Quick Summary
Name: Robert Lehman Foundation Inc Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $1,760,600 (2024) |
| Grant Range | $4 - $1,142,454 |
| Average Grant | $35,998 |
| Application Method | Fixed Deadline |
Contact Details
- Website: https://robertlehmanfoundation.org/
- Location: New York, NY
- EIN: 136094018
Geographic Focus
Primarily focuses on New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, but makes grants throughout the United States and internationally to enhance the role of visual arts within American and world culture.
Funding Priorities
- Exhibitions: Projects whose intellectual content and scholarly contributions advance both classical and contemporary art
- Art Education: Programs providing art education to underserved communities with insufficient access to arts learning
- Capital Projects: Impactful capital programs that meaningfully further organizational missions, expand cultural programming, and increase access to new and diverse audiences
- Art History Lectureships (Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureship): Limited to $7,500 per application
- Scholarly Publications: Supporting visual arts scholarship
What They Don't Fund
- Grants to individuals
- Non-501(c)3 organizations
- Projects outside the visual arts (no performing arts, healthcare, social services, environmental projects, etc.)
- Organizations that have received grants for four consecutive years (two-year waiting period required)
Application Method
Bi-annual grant cycle with fixed deadlines:
- Spring cycle: Proposals due April 1st; decisions released mid-June
- Fall cycle: Proposals due September 15th; decisions released mid-November
Board of Trustees reviews proposals at meetings generally held in October and May. Applications submitted through online portal on foundation website.
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