Wyeth Foundation for American Art
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Your work fits if it concerns the study, appreciation or recognition of historic American art, or the art and legacy of the Wyeth family, through scholarship, research, conservation or exhibitions.
- The foundation excludes applications focused exclusively on art of the last three decades or on living artists, so those should not apply.
- Its stated grant range is $5,000 to $25,000, and half of its 90 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, so a request near that band is typical, though the stated range is not a hard limit because its largest grant in the filing was $1,996,605.
- Submit online by June 15 for the summer meeting or by December 15 for the winter meeting, and note that a project should begin at least six months after submission; publication projects can also use the Wyeth Publication Grant administered by the College Art Association, with its own deadline of September 15.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 80% of grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had funded in earlier filings, so prior ties may help, but a new applicant can still apply.
Overview
Wyeth Foundation for American Art is a US private foundation based in Rockland, DE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports the study, appreciation and recognition of excellence in historic American art, while also championing the art and legacy of the Wyeth family. It supports selected programmes of scholarship, research, conservation and exhibitions with institutions and other non-profit organisations consistent with its mission. Its support includes pre- and post-graduate fellowships, scholarly publications, conservation of important works, and innovative exhibitions and educational programmes centred on American art. It reviews proposals from non-profit institutions for research, conservation and exhibition programming. Typically, grants support innovative exhibitions exploring new research, important museum catalogues and books, and conservation and restoration of American masterpieces. The foundation describes its funding as a catalyst for greater recognition and understanding of excellence in American art.
Themes
- American art scholarship
- American art conservation
- American art exhibitions
- Scholarly publications
- American art fellowships
- American art education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, New York and Maine.
What They Don't Fund
- Grant applications exclusively focused on art of the last three decades or living artists
How to apply
Submit grant applications online by June 15 for consideration at the summer meeting or by December 15 for consideration at the winter meeting.
Deadlines:
- Applications should be completed by June 15 for consideration at the Foundation's summer meeting.
- Applications should be completed by December 15 for consideration at the Foundation's winter meeting.
- The Wyeth Publication Grant administered by the College Art Association has an annual application deadline of September 15.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 80% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 90 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Proposals should serve as catalysts for greater recognition and understanding of excellence in American art.
- The foundation typically supports innovative exhibitions exploring new research, important museum catalogues and books, and conservation and restoration of American masterpieces.
- A project or exhibition should be scheduled to begin at least six months after the application is submitted.
- The foundation may require recipients to use funds for the requested purpose and file a final written report on their use.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 55% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 80% of grant dollars went to organisations Wyeth Foundation for American Art had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 29 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art · Support for maintenance and exhibitions of art collection, and for capital improvements$1,714,9642024 tax year
- Farnsworth Art Museum · General fund$140,0002024 tax year
- Smithsonian Institution · Grant in support of the wyeth foundation predoctoral fellowship$127,8002024 tax year
- National Trust for Historic Preservation · Grant in support of the historic artists' homes and studios ("hahs") program$100,0002024 tax year
- Colby College · Support for scholarly program$50,0002024 tax year
- Bates College · Grant in support of the marsden hartley legacy project: the complete paintings and works on paper$50,0002024 tax year
- College Art Association · Funding of scholarly publication program$46,9952024 tax year
- Olana Partnership · Funding of art exhibition$40,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- David A Greene — Trustee
- James B Wyeth — Trustee
- Gregory F Fields — Trustee
- William J Martin Esq — Secretary / Treasurer
- J Robinson West — Trustee & President
- Joyce Hill Stoner — Trustee
- Timothy J Standring — Trustee
- Richard H Powers — Trustee
- Kathleen A Foster — Trustee
- Christopher B Crosman — Trustee
- Wanda M Corn — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,357,611 | $1,011,269 | $75,387,440 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,918,567 | $3,173,414 | $303,699,606 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,990,076 | $2,776,913 | $315,549,349 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Applying to Wyeth Foundation for American Art?
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- (302) 893-9450
- grants@wyethfoundationforamericanart.org
- Rockland, DE
- wyethfoundationforamericanart.org
Applying to Wyeth Foundation for American Art?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (302) 893-9450
- grants@wyethfoundationforamericanart.org
- Rockland, DE
- wyethfoundationforamericanart.org