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JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 135673173 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$23.5M
expenses
$8.4M
net assets
$364.1M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation is a private foundation based in New York that awards fellowships to scholars, artists, and writers. The foundation supports individuals across disciplines including the fine arts, literature, film, music, and nonfiction writing. Funding is provided through competitive grants to recipients nationwide.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Guggenheim Fellowship
Annual award program supporting individuals in fields including fine arts, literature, film, music composition, and academic research through unrestricted grants
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Artist Support Grants 4 activities
    • Grant funding for composers
      Awards grants to composers to support music composition projects.
    • Grant funding for fine arts practitioners
      Awards grants to individual artists for creative work in the fine arts, including painters, sculptors, and other visual artists.
    • Grant funding for photographers
      Provides grants to individual artists working in photography to support their creative production.
    • Grant funding for poets
      Supports individual poets through grant funding for literary work and creative development.
  • Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
    • Funding exhibitions at cultural institutions
      Funds exhibitions at cultural institutions, such as the New York Historical Society, through installment fee support.
  • Performing Arts Production Support 1 activity
    • Grant funding for drama and performance artists
      Supports practitioners in drama and performance art through targeted grant funding.
  • Film Production Funding and Fiscal Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Grant funding for filmmakers
      Provides financial support to both emerging and established filmmakers for the production of film and video works.
  • Genetic and Neurological Disease Research Funding 1 activity
    • Grant funding for writers in nonfiction and narrative nonfiction
      Provides grant funding to individual writers for general nonfiction and narrative nonfiction projects, including those focused on healthspan.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$23.49M
Contributions & grants$3.05M13%
Program service revenue
Investment income$5.76M25%
Other revenue$10.26M
expenses
Total expenses$8.39M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$1.47M
Grants paid out$11.41M
balance sheet
Total assets$383.57M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$364.11M
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +74.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 5
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
EDWARD HIRSCH PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE 40 $837K
SUSAN D MELLIN CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 40 $361K
SARI SHARABY C.F.O. AND TREASURER 40 $345K
ANDRE BERNARD V.P. AND SECRETARY 40 $296K
LAURA AURICCHIO VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY 40 $64K
board members · 19
  • ADELE CHATFIELD-TAYLOR — TRUSTEE
  • BARBARA SISKIN — TRUSTEE
  • BENJAMIN TAYLOR — TRUSTEE
  • CINDY SHERMAN — TRUSTEE
  • DWIGHT E LEE — CHAIRMAN & TRUSTEE
  • ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH — TRUSTEE
  • EMERY BROWN — TRUSTEE
  • ERIC S MASKIN — TRUSTEE
  • ERIC SCHWARTZ — TRUSTEE
  • G GABRIELLE STARR — TRUSTEE
  • LAWRENCE D BOBO — TRUSTEE
  • LILI LYNTON — TRUSTEE
  • LISA HESS — TRUSTEE
  • RISA L GOLUBOFF — TRUSTEE
  • ROBERT ALLAN CARO — TRUSTEE
  • SANDRA S WIJNBERG — TRUSTEE
  • STACY SCHIFF — TRUSTEE
  • STEVEN D LAVINE — TRUSTEE
  • WILLIAM P KELLY — TRUSTEE
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Partner — Recipient of a $200,000 grant for an exhibition installment fee.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

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  • Discipline-Based Grantmaking
    methodology: discipline_based_grantmaking
    By awarding grants within established academic and artistic disciplines, the foundation advances scholarship and artistic creation because expertise and innovation are cultivated through deep engagement in specialized fields.