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
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Artist Support Grants 4 activities
- Grant funding for composersAwards grants to composers to support music composition projects.
- Grant funding for fine arts practitionersAwards grants to individual artists for creative work in the fine arts, including painters, sculptors, and other visual artists.
- Grant funding for photographersProvides grants to individual artists working in photography to support their creative production.
- Grant funding for poetsSupports individual poets through grant funding for literary work and creative development.
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Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
- Funding exhibitions at cultural institutionsFunds exhibitions at cultural institutions, such as the New York Historical Society, through installment fee support.
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Performing Arts Production Support 1 activity
- Grant funding for drama and performance artistsSupports practitioners in drama and performance art through targeted grant funding.
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Film Production Funding and Fiscal Sponsorship 1 activity
- Grant funding for filmmakersProvides financial support to both emerging and established filmmakers for the production of film and video works.
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Genetic and Neurological Disease Research Funding 1 activity
- Grant funding for writers in nonfiction and narrative nonfictionProvides grant funding to individual writers for general nonfiction and narrative nonfiction projects, including those focused on healthspan.
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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
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Discipline-Based Grantmakingmethodology: discipline_based_grantmakingBy 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.