies.
Focus Areas
Film and moving-image museums and exhibitions (e.g., Museum of the Moving Image)Support for film industry education and training (e.g., Academy Foundation)Higher-education research and scholarship in media/related fields (e.g., Johns Hopkins University)
Who They Fund
religious congregations and faith-based organizationseducational institutions (schools, colleges, universities)scientific researchers and research institutionsstudents and learners
Giving Approach
About William Fox Jr Foundation
The William Fox Jr Foundation has repeatedly backed film and moving-image institutions, with the largest recent awards going to the Academy Foundation for education and preservation-related work and to the Museum of the Moving Image for exhibition and museum programming. That pattern points to a funder that favors cultural and academic organizations rather than individual projects or broad public appeals. Recent grants also show support for higher-education partners tied to media and scholarship, including Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University, alongside New York cultural and faith-based institutions. The foundation’s giving is narrow in sector but varied in institution type. It supports nonprofits working in the visual and performing arts, education, and select healthcare research and programs, while the recent grants list shows a strong emphasis on moving-image preservation, film industry education, and related scholarship. Some recipients appear across multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The grant record also includes institutions in New York, Florida, Maryland, California, Mississippi, and Nevada, showing that the foundation funds beyond its headquarters area while still leaning heavily toward New York recipients.
What William Fox Jr Foundation Funds
In film education and industry training, The William Fox Jr Foundation gave $75,000 to Academy Foundation in 2025 and $100,000 in 2024 for religious, educational, and scientific purposes recorded on the return. The repeated support fits a broader pattern of backing institutions connected to film knowledge and professional development. For moving-image exhibition and preservation, the foundation awarded $40,000 to Museum of the Moving Image in 2025, following $33,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024. That recurring support signals a sustained relationship with a museum focused on film and media arts. The foundation also funds higher education and scholarship. It gave $41,000 to Johns Hopkins University in 2025 and $2,500 to Columbia University in 2024, showing interest in academic institutions alongside cultural organizations. Beyond film and education, the recent record includes support for Miami City Ballet, Baptist Health Foundation, and Metropolitan Hospital.
How William Fox Jr Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at a relatively modest level, with a p25 of $1,112, a median of $4,700, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent record shows both large institutional grants and smaller support gifts, including repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That recurring pattern suggests ongoing institutional relationships rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation makes programmatic grants to organizations; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active grant programs are described as general grantmaking in education, the visual and performing arts, and select healthcare research and programs, and unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$528K
Total Assets
$1.8M
Total Revenue
$166K
Total Expenses
$258K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 60% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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