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DEDALUS FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133091704 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$6.9M
expenses
$4.1M
net assets
$63.0M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The Dedalus Foundation is a New York-based organization that supports artists, writers, and arts institutions through fellowships and grants. It funds individual artists and writers at various career stages, including MFA students and senior fellows, and provides institutional support to nonprofit arts organizations. The foundation focuses on advancing creative practice and scholarship in the arts.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Dedalus Foundation Senior Fellowship
Annual grant supporting established artists and writers in their creative work
Dedalus MFA Fellowship
Supports emerging artists and writers pursuing Master of Fine Arts degrees
Institutional Grant Program
Provides funding to nonprofit arts organizations and institutions for operational and program support
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Artist Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding MFA fellowships for emerging artists
      Provides $15,000 grants to Master of Fine Arts candidates, supporting emerging artists including Volha Panko, Yacine Fall, Molly English, and Rachel Emenaker in 2024.
  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding institutional grants to arts and humanities organizations
      Provides financial support to cultural and educational institutions, including a $30,000 grant to New York University Institute of Fine Arts, $20,000 to The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, $15,000 to The Paris Review Foundation Inc, and $60,000 to The New York Public Library Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations in 2024.
  • Psychoanalytic and Therapeutic Training Support 1 activity
    • Funding senior research fellowships
      Supports advanced scholarly research through senior fellowships, awarding $30,000 to Krista Thompson and $25,000 to Hamed Yousefi Koupai in 2024.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$6.87M
Contributions & grants$250K4%
Program service revenue
Investment income$1.18M17%
Other revenue$5.41M
expenses
Total expenses$4.15M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$1.34M
Grants paid out$391K
balance sheet
Total assets$62.99M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$62.99M
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +16.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 3
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JACK FLAM CHAIRMAN//CEO/PRESIDENT 40 $588K
MORGAN SPANGLE VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER 40 $464K
KATY MARIE ROGERS VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 40 $408K
board members · 3
  • JOHN ELDERFIELD — DIRECTOR/CONSULTANT
  • PAMELA AUCHINCLOSS — DIRECTOR
  • TIM CLIFFORD — DIRECTOR/SECRETARY
relationships · 6

Who they work with

  • ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC Partner — Recipient of a $15,000 fall institutional grant in 2024
  • NEW YORK UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS Partner — Recipient of a $30,000 fall institutional grant in 2024
  • THE BROOKLYN RAIL INC Partner — Recipient of a $20,000 fall institutional grant in 2024
  • THE ELIZABETH FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS Partner — Recipient of a $20,000 fall institutional grant in 2024
  • THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS Partner — Recipient of a $60,000 grant from Dedalus Foundation in 2024
  • THE PARIS REVIEW FOUNDATION INC Partner — Recipient of a $15,000 spring institutional grant in 2024
strategies · 2

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.

  • Individual Fellowship Support
    methodology: individual_fellowship_support
    By funding senior and MFA-level practitioners through targeted fellowships, we advance scholarly and artistic work because direct investment in individuals fosters innovation, creative risk-taking, and field-wide knowledge production.
  • Institutional Grant Cycles
    methodology: institutional_grant_cycles
    By distributing grants in periodic spring and fall cycles, we provide structured, predictable funding opportunities for arts and humanities institutions, enabling long-term planning and stability because consistent access to capital improves organizational capacity and program continuity.