Jerome Foundation Inc
Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-6035163. Reported 352 grants totalling $13.9M to 173 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Jerome Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $22,500 and $39,000; the smallest was $3,750 and the largest $327,400. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Map Fund | New York, NY | $529,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis, MN | $321,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roulette Intermedium | Brooklyn, NY | $311,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pillsbury House Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | $301,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Playwrights' Center | Minneapolis, MN | $297,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Composers Forum | Saint Paul, MN | $279,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Loft Literary Center | Minneapolis, MN | $246,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $244,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springboard for the Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $232,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Cedar Cultural Center | Minneapolis, MN | $224,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The New York Community Trust | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Movement Research | New York, NY | $195,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bronx Documentary Center | Bronx, NY | $184,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Arts Exchange | Brooklyn, NY | $184,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theater Mu | Saint Paul, MN | $174,300 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Queens Museum | Flushing, NY | $174,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Laundromat Project | Brooklyn, NY | $172,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $161,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Soho Repertory Theatre Inc | New York, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Dramatists | New York, NY | $153,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kundiman | New York, NY | $149,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arts for Art | New York, NY | $138,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian American Writers' Workshop | New York, NY | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Danspace Project | New York, NY | $134,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Feminist Press | New York, NY | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forecast Public Art | Saint Paul, MN | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Jazz Gallery | New York, NY | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coffee House Press | Minneapolis, MN | $130,400 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smack Mellon Studios | Brooklyn, NY | $121,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Musical Theatre Factory | New York, NY | $117,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Firelight Media | New York, NY | $115,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Poetry Project | New York, NY | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franklin Furnace Archive | Brooklyn, NY | $110,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Public Theater (aka New York Shakespeare Festival) | New York, NY | $110,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pangea World Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $110,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Native American Community Development Institute | Minneapolis, MN | $108,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York Theatre Workshop | New York, NY | $108,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bronx Museum of the Arts | Bronx, NY | $105,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $104,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Red Eye Collaboration | Minneapolis, MN | $104,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rosy Simas Danse | Minneapolis, MN | $104,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Color Congress | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Contemporary Arts | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $99,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Public Functionary | Minneapolis, MN | $98,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Indigenous Roots | Saint Paul, MN | $97,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies | Red Wing, MN | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | Saint Paul, MN | $93,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| En Foco | Bronx, NY | $92,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Highpoint Center for Printmaking | Minneapolis, MN | $92,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zeitgeist | Saint Paul, MN | $92,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harlem Stage | New York, NY | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Threads Dance Project | Minneapolis, MN | $88,636 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loft Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $87,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Queens Museum of Art | Queens, NY | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $86,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camargo Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $86,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Black Theatre | New York, NY | $84,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Camargo Foundation | Cassis | $82,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Participant Inc | New York, NY | $79,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bronx Academy of Art and Dance (baad) | Bronx, NY | $78,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Wooster Group | New York, NY | $77,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lower East Side Printshop | New York, NY | $73,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| In Progress | Saint Paul, MN | $72,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cave Canem Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eyebeam | Brooklyn, NY | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Contemporary Ensemble | Brooklyn, NY | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Paul Neighborhood Network | Saint Paul, MN | $71,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gina Gibney Dance | New York, NY | $66,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eyebeam Atelier Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $66,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Chocolate Factory Theater (aka Theater Et Al Inc) | Long Island City, NY | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ensemble Studio Theatre | New York, NY | $59,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Filmnorth | Saint Paul, MN | $59,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | $59,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Eye Figure Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | $59,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Playwrights Horizons | New York, NY | $59,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc | New Yrok, NY | $59,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rhizome Communications Inc | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Artspace Projects Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Under the Radar Festival | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lanesboro Arts Center | Lanesboro, MN | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Springboard for the Arts Body Prayers | Saint Paul, MN | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Camera Club of New York | New York, NY | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cave Canem | Brooklyn, NY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| M3 Musicians Incdba Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (m) | New York, NY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Museum of American Art | Saint Paul, MN | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pioneers Go East Collective | New York City, NY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Fiction (aka Mercantile Library Association of the City of N | Brooklyn, NY | $44,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | Long Island City, NY | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| More Than a Single Story | St Paul, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (baad) (aka Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre | Bronx, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Furnace Archives | Brooklyn, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center | New York, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry Street Settlement Abrons Arts Center | New York, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Henry Street Settlementabrons Art Center | New York, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Black Theatre Workshop Inc | New York, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Theater | New York, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (aka Rattlestick Productions Inc) | New York, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rattlestick Productions Inc Productions Inc (aka Rattlestick Theater) | New York, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rattlestick Theater | New York, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Paul Neighborhood Network | Saint Paul, MN | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walker Art Center | Minneapolis, MN | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Department of Public Transformation | Granite Falls, MN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Mama Experimental Theatre Club | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Native American Community Development Instituteall My Relations Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $33,750 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Composers Orchestra | New York, NY | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Henry Street Settlementabrons Arts Center | New York, NY | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lark Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Movo Space (fiscal Sponsor Springboard for the Arts) | St Paul, MN | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spnnst Paul Neighborhood Network | Saint Paul, MN | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Springboard for the Arts Movo Space | Saint Paul, MN | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Artists | Chicago, IL | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dixon Place (aka Open Channels New York) | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mam Papaya | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Channels New York | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Channels New York Incdba Dixon Place | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rhizome | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Here (aka Home for Contemporary Theatre & Art) | New York, NY | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art Ltd | New York, NY | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| We Win Institute | Minneapolis, MN | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art of the Rural | Winona, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boueypetrus Initiative (fiscal Sponsor Public Functionary) | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Collective Action Strategy for Arts and Culture (fiscal Sponsor Nat Perf N | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Exposed Brick Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Msp Film (aka Film Society of Minneapolis Stpaul) | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Black Collective Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mizna | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Eye Figure Theatrepuppet Lab | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outlast Foundation Pollinator (fiscal Sponsor Edward Charles Foundation) | Beverly Hills, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chocolate Factory Theater | Long Island City, NY | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lanesboro Arts | Lanesboro, MN | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monkeybears Harmolodic Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Fiction | Brooklyn, NY | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Apia Mn Film Collective (fiscal Sponsor Springboard for the Arts) | St Paul, MN | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Axs Lab | Long Island City, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angela's Pulse (fiscal Sponsor Baad) | Bronx, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Public Media | New York, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Trans Femmes in the Arts | Brooklyn, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camera News Inc Dba Third World Newsreel | New York, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Culture Push | New York, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haiti Cultural Exchange | Brooklyn, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jack Arts | Brooklyn, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning | Jamaica, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York Live Arts | New York, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Eye Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pregonesprtt | The Bronx, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Soomaal House of Art | Minneapolis, MN | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sundance Institute | Park City, UT | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leslie Parker Dance Project (fiscal Sponsor Springboard for the Arts) | Saint Paul, MN | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (prtt) | Bronx, NY | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pregonespuerto Rican Traveling Theater (prtt) | Bronx, NY | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers in the Arts | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Contemporary Ensemble Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lanesboro Arts Center Cornucopia Art Center | Lanesboro, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (nemaa)public Functionary | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Lightsmn | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater Inc | New York, NY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | Long Island City, MN | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Textile Center of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bohemian Way Blueprint (fiscal Sponsor Public Functionary) | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Access Philanthropy Charitiesblack Table Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Live Arts Incni'ja Whitson | New York, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exapno New Music Community Center | Brooklyn, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Opera America Inc | New York, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literary Freedom Project | Bronx, NY | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springboard for the Artslightning Rod | St Paul, MN | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
77 of 173 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Map Fund Inc
Support for professional development programs for Jerome Hill Artist Fellows - Propel Nonprofits
Support for the Seeding Cultural Treasures, a Minnesota-based collaborative - cont. funding initiative to support BIPOC arts organizations - Loft Literary Center
Support for literature organization working with early career artists - The Museum of Modern Art
Support for high-resolution scans for Jerome Hill's films - Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Support for visual arts organization working with early career artists - Springboard for the Arts
Support for the MN Emergency Relief Project from April 2025 to April 2027.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 240 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | $2,977,450 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 83 | $3,602,200 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 86 | $3,341,836 | $32,500 |
| 2024 | 104 | $3,947,700 | $30,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Jerome Foundation Inc has 274 of them, worth $13.4M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Map Fund | New York, NY | $375,000 |
| The Map Fund | New York, NY | $375,000 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 |
| American Composers Forum | St Paul, MN | $192,000 |
| The Map Fund | New York, NY | $187,500 |
| American Composers Forum | Saint Paul, MN | $175,000 |
| Playwrights' Center | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 |
| The Loft Literary Center | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 |
| Queens Museum of Art | Queens, NY | $174,000 |
| Roulette Intermedium | Brooklyn, NY | $130,000 |
| Playwrights' Center | Minneapolis, MN | $105,000 |
| Movement Research | New York, NY | $102,000 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 |
| Brooklyn Arts Exchange | Brooklyn, NY | $96,000 |
| Asian American Writers' Workshop | New York, NY | $90,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 53% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jerome Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 550 Vandalia Street 109, Saint Paul, MN, 55114. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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