Wyeth Foundation for American Art
Historical FunderRockland, Delaware · EIN 06-1662503 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2.8M
Organizations funded29
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$315.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $40,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | WYETH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART C |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 414, ROCKFORD DE 19732 |
| Phone | 3028939450 |
| 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. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Delaware.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Chadds Ford, PA | Support for maintenance and exhibitions of art collection, and for capital improvements | $1,714,964 |
| Farnsworth Art Museum | Rockland, ME | General fund | $140,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | Grant in support of the wyeth foundation predoctoral fellowship | $127,800 |
| Hahs- National Trust for Historic Preservation | Washington, DC | Grant in support of the historic artists' homes and studios ("hahs") program | $100,000 |
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | Support for scholarly program | $50,000 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | Grant in support of the marsden hartley legacy project: the complete paintings and works on paper | $50,000 |
| College Art Association | New York, NY | Funding of scholarly publication program | $46,995 |
| The Olana Partnership | Hudson, NY | Funding of art exhibition | $40,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Grant in support of the john wilson exhibition | $30,000 |
| International Print Center New York | New York, NY | Funding of art exhibition | $25,000 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museumboston | Boston, MA | Support for art exhibition | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | Funding of art exhibition | $25,000 |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum | Washington, DC | Funding of predoctoral fellowship program and scholarly conference | $25,000 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | Support for internship program | $25,000 |
| Birmingham Museum of Art | Birmingham, AL | Grant in support of hayward oubre: structural integrity exhibition | $25,000 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | Grant in support of draw them in, paint them out: trenton doyle hancock confronts philip guston exhibition | $25,000 |
| Moca Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | Grant in support of "the armory south": the 1924 jacksonville woman's club exhibition rediscovered exhibition | $25,000 |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | Grant in support of beyond mysticism: the modern northwest exhibition | $25,000 |
| Art Students League of New York | New York, NY | Grant in support of the art students league of new york - 150 stories book | $25,000 |
| Longwood Gardens Inc | Kennett Square, PA | Grant in support of the comprehensive brandywine valley planning initiative | $25,000 |
| Autry Museum of the West | Los Angeles, CA | Grant in support of creative continuities: family, pride, and community in native art exhibitioin | $25,000 |
| Whitney Museum of Fine Arts Foundation | New York, NY | Grant in support of the sixties surreal (working title) exhibition | $25,000 |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | Memphis, TN | Grant in support of remembering the memphis college of art, 1936-2020 exhibition | $25,000 |
| Americas Society | New York, NY | Grant in support of fanny sann: geometric equations | $25,000 |
| Chromadiverse Inc | San Francisco, CA | Grant in support of the marbeth photographic collection: dance theatre of harlem in south africa | $24,953 |
| Wharton Esherick Museum | Malvern, PA | Grant in support of the wharton esherick museum oral history and archive digitization project | $22,375 |
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation | Little Rock, AR | Grant in support of architects of being: louise nevelson and esphyr slobodkina exhibition | $20,000 |
| Lexington Historical Society | Lexington, MA | Grant in support of the conservation and reinterpretation of "the news of lexington" by emanuel leutze | $19,826 |
| Thomas Cole National Historic Site | Catskill, NY | Funding of art exhibition and catalogue | $15,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,776,913 | 29 |
| 2023 | $3,173,414 | 36 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533219349103358
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-1662503
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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