Artist as Philanthropist V1 - Grantmakers in the Arts

Information provided about the foundations includes the state to which the foundationreports or with which it is registered, the state of the foundation's address if different fromthe reporting state, and the employer identification number. The Ruling Year in which afoundation's application for tax exemption was approved by the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) is listed; the date also is provided in those cases where foundations have converted topublic charity status or terminated altogether. The foundation type, based on function, andthe URL for the foundation's website, if available, are noted. Multiple foundations associatedwith an artist are listed in order to indicate the relationship of publications to foundations'functions.Definition of Artist-Endowed FoundationFor the purposes of the Aspen Institute's National Study of Artist-Endowed Foundations, anartist-endowed foundation is a tax-exempt, private foundation created or endowed by a visualartist, the artist's surviving spouse, or other heirs or beneficiaries to own the artist's assetsfor use in furthering exempt charitable and educational activities serving a public benefit.Purposes of Publication ActivitiesThe majority of publications listed focus on foundations' art collections and aspects of theartists' oeuvres. As discussed in the Study report chapters on these topics, foundationsendowed with artworks and intellectual property might have a number of motivations fortheir involvement in disseminating and educating about those works through publications orby activities such as exhibitions in which publications play an important role. This includesmaking available information about artworks that are intended for sale to generateresources supporting the foundation and its programs, as well as advancing scholarship andproviding public access to artists' creative works in order to fulfill educational missions. Inmany cases, publications serve both purposes in combination.Foundations Not Involved in PublishingSome artist-endowed foundations are not involved in publishing and, as such, are notreflected in this compilation. Chief among these are foundations whose artist-donors areliving. Artists' lifetime foundations typically do not publish about the respective artists'works, although publications might be issued in connection with grant programs or othercharitable activities. Also among those not involved in publishing are artist-endowedfoundations that have limited briefs and do not publish or license publishing rights in therespective artist's works, these being proprietary activities of the artist's heirs orbeneficiaries.Bibliographic Research TeamThis select list of publications associated with artist-endowed foundations was prepared asone part of the bibliographic research undertaken for the Aspen Institute's National Studyof Artist-Endowed Foundations. The list was produced as an initial draft in June 2008. It was232 The Artist as Philanthropist: Strengthening the Next Generation of Artist-Endowed Foundations