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EIN 13-5673173

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
19
City
New York
State
New York
Year formed
1938
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships to artists, scholars, researchers, and writers. It made 274 grants last year and it is supported by the Estate of Philip Roth. It is located in New York, NY.
Total revenues
$13,494,516
2023
20192020202120222023$10m$30m$50m
Total expenses
$19,353,460
2023
20192020202120222023$17m$19m
Total assets
$351,703,079
2023
20192020202120222023$0.3b$0.3b
Num. employees
19
2023
20192020202120222023020

Grants made by John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Anne Bluethenthal and DancersChoreography$75,000
New Generation Community Outreach CenterRise of the Indigenous Pacific$70,000

Who funds John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
E Schwartz Charitable Foundation XXXXX7006General$250,000
The Eric and Erica Schwartz Family FoundationGeneral Support$50,000
The Aaron Copland Fund for MusicEncourage Knowledge and Appreciation of Contemporary American Music$20,000
...and 6 more grants received

Personnel at John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Sari SharabyChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$186,875
Sue MellinChief Advancement Officer
Edward HirschPresident$679,969
Kate WelshDirector of Communications
Katherine WelshDirector of Communic / Director of Advancem$90,000
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,482,732
Investment income and dividends$6,802,706
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$4,072,638
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,136,440
Total revenues$13,494,516

Form 990s for John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990PFView PDF
2022-122023-10-25990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-01990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-14990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
February 7, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
January 20, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from E Schwartz Charitable Foundation XXXXX7006
January 12, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
October 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from The Eric and Erica Schwartz Family Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
90 Park Ave - 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
gf.org/ 
Phone
(212) 687-4470
Facebook page
GuggFellows 
Twitter profile
@guggfellows 
IRS details
EIN
13-5673173
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1938
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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