Dry Farm Foundation appears to concentrate its giving in a small number of sizable awards, with a dominant multi-hundred-thousand dollar commitment to the Providence Foundation alongside targeted support for cultural organizations. The foundation’s pattern suggests interest in sustaining institutional infrastructure (via a large foundation/hospital-type partner) while also underwriting arts and food/culture initiatives such as contemporary art and culinary programming.
Highly concentrated: very few grants (3 total) with one dominant, large gift (~74% of dollars) and two mid‑sized cultural grants; favors one major institutional partner plus selective support for prominent arts/food organizations.
Dry Farm Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $300,000 general operating support award to Providence Foundation in Charlotte, a marker of how heavily the foundation can lean into a single institutional partner. Around that anchor, the foundation also backs arts and culture organizations with sizable operating support, including The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, The James Beard Foundation, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. The pattern points to a grantmaker that combines large-scale institutional support with targeted gifts to museums, symphony, culinary, and AIDS-focused nonprofits. Its recent awards show a preference for unrestricted funding rather than tightly specified project grants. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Friends of the Bass Museum and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, suggesting some ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation’s portfolio also includes support for TED Foundation Inc, where the stated purpose covers TED.com, mobile apps, the TED Fellows program, and TEDx events. Across the recent record, Dry Farm Foundation’s giving is concentrated in a relatively small number of meaningful awards to established organizations.
In arts and culture, Dry Farm Foundation supported major institutions with operating grants: $56,500 to The New Museum of Contemporary Art, $20,000 to the Whitney Museum of American Art, and $10,000 to The Guggenheim Museum. Miami organizations also appear in the record, including $25,000 to Institute of Contemporary Art Miami and $2,500 to Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami. The foundation also backs food and culinary work. It gave $50,000 to The James Beard Foundation for general operating support, tying its giving to culinary arts and food culture. In public-interest and advocacy work, it awarded $25,000 to Fair Democracy Engagement Fund in Washington, DC, and $25,000 to Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York. That mix shows support for both cultural institutions and mission-driven nonprofits.
Typical grant size clusters around larger operating gifts: the p25 is $11,500, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $25,000. The recent record shows repeated support across years for some recipients, including Friends of the Bass Museum and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which points to at least some recurring relationships. Grantmaking appears to run through operating support and unrestricted support rather than project-specific awards. Dry Farm Foundation is a private foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$465K
$3K
$18K
$465K
Most grants fall between $12K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 35% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Providence Foundation, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, The James Beard Foundation
Dry Farm Foundation gives nationwide, with the highest share of grants going to recipients in DC by count. Florida recipients account for 36% of grants, reflecting a strong presence in Miami and Miami Beach, including Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, New World Symphony, Friends of the Bass Museum, and Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami. New York City is another frequent destination, with grants to The New Museum of Contemporary Art, The James Beard Foundation, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and The Guggenheim Museum. The recipient country distribution is entirely US-based.
The middle of the grant-size distribution is $25,000. The p25 is $11,500 and the p75 is also $25,000, which shows a strong concentration around that level even though the foundation’s largest recent gift was much higher.
Yes. Friends of the Bass Museum appears in both 2023 and 2025, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation also appears in both years. That pattern suggests some recurring relationships rather than only one-time gifts.
The recent grants include museums, a symphony organization, a culinary foundation, an AIDS foundation, a democracy engagement fund, and TED Foundation Inc. The listed purposes are mostly general operating support, with TED Foundation Inc receiving support for TED.com, mobile apps, the TED Fellows program, and TEDx.
By count, the foundation gives most often in DC, while 36% of grants go to recipients in Florida. The recipient locations in the record also include New York, Miami, Miami Beach, Charlotte, Wilmington, Oakland, and Los Angeles.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | NEW YORK, NY | $56,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $18,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ELIZABETH TAYLOR AIDS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $190,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART | MIAMI, FL | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RUBELL MUSEUM | MIAMI, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| The Inner Sciences Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
| Fair Democracy Engagement Fund | washington, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
| New World Symphony Inc | Miami Beach, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
| TED Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | Operating Support, including (1) TED.com and Grantee's mobile apps; (2) the TED Fellows program; and (3) TEDx which supports the creation of independently run TED-style events in communities around the world |
| TED Foundation INc | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | Operating Support, including (1) TED.com and Grantee's mobile apps; (2) the TED Fellows program; and (3) TEDx which supports the creation of independently run TED-style events in communities around the world |
| Institute of Contemporary Art Miami INc | Miami, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
| Friends of the Bass Museum Inc | Miami Beach, FL | $13,000 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
| ICA Fund | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
| The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
| Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami | Miami, FL | $2,500 | 2023 | General Operating Support |
PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION
$300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ELIZABETH TAYLOR AIDS FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RUBELL MUSEUM
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
The Inner Sciences Foundation
$25,000General Operating Support
TED Foundation Inc
$25,000Operating Support, including (1) TED.com and Grantee's mobile apps; (2) the TED Fellows program; and (3) TEDx which supports the creation of independently run TED-style events in communities around the world
TED Foundation INc
$25,000Operating Support, including (1) TED.com and Grantee's mobile apps; (2) the TED Fellows program; and (3) TEDx which supports the creation of independently run TED-style events in communities around the world
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
$5,000General Operating Support