The Fox Aarons Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 81-4159057
Foundation Overview
Based in Wilmington, DE, The Fox Aarons Foundation has awarded 153 grants totaling $8,054,790 to organizations in New York, Rhode Island and 2 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median award of $30,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 17 recipients (24%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
86% of all grants are concentrated in New York, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (79%), Brooklyn (11%), Long Is City (9%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 17% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (65%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
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| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | Performing Arts Building Fund | 2025 |
| Brown University | $10,000 | Providence, RI, US | Chair's Discretionary Fund For The Department Of Economics | 2025 |
| Brown University | $40,000 | Providence, RI, US | Orlando Bravo Center For Economic Research | 2025 |
| Dia Center For The Arts Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Renee Green Exhibition Support | 2025 |
| Dia Center For The Arts Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Exhibition Support Presented By Amy Sillman | 2025 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art Program | 2025 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $22,500 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2025 |
| Guild Hall Of East Hampton Inc | $5,000 | East Hampton, NY, US | Mary Heilmann Exhibition Support | 2025 |
| Leslie Lohman Museum Of Gay And Lesbian Art | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Wojnarowicz Exhibition Catalog Support | 2025 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2025 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $96,500 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2025 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Friend Of The Triennial | 2025 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $22,500 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2025 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $72,500 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2025 |
| Site Santa Fe | $5,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Exhibition Catalog Support | 2025 |
| The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Watson Library Support | 2025 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Whitney Biennial | 2025 |
| Brooklyn Museum | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Brown University | $10,000 | Providence, RI, US | Chair's Discretionary Fund For The Department Of Economics | 2024 |
| Brown University | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | Performing Arts Building Fund | 2024 |
| Brown University | $40,000 | Providence, RI, US | Orlando Bravo Center For Economic Research | 2024 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art | 2024 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $120,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art Program And General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| International School Of Brooklyn | $5,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Annual Fund 2023-2024 | 2024 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Rare Book Fund | 2024 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $96,500 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Friends Of The Triennial | 2024 |
| Primary Information Inc | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Support Of The Torrington Book Project | 2024 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Laabf Committee Fund | 2024 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $123,250 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Museum | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Brown University | $10,000 | Providence, RI, US | Chair's Discretionary Fund For The Department Of Economics | 2024 |
| Brown University | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | Performing Arts Building Fund | 2024 |
| Brown University | $40,000 | Providence, RI, US | Orlando Bravo Center For Economic Research | 2024 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art | 2024 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $120,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art Program And General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| International School Of Brooklyn | $5,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Annual Fund 2023-2024 | 2024 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Rare Book Fund | 2024 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $96,500 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Friends Of The Triennial | 2024 |
| Primary Information Inc | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Support Of The Torrington Book Project | 2024 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Laabf Committee Fund | 2024 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $123,250 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Aspen Art Museum | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | Film Project Under The Direction Of Dennis Cooper | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Museum | $125,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | For The Exhibition "Copyshop Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines" | 2023 |
| Brown University | $15,000 | Providence, RI, US | Academic Program Fund Of The Brown Arts Initiative | 2023 |
| Brown University | $25,000 | Providence, RI, US | Van Wickle Ventures | 2023 |
| Brown University | $10,000 | Providence, RI, US | The Chair's Discretionary Fund For The Department Of Economics | 2023 |
| Brown University | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | The Performing Arts Center | 2023 |
| Brown University | $40,000 | Providence, RI, US | The Orlando Bravo Center For Economic Research | 2023 |
| Creative Time Inc | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Creative Time Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Dia Center For The Arts Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Mary Heilmann Exhibition Support | 2023 |
| Dia Center For The Arts Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Stanley Brouwn Exhibition | 2023 |
| Dia Center For The Arts Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Tony Cokes Exhibition | 2023 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $47,300 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art Program | 2023 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art | 2023 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $97,240 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | The Triennial | 2023 |
| New York City Aids Memorial Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Memorial Bench Project | 2023 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $100,000 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $23,250 | Long Is City, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $25,000 | Long Is City, NY, US | James Lee Byars Publication | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Institute Of Arts And Sciences | $125,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Exhibition Support | 2022 |
| Brown University Of Providence | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | Brown Pac, Fox Aarons Family Studio | 2022 |
| Creative Time Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | Highline Art | 2022 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Virtual Field Trip Program | 2022 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Rare Book Fund | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support For Kapwani Kiwanga Exhibition | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Primary Information Inc | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Steve Lawrence "newspaper" Publication | 2022 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Art Book Fair Book Project | 2022 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $100,000 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Institute Of Arts And Sciences | $125,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Exhibition Support | 2022 |
| Brown University Of Providence | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | Brown Pac, Fox Aarons Family Studio | 2022 |
| Creative Time Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | Highline Art | 2022 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Virtual Field Trip Program | 2022 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Rare Book Fund | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support For Kapwani Kiwanga Exhibition | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Primary Information Inc | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Steve Lawrence "Newspaper" Publication | 2022 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Art Book Fair Book Project | 2022 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $100,000 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Institute Of Arts And Sciences | $125,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Exhibition Support | 2022 |
| Brown University Of Providence | $50,000 | Providence, RI, US | Brown Pac, Fox Aarons Family Studio | 2022 |
| Creative Time Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | Highline Art | 2022 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Virtual Field Trip Program | 2022 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Rare Book Fund | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support For Kapwani Kiwanga Exhibition | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | Capital Campaign | 2022 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Primary Information Inc | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Steve Lawrence "Newspaper" Publication | 2022 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Art Book Fair Book Project | 2022 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $100,000 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Brown University Of Providence | $25,000 | Providence, RI, US | Van Wickle Ventures | 2021 |
| Brown University Of Providence | $20,000 | Providence, RI, US | Van Wickle Ventures | 2021 |
| Creative Time Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Jill Magid Publication Fund | 2021 |
| Creative Time Inc | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operations And High Line Art Projects | 2021 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Plinth Art Project | 2021 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art Project | 2021 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | The New Futures Fund | 2021 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Friends Of The Triennial | 2021 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $55,000 | New York, NY, US | Trustee Fund, Artemis Council And Bowery Council Funds | 2021 |
| Pratt Institute | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Ppi Publication Project | 2021 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $200,000 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $25,000 | Long Is City, NY, US | Exhibition Support | 2021 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Whitney Biennial Fund | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Institute Of Arts And Sciences Dba Brookl | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | In Support Of The Upcoming Loraine O'grady Show | 2020 |
| Creative Time Inc | $55,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Dia Center For The Arts Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | In Support Of The Jill Magid Art Exhibition | 2020 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $150,000 | New York, NY, US | The High Line Art Program And General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $150,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $55,000 | New York, NY, US | For Artemis, R&r Councils And General Support | 2020 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Friends Of The Triennial | 2020 |
| Printed Matter Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | $125,000 | Long Is City, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Swiss Institute | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | Directors Circle Program | 2020 |
| Swiss Institute | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | Emergency Relief Support | 2020 |
| Creative Time Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Friends Of The High Line Inc | $125,000 | New York, NY, US | High Line Art Program | 2018 |
| Fund For Public Housing Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | The 40th Anniversary Campaign | 2018 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | Fy 2019 Annual Trustee Contribution | 2018 |
| Underground Development Foundation | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | 40th Anniversary Campaign | 2017 |
| New Museum Of Contemporary Art | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | 2018 Annual Trustee Contribution | 2017 |
| Underground Development Foundation | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2017 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 81-4159057 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | FOUNDATION SOURCE 501 SILVERSIDE RD Wilmington, DE 19809-0000 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Fox Aarons Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Dir, Treas | Philip Aarons |
|---|---|
| Dir, Pres | Shelley Fox Aarons |
| Dir, Sec | Zachary Aarons |
Forms 990-PF
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