What kinds of work does Samuel H Kress Foundation fund most often?

The foundation focuses on art conservation and the history of art, especially European art and architecture. Its active programs include Conservation Fellowships, Conservation Grants, History of Art Institutional Fellowships, History of Art Grants, and Digital Art History Grants.

Does Samuel H Kress Foundation support individual fellows?

Yes. The foundation funds individuals and has fellowship programs built around professional training and research. Its Conservation Fellowships and History of Art fellowships are designed for individual fellows, including pre-doctoral researchers and conservators.

How large are typical grants from Samuel H Kress Foundation?

Typical grant size is $6,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,500 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger fellowship grants such as $275,000 to New York University and $230,000 to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation.

Where does Samuel H Kress Foundation give most often?

The foundation gives most often in New York state, which receives 42% of its grants. Recent New York recipients include New York University, the American Academy in Rome, King Baudouin Foundation, Pharos the International Photo Archives Association in Brooklyn, and Smarthistory in Pleasantville.

Samuel H Kress Foundation

Name: Samuel H Kress Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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NEW YORK, NYWebsite2128614993

About Samuel H Kress Foundation

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation concentrates its giving on art conservation and training, channeling support through academic institutions. In the reported data all funds were awarded as conservation fellowships at New York University, indicating a preference for funding professional training and research in the preservation of visual arts.

Focus Areas

Art conservation fellowships and training programsAcademic partnerships to support conservation research (university museums)Professional development for conservators and preservation specialistsMuseum collections care and technical art history initiatives

Who They Fund

individual fellows (researchers, conservators, interpreters)institutions (museums, universities, cultural heritage organizations)art historians and conservation professionals

Giving Approach

Highly concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants directed to a single repeat grantee (NYU) focused on fellowship/support for conservation work.

About Samuel H Kress Foundation

Two-year research appointments and advanced conservation fellowships define the Samuel H Kress Foundation’s recent grantmaking. The foundation channels substantial support into art conservation and the history of art, with a clear emphasis on training, scholarly research, and institutional settings that can host fellows and projects. In the recent grants list, New York University received $275,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for Conservation Fellowships, while the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation received $230,000 in both years for the same program. That pattern points to repeat support for structured fellowship pipelines rather than one-off project awards. Other awards extend the same approach into art history and digital scholarship, including support for European research placements and museum-based partnerships. The foundation also funds individuals, and its active programs include both fellowship lines and competitive grants, which together show a mix of professional development and research support. Grants appear across universities, museums, and conservation organizations, with a strong concentration in institutions able to train specialists or advance scholarship in art conservation and European art history.

What Samuel H Kress Foundation Funds

In conservation training, the Samuel H Kress Foundation awarded $275,000 to New York University for Conservation Fellowships and $230,000 to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation for the same program. The foundation also supports post-graduate supervised training through Kress Conservation Fellowships, which are awarded to museums or conservation facilities. In art history research, Yale University received $90,000 for History of Art Grants, and Middlebury College received $55,000 for the same grant category. These awards align with the foundation’s support for scholarly projects on European art and architecture. Digital methods also appear in the grant record. The Smithsonian Institution received $68,400 for Digital Art History Grants, while Pharos the International Photo Archives Association received $50,000 for the same category. Related support went to Smarthistory for digital art history work.

How Samuel H Kress Foundation Gives

Typical grant size sits at $6,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,500 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile, showing a broad spread between fellowship-scale awards and smaller project grants. The recent record includes repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, including universities and museum partners, which suggests recurring relationships rather than isolated grants. The foundation is a regular funder and funds individuals as well as institutions. Its active programs include both unsolicited and non-unsolicited opportunities, depending on the program line, with conservation grants and history of art grants accepting unsolicited applications while several fellowship programs are hosted through institutions.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$2.4M

Total Assets

$95.6M

Total Revenue

$6.4M

Total Expenses

$4.1M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $6K and $30K, with a median of $17K.

25th Percentile

$6K

Median

$17K

75th Percentile

$30K

Geographic Reach

Regional32 states funded

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Where Samuel H Kress Foundation Funds

Top 7 recipient countries by grant volume for Samuel H Kress Foundation.

Rank	Country	Grants	Total	Share
1	United StatesDomestic	379	$9.5M	80.5%
2	Italy

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	NEW YORK, NY	$275,000	2026	CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIPS
FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATION	WASHINGTON, DC	$230,000	2026	CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIPS
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART	LANDOVER, MD	$170,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME	NEW YORK, NY	$120,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
ALLIANCE OF HBCU MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES INC	MARIETTA, GA	$89,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE	MIDDLEBURY, VT	$55,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY	CAMBRIDGE, MA	$55,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
ITHAKA S & R	NEW YORK, NY	$50,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON	BOSTON, MA	$50,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	WASHINGTON, DC	$36,000	2026	DIGITAL ART HISTORY GRANTS
FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATION	WASHINGTON, DC	$35,000	2026	CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIP
RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA	BRONX, NY	$31,500	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART	LONDON	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
KUNSTHISTORISCHES INSTITUT FLORENCE	FLORENCE	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE DEL ART	PARIS	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE DEL ART	PARIS	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
JULIET HUANG	LEIDEN	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
ALEC ALDRICH	LEIDEN	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART	NEW YORK, NY	$30,000	2026	INTERPRETIVE FELLOWSHIPS
WINTERTHUR MUSEUM	WINTERTHUR, DE	$30,000	2026	INTERPRETIVE FELLOWSHIPS
KUNSTHISTORISCHES INSTITUT FLORENCE	FLORENCE	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
ZENTRALINSTITUT FR KUNSTGESCHICHTE	MUNICH	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	CHAMPAIGN, IL	$30,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART	TOLEDO, OH	$30,000	2026	INTERPRETIVE FELLOWSHIPS
ZENTRALINSTITUT FR KUNSTGESCHICHTE	MUNICH	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
BIBLIOTHECA HERTZIANA	ROME	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
BIBLIOTHECA HERTZIANA	ROME	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION	ATHENS, GA	$30,000	2026	INTERPRETIVE FELLOWSHIPS
YALE UNIVERSITY	NEW HAVEN, CT	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS	PRINCETON, NJ	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
WARBURG INSTITUTE	LONDON	$30,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO	CHICAGO, IL	$30,000	2026	INTERPRETIVE FELLOWSHIPS
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	NEW YORK, NY	$30,000	2026	GRANT DIGITAL HISTORY ART
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS	PRINCETON, NJ	$28,000	2026	INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA	BOSTON, MA	$25,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
MINT MUSEUM OF ART	CHARLOTTE, NC	$25,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY	SYRACUSE, NY	$25,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
SMARTHISTORY	PLEASANTVILLE, NY	$20,000	2026	DIGITAL HISTORY OF ART
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE	NEWARK, DE	$20,000	2026	CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIPS
BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE	BUFFALO, NY	$20,000	2026	CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIPS
MEDICI ARCHIVE PROJECT	NEW YORK, NY	$18,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
UNIVERSTIY OF MIAMI	CORAL GABLES, FL	$16,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM	NEW YORK, NY	$15,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF MEDIEVAL ART	NEW YORK, NY	$12,500	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF MEDIEVAL ART	NEW YORK, NY	$12,500	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
AAMC FOUNDATION	NEW YORK, NY	$12,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
RAREBOOK SCHOOL	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	$12,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION	NEW YORK, NY	$11,100	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL OF DRAWING PAINTING & SCULPTURE	NEW YORK, NY	$11,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS
DENVER ART MUSEUM	DENVER, CO	$10,000	2026	HISTORY OF ART GRANTS

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