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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1662503

Wyeth Foundation for American Art

A private foundation in Rockland, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $2.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Wyeth Foundation for American Art C
PO Box 414
Rockford, DE 19732
(302) 893-9450
Form and materials
Online grant application process - see: https://www.grantinterface.com/home/logon?urlkey=wfaa and https://www.wyethfoundationforamericanart.org/grant-guidelines/
Deadlines
Generally, grants are awarded twice a year. Online submission deadlines are june 15th & dec. 15th.
Restrictions
Grant request submissions should further, encourage, and/or relate to the study, appreciation, and recognition of excellence in all aspects of historic american art. The foundation does not support grant applications exclusively focused on art of the last three decades.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,776,913

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $315,603,885

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,173,414

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $303,699,606

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,011,269

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $75,387,440

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,215,043

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,640,073

  • Tax year 2020

    $933,008

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $295,922

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of ArtChadds Ford, PA

    Support for maintenance and exhibitions of art collection, and for capital improvements

    $1,714,964
  2. Farnsworth Art MuseumRockland, ME

    General fund

    $140,000
  3. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Grant in support of the wyeth foundation predoctoral fellowship

    $127,800
  4. Hahs- National Trust for Historic PreservationWashington, DC

    Grant in support of the historic artists' homes and studios ("hahs") program

    $100,000
  5. Colby CollegeWaterville, ME

    Support for scholarly program

    $50,000
  6. Bates CollegeLewiston, ME

    Grant in support of the marsden hartley legacy project: the complete paintings and works on paper

    $50,000
  7. College Art AssociationNew York, NY

    Funding of scholarly publication program

    $46,995
  8. The Olana PartnershipHudson, NY

    Funding of art exhibition

    $40,000
  9. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    Grant in support of the john wilson exhibition

    $30,000
  10. International Print Center New YorkNew York, NY

    Funding of art exhibition

    $25,000
  11. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumbostonBoston, MA

    Support for art exhibition

    $25,000
  12. San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CA

    Funding of art exhibition

    $25,000
  13. Smithsonian American Art MuseumWashington, DC

    Funding of predoctoral fellowship program and scholarly conference

    $25,000
  14. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Support for internship program

    $25,000
  15. Birmingham Museum of ArtBirmingham, AL

    Grant in support of hayward oubre: structural integrity exhibition

    $25,000
  16. Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    Grant in support of draw them in, paint them out: trenton doyle hancock confronts philip guston exhibition

    $25,000
  17. Moca JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL

    Grant in support of "the armory south": the 1924 jacksonville woman's club exhibition rediscovered exhibition

    $25,000
  18. Seattle Art MuseumSeattle, WA

    Grant in support of beyond mysticism: the modern northwest exhibition

    $25,000
  19. Art Students League of New YorkNew York, NY

    Grant in support of the art students league of new york - 150 stories book

    $25,000
  20. Longwood Gardens IncKennett SQ, PA

    Grant in support of the comprehensive brandywine valley planning initiative

    $25,000
  21. Autry Museum of the WestLos Angeles, CA

    Grant in support of creative continuities: family, pride, and community in native art exhibitioin

    $25,000
  22. Whitney Museum of Fine Arts FoundationNew York, NY

    Grant in support of the sixties surreal (working title) exhibition

    $25,000
  23. Memphis Brooks Museum of ArtMemphis, TN

    Grant in support of remembering the memphis college of art, 1936-2020 exhibition

    $25,000
  24. Americas SocietyNew York, NY

    Grant in support of fanny sann: geometric equations

    $25,000
  25. Chromadiverse IncSan Francisco, CA

    Grant in support of the marbeth photographic collection: dance theatre of harlem in south africa

    $24,953
  26. Wharton Esherick MuseumMalvern, PA

    Grant in support of the wharton esherick museum oral history and archive digitization project

    $22,375
  27. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    Grant in support of architects of being: louise nevelson and esphyr slobodkina exhibition

    $20,000
  28. Lexington Historical SocietyLexington, MA

    Grant in support of the conservation and reinterpretation of "the news of lexington" by emanuel leutze

    $19,826
  29. Thomas Cole National Historic SiteCatskill, NY

    Funding of art exhibition and catalogue

    $15,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture13 grants $2,134,53895% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $40,0002% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $25,0001% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0001% of the total
  5. Social science1 grant $25,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania3 grants $1,762,339
  2. District of Columbia4 grants $277,800
  3. Maine3 grants $240,000
  4. New York8 grants $226,995
  5. California3 grants $74,953
  6. Massachusetts3 grants $74,826
  7. Alabama1 grant $25,000
  8. Florida1 grant $25,000
  9. Tennessee1 grant $25,000
  10. Washington1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • J Robinson WestTRUSTEE & PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • William J Martin EsqSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 25Pay $0
  • Gregory F FieldsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wanda M CornTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher B CrosmanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathleen A FosterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard H PowersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy J StandringTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joyce Hill StonerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • James B WyethTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David A GreeneTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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