Ny Carlsbergfondet

Name

Ny Carlsbergfondet

Legal name

Ny Carlsbergfondet

Website

https://ny-carlsbergfondet.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Foundation Grants

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Museums (712110)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH), Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA), Art Museums (THAJADAA)

Keywords

• Arts philanthropy
• Museum acquisition grants
• Public art funding
• Art research grants
• Cultural foundation grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Dividend income from Carlsberg A/S: The foundation's primary income derives from dividends from shares in Carlsberg A/S. Part of the dividends that the Carlsberg Foundation receives from Carlsberg A/S is passed to Ny Carlsbergfondet as stipulated in the Carlsberg Foundation's charter. Additional income comes from return on the foundation's own investment portfolio.
2. Investment returns: The foundation invests its frozen and free capital in securities until funds are paid out as donations. The return on the foundation's investments is also taxable at 22%. Donations qualify as deductions from taxable income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ny Carlsbergfondet is a Danish philanthropic art foundation that distributes grants across eight program areas: Kunst til museer (art acquisitions for museums), Kunst til steder (art in public spaces), Udstillingspulje (exhibition funding), Forskningspulje (research), Publikationer (publications), Kilder til Dansk Kunsthistorie (digitization of art historical sources), Studierejser (study trips), and Kunstpriser (annual art prizes). It also donates artworks from its own collection directly to museums, primary schools, hospitals, and embassies. Income derives primarily from dividends on Carlsberg A/S shares passed through from the Carlsberg Foundation.

Product overview

Ny Carlsbergfondet is a private and independent Danish art foundation established in 1902 by brewer Carl Jacobsen. The foundation operates primarily as a grant-giving organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings include Kunst til museer (support for museum art acquisitions), Kunst til steder (art in public spaces), Ny Carlsbergfondets Udstillingspulje (exhibition funding), Forskningspulje (research funding), and Kunstpriser (art awards). Additional programs include Kunst til Folkeskolen (art for primary schools), Publikationer (publication support), and Kilder til Dansk Kunsthistorie (art history sources). The foundation also provides an Online Application System for grant submissions. All programs are funded by dividends from Carlsberg A/S shares.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kunst til museer (Art for Museums)

Quantifiable outcome

• 341 millioner kroner distributed in grants in 2025 – highest ever in foundation's 124-year history
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lex – Danmarks NationalleksikoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Ny Carlsbergfondet granted 10,780,000 kr. to Lex for the creation of a new digital artist lexicon ('Kunstnerleksikon'), based on the 4th edition of Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. The project will update approximately 8,000 existing biographies and add approximately 600 new ones, including previously overlooked artists, especially women and artists who have emerged since 2000. The lexicon will be freely accessible and research-based.
• ARoS Aarhus KunstmuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Ny Carlsbergfondet granted 40 mio. kr. to ARoS for the realization of James Turrell's 'As Seen Below – The Dome, a Skyspace' (Skyspace no. 100). The monumentally scaled installation (16m high, 40m diameter) represents a significant expansion of ARoS's collection and is the largest Skyspace ever created for a museum context.
• Kongernes Samling (Koldinghus)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ny Carlsbergfondet is funding the creation of 16 tapestries (gobeliner) by four Danish contemporary artists (Kirstine Roepstorff, Alexander Tovborg, Tal R, and Bjørn Nørgaard) for Koldinghus, worth approximately 108 m² of tapestry work. This is one of the largest decorative commissions in Danish history, initiated in 2018 for Koldinghus's 750th anniversary. Installation expected at Koldinghus in 2028.
• CarlsbergfondetcoreOthers · 1 January 1902Carlsbergfondet is the parent foundation of the Carlsberg family. Ny Carlsbergfondet's board members are nominated by the Carlsberg Foundation's board after negotiations with Ny Carlsbergfondet's current board members. Carlsbergfondet passes part of its Carlsberg A/S dividends to Ny Carlsbergfondet as stipulated in the Carlsberg Foundation's charter.
• Ny Carlsberg GlyptotekcoreOthers · 1 January 1902Both Ny Carlsbergfondet and Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek were founded by brewer Carl Jacobsen. Ny Carlsbergfondet provides an annual operating grant of 14.6 mio. kr. plus project funding (103 mio. kr. total in 2025) to Glyptoteket. Glyptoteket hosts the foundation's annual art prize ceremony. The foundation has a special obligation to Glyptoteket as stated in its charter.
• Det Nationalhistoriske Museum på Frederiksborg (Frederiksborg National Historical Museum)minorOthersPart of the Carlsberg family of foundations and museums. Receives artwork donations from Ny Carlsbergfondet's holdings. In 2025, the museum received works by Gudrun Hasle, Erik Thommesen, Danh Vo, Asger Jorn, and others.
• TuborgfondetminorOthersPart of the Carlsberg family of foundations. Collaborates with Ny Carlsbergfondet on joint events including Folkemødet on Bornholm, where both foundations participate in the shared 'Tabernaklet' sculpture tent along with Carlsbergfondet.
• Carlsberg LaboratoriumminorOthersPart of the Carlsberg family of institutions. Carlsberg Laboratorium conducts groundbreaking research and is listed as part of the Carlsberg family ecosystem.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Realdania: Danish philanthropic association focused on the built environment and quality of life, including cultural buildings, urban art, and public space projects. Overlaps with Ny Carlsbergfondet's 'Kunst til steder' mandate on public art and built-environment commissions.
• Velux Fonden: Danish foundation supporting research, education, cultural, and environmental projects, with significant cultural-heritage and arts grantmaking. Comparable scale and Danish focus, though with a broader thematic remit than Ny Carlsbergfondet's arts-exclusive mandate.
• Nordea-fonden: Large Danish corporate-affiliated foundation that funds cultural, educational, and community projects nationwide. Comparable as a major Danish grantmaking peer with overlapping cultural beneficiaries, though its mandate extends well beyond the visual arts.
• A.P. Møller Fonden: One of Denmark's largest foundations, supporting major cultural infrastructure projects (museums, landmarks, archives) alongside scientific and humanitarian causes. Operates at a broader scale and on a wider thematic scope than Ny Carlsbergfondet, but is a benchmark peer for transformational cultural grantmaking in Denmark.

Direct peers

• Tuborgfondet: Sister foundation within the Carlsberg family that funds cultural, scientific, and societal projects. Comparable as a Carlsberg family peer with joint event activity (e.g., Folkemødet's Tabernaklet) and overlapping Danish art and culture beneficiaries.
• Det Obelske Familiefond: Danish family-controlled foundation with a long history of supporting cultural, educational, and social projects, including substantial arts grants to Danish institutions. Operates a comparable private Danish grantmaking model targeting similar cultural beneficiaries.
• Augustinus Fonden: Major Danish private foundation that is one of the country's largest cultural grantmakers, supporting museums, art institutions, and heritage projects across Denmark. Highly comparable in scale, mandate, and grantmaking model to Ny Carlsbergfondet, and competes for the same top-tier Danish cultural projects.
• Statens Kunstfond: Danish state-administered arts foundation that distributes grants to Danish artists and institutions across visual arts, literature, music, and performing arts. It is the closest direct public-sector counterpart to Ny Carlsbergfondet's private art grantmaking, serving the same Danish applicant pool and ecosystem with overlapping program categories.
• Carlsbergfondet: Parent/related Carlsberg family foundation that holds the Carlsberg A/S shares and passes dividends to Ny Carlsbergfondet. Operates the same Danish grantmaking model with shared governance, but focuses on natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences rather than arts — the most structurally comparable peer given the funding and governance relationship.

Emerging players

• Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain: International contemporary art foundation with its own museum/gallery program and artist commissioning model. Comparable in that it operates as a private arts foundation supporting exhibitions, publications, and artist development, though operating from France rather than Denmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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