LANNAN FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$29.2M+142% YoY
Grants
93
Median Grant
$50K
Organizations Funded
102
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Foundation Overview
Mission
Lannan Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to cultural freedom, diversity, and creativity in support of exceptional contemporary artists, writers, and activists through their Art, Cultural Freedom, Indigenous Communities, and Literary Programs.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
Literary Awards ($150,000 each for poetry, fiction, nonfiction), Cultural Freedom Prize, Indigenous Communities Program (rural Native American communities), Visual Arts Program, placed 900+ pieces at 50 museums. Closing by 2032.
How to Apply
FOUNDATION IS CLOSING: In April 2022, announced closure and decision to spend out all assets by 2032. No longer accepting letters of inquiry in any grant-making programs. Historically invited LOIs but rarely funded unsolicited requests.
Does Not Fund
Foundation announced closure in April 2022, spending out assets by 2032. No longer accepting applications. Historical focus was contemporary arts, cultural freedom, social justice rather than research university administrative topics.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$29.2M
Grants
93
Median
$50K
States
20
$12.1M
Grants
110
Median
$10K
States
19
$21.7M
Grants
161
Median
$25K
States
25
Grant Size Distribution
$50K
Typical Grant (Median)
$200
Smallest
$15K
25th Pctile
$150K
75th Pctile
$15.0M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $15K and $150K.
Largest Recent Grants
$15.0M
2024
ROCKERFELLER PHILANTHROPY ASSOCIATES
NY · LANNAN IMPACT FUND
$3.4M
2024
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
CA · ART DONATION
$763K
2024
MUSEO DE LAS AMERICAS
CO · ART DONATION
$693K
2024
DENVER ART MUSEUM
CO · ART DONATION
$642K
2024
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
NE · ART DONATION
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.