Marc Haas Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Marc Haas Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts and culture, education, and health.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. Tax filings show that this funder may support an organization for more than one year, which makes its grantmaking a crowded space. Its lack of public profile suggests it prefers to choose its own grantees to support, as indicated by its decision to not accept unsolicited proposals. This is a tough nut to crack. Consider calling the foundation or networking with a previous grantee to learn more about its grantmaking.

PROFILE: Established in 1985, the Marc Haas Foundation is steered by financier Stanley S. Shuman. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. Tax filings suggest that the Marc Haas Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts and culture, education, and health.

Grants for Arts and Culture

The Marc Haas Foundation’s tax records suggest that supporting arts and cultural institutions is a top grantmaking priority. Grantmaking touches the performing arts as well as prominent local museums including MoMA, The Whitney, and The Met. Stanley’s son Michael has an architecture background, and son David is an art collector.

Important Grant Details:

Grants range from $5,000 to $1 million. In a recent year, the foundation gave away about $2 million. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on New York City. Past grantees include Rockefeller University, Carnegie Hall, Council on Foreign Relations, American Museum of Natural History, and Hospital for Special Surgery.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited applications.

PEOPLE:

Search for staff contact info and bios in PeopleFinder (paid subscribers only).

CONTACT:

Marc Haas Foundation
135 W. 50th St.
New York 10020