The Keith Haring Foundation, founded in 1991, a year after the artist’s death, looks to promote Haring’s artistic legacy by funding exhibitions, arts organization programming and publications on the artist, as well as “philanthropics, such as AIDS research and youth services,” according to its executive director Simon Castets. In 2024, that grantmaking added up to approximately $8 million, and the foundation itself earned $13.2 million that year through licensing, the sale of Haring artworks and investment income. “We do better than break even every year,” Castets said.
