Grants paid by Michael Asher Foundation
EIN 35-2510764 · Los Angeles, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Michael Asher Foundation of Los Angeles, CA (EIN 35-2510764) reported 26 grants paid totaling $198,840 to 21 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$198,840
26 grants
Recipients
21
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $50,000 | — |
| 2021 | 15 | $85,000 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $50,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $13,840 | — |
Top recipients
The 21 recipients receiving the most from Michael Asher Foundation, by grants paid, out of 21 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Artists | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Primary Information 68-0655296 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles | U | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | U | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Contemporary Archive 81-3986670 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Equitable Vitrines 47-2876046 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | U | Champaign, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Cca Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Fulcrum Arts 95-2540759 | B | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| The Underground Museum 47-4019904 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Laxart | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Prospect New Orleans | U | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Mak Center for Art and Architecture 20-5101447 | B | West Hollywood, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Topical Cream 47-4991138 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Center for Land Use Interpretation 94-3198743 | C | Culver City, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Franklin Furnace Archive Inc 13-2879766 | C | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Project X Foundation 84-2809791 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| California African American Museum (via Community Partners) 84-2088313 | D | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Fractured Atlas 11-3451703 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $3,840 | 2024 |
| Pratt Insitute 11-1630822 | C | Brooklyn NY, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 26 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE | 202542969349100884 |
| 2024 | Fractured Atlas New York, NY | C | $3,840 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT EXIT INTERVIEW PUBLICATION | 202542969349100884 |
| 2022 | Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT BARBARA T. SMITH EXHIBITION | 202302999349100140 |
| 2022 | Primary Information Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GRANT | 202302999349100140 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT MAGDALENA SUAREZ FRIMKESS EXHIBITION | 202302999349100140 |
| 2022 | Fulcrum Arts Pasadena, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT THE PUBLICATION TRANS HIRSTORY IN 99 OBJECTS BY THEMUSEUM OF TRANS HIRSTORY & ART | 202302999349100140 |
| 2022 | Franklin Furnace Archive Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GRANT | 202302999349100140 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Contemporary Archive Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT THREE COLLECTION INITATIVES (RECOURSE WORK, PRIVATE PRACTICES, RETURN TO SENDER) | 202302999349100140 |
| 2022 | Pratt Insitute Brooklyn NY, NY | C | $2,500 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT POUNDS PER IMAGE PUBLICATION SERIES, ISSUE 4 | 202302999349100140 |
| 2021 | Primary Information Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Cca Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | FOR THE EXHIBITION, DRUM LISTENS TO HEART | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Contemporary Archive Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Mak Center for Art and Architecture West Hollywood, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | California African American Museum (via Community Partners) Los Angeles, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | The Underground Museum Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Topical Cream New York, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE WRITING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Center for Land Use Interpretation Culver City, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Prospect New Orleans New Orleans, LA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Equitable Vitrines Los Angeles, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | PRODUCTION OF THE CATALOG FOR RESYNTHESIZERS, AN EXHIBITION BY FLORIAN HECKER | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Equitable Vitrines Los Angeles, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Laxart Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2021 | Project X Foundation Los Angeles, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 202202099349100115 |
| 2020 | United States Artists Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | FOR THE ARTIST RELIEF FUND | 202122719349101267 |
| 2020 | The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ART START EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202122719349101267 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202542969349100884 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202302999349100140 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202202099349100115 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202122719349101267 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/352510764.json.
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