Samuel I Newhouse Foundation Incorporated
The Wynn Newhouse Awards website is the public web presence for the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation’s Wynn Newhouse Awards program and includes recipient lists and nomination guidance. The foundation (EIN 11-6006296) is a New York private foundation that funds arts and related causes, and multiple nonprofit databases (ProPublica, Candid) link the foundation to this program.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established visual artists with disabilities or organizations that support and are visible to curators/nomination networks for artists with disabilities; applicants that fit the Wynn Newhouse Awards' nomination-based model.
Good Fit
- • Work is in the visual arts and the applicant is an artist with a disability or an organization serving such artists.
- • The applicant is known to curators, galleries, peers, or program nominators who participate in the awards process.
- • Track record of recognized artistic work that fits the 'artists of distinction' language used by the program.
- • Capacity to be presented in writing or via nomination by a credible third party.
Geography
In the latest year grants were reported in two states but nearly all dollars remained tied to New York; historic filings show most activity concentrated in NY.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows six distinct recipients (and 6–7 per year historically) including multiple independent small awardees, though dollars are dominated by a single large programmatic payment.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover exists (about five new awardees in the latest year), but the foundation declares the awards are only by preselection/nomination and the filing flags funding as preselected, so unsolicited applicants have little apparent route to apply.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
