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Judd Foundation

EIN 74-2798673 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Raising each dollar of donations cost 85 cents.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

JUDD FOUNDATION MAINTAINS AND PRESERVES DONALD JUDD'S PERMANENTLY-INSTALLED LIVING AND WORKING SPACES, LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES IN MARFA, TEXAS AND NEW YORK. THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES A WIDER UNDERSTANDING OF JUDD'S ARTISTIC LEGACY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THESE SPACES AND RESOURCES, AND BY DEVELOPING SCHOLARLY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Income
$12.6 million
Spending
$7.3 million
Spent on programs
65%
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 68%
Employees
44
Volunteers
5
Highest pay
$326,987, artistic director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 42% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 196% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    65% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 85 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $4.7 million spent. JUDD FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE DONALD JUDD'S PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIVING AND WORKING SPACES, LIBRARIES, AND ARCHIVES IN NEW YORK AND MARFA, TEXAS. THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES A WIDER UNDERSTANDING OF JUDD'S ARTISTIC LEGACY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THESE SPACES AND RESOURCES AND BY DEVELOPING SCHOLARLY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.OVERALL, JUDD FOUNDATION PRESERVES AND MAINTAINS TWENTY-TWO BUILDINGS, INCLUDING OVER 50,000 SQ. FT. OF JUDD'S PERMANENTLY INSTALLED SPACES IN MARFA AND NEW YORK.SPACES: 101 SPRING STREET, THE FIRST BUILDING OWNED BY DONALD JUDD, SERVED AS HIS NEW YORK RESIDENCE AND STUDIO. 101 SPRING STREET IS WHERE JUDD FIRST DEVELOPED HIS CONCEPT OF THE PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF HIS WORK AND THE WORK OF OTHER ARTISTS. IN MARFA, THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS TWENTY-ONE BUILDINGS, INCLUDING SEVEN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIVING AND WORKING SPACES: THE ART STUDIO; ARCHITECTURE STUDIO; ARCHITECTURE OFFICE; RANCH OFFICE; THE COBB HOUSE AND WHYTE BUILDING; AND LA MANSANA DE CHINATI/THE BLOCK. THE FOUNDATION MAKES THESE SPACES ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH DAILY GUIDED VISITS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO MAINTAINS THREE RANCH HOUSES IN THE CHINATI MOUNTAINS, OUTSIDE OF MARFA AND STEWARDS 30,000 ACRES OF RANCH LAND UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT.GUIDED VISITS: JUDD FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY PROGRAM IS ITS GUIDED VISIT PROGRAM. IN NEW YORK, LED BY ARTIST GUIDES, THE VISITS FOCUS ON PUBLIC ACCESS TO 101 SPRING STREET AND OFFERS VISITOR'S DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITHJUDD'S ART, DESIGN, AND ARCHITECTURE. THE VISIT PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES FREE VISITS FOR NEW YORK BASED ARTISTS AS WELL AS DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO SENIORS AND STUDENTS. GUIDED VISITS OF 101 SPRING STREET ARE AVAILABLE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IN MARFA, THE GUIDED VISIT PROGRAM OFFERS VISITS TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE BLOCK VISITS PROVIDE ACCESS TO JUDD'S RESIDENCE AND STUDIO IN MARFA, THE SITE OF SOME OF HIS FIRST LARGE-SCALE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS. THE STUDIOS VISITS PROVIDE ACCESS TO JUDD'S ARCHITECTURE STUDIO, ARCHITECTURE OFFICE, ART STUDIO, AND THE COBB HOUSE AND WHYTE BUILDINGS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONDUCTS A SERIES OF ANNUAL PROGRAMS WHICH FOCUS ON THE MARFA COMMUNITY AUDIENCE AND OPEN HOURS VIEWING OF THE FOUNDATION'S SPACES. THESE EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS: JUDD FOUNDATION PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 101 SPRING STREET, NEW YORK. IN 2025, ACTIVITIES INCLUDED THE EXHIBITIONS OF WORK BY ARTISTS' YUJI AGEMATSU AND LARRY BELL. THE EXHIBITIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PRESENTS LECTURES AND TALKS IN BOTH NEW YORK AND MARFA. IN 2025 THE PRIMARY MARFA PROGRAM WAS THE OPENING OF THE RESTORED ARCHITECTURE OFFICE, WITH PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON JUDD'S ARCHITECTURE AND THE HISTORIC RESTORATION PRACTICES OF THE FOUNDATION.EXHIBITION SUPPORT: IN ADDITION TO PRESENTING ITS OWN PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THEIR PRESENTATION OF DONALD JUDD WORKS. THE FOUNDATION LENDS ARTWORK TO EXHIBITIONS, PROVIDES ACCESS TO ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION, AND ACTS AS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT JUDD'S PRACTICE.PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION: IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS MAJOR RESTORATION PROGRAM IN MARFA. THE MARFA RESTORATION PLAN AIMS TO RESTORE AND OPEN JUDD'S INSTALLED SPACES, CREATE ENHANCED PUBLIC PROGRAM SPACE, AND COMPLETE JUDD'S INTENTIONS FOR HIS LIVING AND WORKING SPACES THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE IN HIS LIFETIME. IN 2025, MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDED THE RESTORATION OF JUDD'S ARCHITECTURE OFFICE AND THE CONTINUED RESTORATION OF THE RANCH OFFICE BUILDING, WHICH IS SET TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC VISITS IN 2026.ARCHIVES: THE JUDD FOUNDATION ARCHIVES CONTAINS RICH VISUAL AND TEXTUAL DOCUMENTATION OF DONALD JUDD'S LIFE AND WORK. THE ARCHIVES INCLUDE PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED WRITINGS, CORRESPONDENCE, PHOTOGRAPHS,MOVING IMAGE MATERIAL, DRAWINGS, MUSEUM, GALLERY AND EXHIBITION FILES, FABRICATOR FILES, EXHIBITION EPHEMERA, AND PUBLICATIONS. THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO THESE MATERIALS AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH BY MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AND SCHOLARS.ONLINE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMMING: THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE, JUDDFOUNDATION.ORG, IS OPERATED BY THE FOUNDATION AS A RESOURCE FOR DONALD JUDD RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.CATALOGUE RAISONNE: JUDD FOUNDATION IS UNDERTAKING THE RESEARCH FOR A DONALD JUDD CATALOGUE RAISONNE. THE RESEARCH WILL CULMINATE IN THE PUBLICATION OF AN UPDATED AND EXPANDED CATALOGUE RAISONNE THAT WILLBE A PRIMARY SOURCE FOR JUDD SCHOLARSHIP. THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO BUILD ON ARCHIVAL RESEARCH BY ENGAGING COLLECTORS, GALLERIES, AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE EXPANSION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT JUDD'S BODY OF WORK.PUBLICATIONS: JUDD FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF ALL ASPECTS OF JUDD'S PRACTICE IN MAKING HIS SUBSTANTIAL BODY OF WORK ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PUBLICATIONS. SINCE 2016, JUDD FOUNDATION HAS PUBLISHED SIX BOOKS DETAILING JUDD'S WORK. THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLICATION PROGRAM IS ONGOING.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 1997.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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