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THE TESUQUE FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133579598 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$341K
expenses
$39K
net assets
$1.4M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The Tesuque Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in New York that makes grants to support a variety of nonprofit organizations. Its funding supports general operations and specific artistic practices, with recipients in the arts, social justice, and humanitarian sectors. The foundation does not appear to conduct direct service programs.

activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
    • Funding artistic work practices through grants to individual artists and arts organizations
      Provides financial support to individual artists and arts-focused organizations for the advancement of artistic practice, including a $350,000 grant to Josiah McElheny Studio and general operating support to entities such as Light Industry Cinema Projects Limited, Primary Information Inc, Emergent Art Space, and ABME Body Mapping.
  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding music-focused nonprofits and performance groups
      Supports music-related organizations through general operating grants, including $50,000 awards to Music for Food Inc (listed in multiple entries) and $10,000 grants to Symphonic Jazz Orchestra on two separate occasions.
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding social justice and human rights initiatives
      Provides financial support to organizations advancing social equity and human rights, including a $5,209 contribution to The New York Women's Foundation and a $12,500 general contribution to Climate Rights International.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$341K
Contributions & grants$2K1%
Program service revenue
Investment income$26K8%
Other revenue$312K
expenses
Total expenses$39K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$265K
balance sheet
Total assets$1.38M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$1.38M
4 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +255.4%
relationships · 9

Who they work with

  • ABME BODY MAPPING Partner — Recipient of a $35,000 general contribution in 2023
  • CLIMATE RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL Partner — Recipient of a $12,500 general contribution in 2024
  • EMERGENT ART SPACE Partner — Recipient of a $50,000 general contribution in 2023
  • JOSIAH MCELHENY STUDIO Partner — Recipient of a $350,000 grant in 2024 to support artistic work practice
  • LIGHT INDUSTRY CINEMA PROJECTS LIMITED Partner — Recipient of a $100,000 general contribution in 2025
  • MUSIC FOR FOOD INC Partner — Recipient of multiple general contributions totaling $150,000 across 2023–2025
  • NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION Partner — Recipient of a $5,209 general contribution in 2025
  • PRIMARY INFORMATION INC Partner — Recipient of a $100,000 general contribution in 2025
  • SYMPHONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA Partner — Recipient of general contributions totaling $20,000 across 2024–2025