Wyeth Foundation for American Art Grant - Organization
Funding Amount
US $5,000 - US $25,000
Deadline
December 15, 2026
61 days left
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Proposals from non-profit institutions are offered as well to support research, conservation, and exhibition programming in American art.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Applications exclusively focused on art of the last three decades
Overview
The Wyeth Foundation for American Art aims to promote the study and appreciation of historic American art through financial support for research, conservation, and innovative exhibitions. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $25,000 and are awarded to non-profit organizations. The foundation emphasizes the importance of scholarship and excellence in American art, while not funding projects focusing solely on art from the last three decades.
The Foundation supports selected programs of scholarship, research, conservation, and exhibitions with institutions and other non-profit organizations that are consistent with this mission. The Foundation does not support grant applications exclusively focused on art of the last three decades.
In particular, the Foundation provides financial support for a number of pre- and post-graduate fellowship programs in American art, for scholarly publications (especially first time publications) in American art, for conservation of important works of American art, and for innovative exhibitions and educational programs centered on American art.
The Wyeth Foundation for American Art provides financial support to encourage the study, appreciation, and recognition of excellence in all aspects of historic American art.
The Wyeth Foundation for American Art also reviews funding proposals from non-profit institutions to support research, conservation, and exhibition programming in American art. Grants from the Foundation typically support innovative exhibitions that explore new research about American art; innovative and important museum catalogues and books; and conservation and restoration of American masterpieces.
Funding
Typically, the grants range from $5,000 to $25,000 per project and may extend over two or three years.
Eligibility
Proposals from non-profit institutions are offered as well to support research, conservation, and exhibition programming in American art.
Ineligibility
The Foundation does not support grant applications exclusively focused on art of the last three decades.
What Wyeth Foundation for American Art actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 29
- Total given
- $2.78M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $15K–$1.71M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 63%, District of Columbia 10%, Maine 9%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Washington, DC; Boston, MA.
- 3% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 55% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art · Chadds Ford, PA
Support for maintenance and exhibitions of art collection, and for capital improvements
$1.71M
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, ME
General fund
$140K
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC
Grant in support of the wyeth foundation predoctoral fellowship
$128K
Hahs- National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC
Grant in support of the historic artists' homes and studios ("hahs") program
$100K
Colby College · Waterville, ME
Support for scholarly program
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Nonprofits
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