The Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation

Description

The goal of the Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation's Grants for Sculpture and Writing on Sculpture is to encourage and support sculptors as well as writers on sculpture, both emerging and established, in the United States.

The grant program operates on a two-year cycle with alternating grants that support writing in even years and sculpture in odd years. In 2026, applications are open for the sculpture grants.

For the sculpture grant, funds...

Opportunity Information

Application Deadlines

Geographic Scope

Areas of Interest

Types of Support

Funder Information

Total Annual Giving: $8,000

Grant Range

Average Grant

Median Grant

Grant Details

Total Assets: $4,072,105

Type

EIN

Application Procedures

The financial information is based on the most recent 990-PF tax form for 2024

Requirements

Eligibility Details

Contact Information

General Contact

Grants History

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.: 990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2018 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Tax Year	Recipient	City	State / Province	Country	Amount	Purpose
2022	NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL	New York	NY	US	$5,000	General purposes
2022	New York Studio School	New York	NY	US	$5,000	General purposes.
2020	New York Studio School	New York	NY	US	$5,000	General purposes.
2019	New York Studio School	New York	NY	US	$5,000	General purposes.
2021	New York Studio School	New York	NY	US	$11,500	General purposes.