Cy Twombly Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 20-2572529

Cy Twombly Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.5B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4.0M. Net investment income was $5.4M.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5B

+0.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.0M

-75.7% YoY

Grant Count

4

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.0M

-51.4% YoY

About Cy Twombly Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Cy Twombly Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.5B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4.0M. Net investment income was $5.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BostonBrooklynChicagoNew YorkPhiladelphia

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$16M$24M$32M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,514,532,085$1,510,050,049$1,502,631,851
Revenue$6,260,930$23,083,211$8,363,389
Expenses$9,651,080$28,886,979$11,785,912
Qualifying Distributions$7,498,143$19,984,796$9,087,318
Net Investment Income$5,405,527$15,178,753$6,428,379
Distributable Amount$7,422,801$6,420,841$5,874,268

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$8M$12M$16M10 grants20207 grants20216 grants20228 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO$3.8MDRAWING CENTER INC$100KFOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPOR…$51KSAFE HORIZON INC$50K

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K12$50–100K5$100–250K6$250–500K$500K–1M6$1–5M3$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

NICOLA DEL ROSCIOPRESIDENT$202KELEONORA DI ERASMOMNG DIRECTOR/SECRETARY (AS O…$112KNICHOLAS SEROTADIRECTOR$65KJONAS STORSVEDIRECTOR$50KCRISTIAN GRASUDIRECTOR (AS OF 6/2024)$28K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NICOLA DEL ROSCIOPRESIDENT40$201,747
DAVID BAUMSECRETARY (TO 2/2024)3
ELEONORA DI ERASMOMNG DIRECTOR/SECRETARY (AS OF 2/2024)20$111,516
JONAS STORSVEDIRECTOR5$50,000
PAUL WINKLERDIRECTOR (TO 1/2024)1
UDO BRANDHORSTDIRECTOR (TO 6/2024)1
NICHOLAS SEROTADIRECTOR5$65,000
SANDRA MARIONPOULOUDIRECTOR (AS OF 6/2024)1
CRISTIAN GRASUDIRECTOR (AS OF 6/2024)5$28,323

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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