About Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
Committed to supporting institutions and projects in the arts and arts education; the Foundation does not provide grants to individuals.
Focus Areas
Visual artsArts educationArtist legacy and reproduction rights (handled via Artists Rights Society)
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations/charities
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted/core supportorganizational stability/core costsmission-flexible funding
Topics
general nonprofit capacityorganizational operating costs
About Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation’s recent giving is centered on institutions and projects in the arts and arts education, with a clear tilt toward general support rather than restricted project-by-project funding. In 2023, it awarded $60,000 to Studio in a School for general support, the largest grant in the recent list, and $55,000 to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art for general support. The pattern extends across museums, arts education groups, artist-service organizations, and presentation spaces, including 92nd Street Y, Free Arts NYC, Bric Artsmedia House, and Qca (Queens Council on the Arts). The foundation does not fund individuals, and its grantmaking is described as institutional and project support for arts institutions and arts education. Recent recipients range from New York-based nonprofits to organizations in Hartford, Rockland, and Orlando, showing a local arts focus with some support beyond New York City. Several grants are explicitly labeled general support or general operations, which aligns with its stated philosophy of supporting organizational stability, core costs, and mission-flexible funding.
What Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Funds
In arts education, the foundation gave $60,000 to Studio in a School for general support and $50,000 to Arts in Education for general support. Both grants point to work that connects education and the arts, especially in New York. For museums and curatorial organizations, it awarded $55,000 to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and $20,000 to the Association of Art Museum Curators for general operations. It also supports artists’ infrastructure and research, including $20,000 to the International Foundation for Art Research for general operations. Another thread is support for artist-centered spaces and public-facing arts organizations, such as $50,000 to Groundswell and $20,000 to Apexart for general operations.
How Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all $10,000. Recent grants show both one-time and repeat support, with organizations such as Bric Artsmedia House, Ifar (International Foundation for Art Research), and Apexart appearing in more than one year. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. Its active programs indicate no formal submission guidelines or scheduled deadlines, and they state that new proposals are not being considered. Grants are often framed as general support or general operations, suggesting flexible funding for core organizational needs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$968K
Total Assets
$35.2M
Total Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$1.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local15 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 261 | $3.5M | 99.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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