MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
New York, New York
www.moma.org$25,000
Support of the Advanced Conservation Fellowship to focus on silver sculpture and design objects.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$26,000
Additional support of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial Internship in American Decorative Arts for 2011.
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
www.risd.edu$150,000
To augment The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship Fund to support an additional student in the Department of Jewelry and Metalsmithing for two years.
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND, INC.
New York, New York
www.wmf.org$75,000
For general support over three years.
Japan Center for International Exchange
New York, New York
www.jcie.org$45,000
For event support for the 2009 Tiffany Foundation Award for the Preservation of Japanese Traditional Arts in Contemporary Society.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$8,000
For additional support for The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial Internship in American Decorative Arts in 2009-2010.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$30,000
For additional support for The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial Internship in American Decorative Arts in 2010-2011.
World Monuments Fund, Inc.
New York, New York
www.wmf.org$75,000 over three years
For general support.
Bard College
New York, New York
www.bgc.bard.edu$150,000 over three years
In support of Bard Graduate Center's publication of a comprehensive history of the decorative arts.
The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc.
Winterthur, Delaware
www.winterthur.org$40,000
For Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005, which presents the evolution of dining, through the context of the decorative arts created for the dining room, on display from November 1, 2008-February 1, 2009.
New-York Historical Society
New York, New York
www.nyhistory.org/web$60,000 over two years
For support of the Silver at the New-York Historical Society collections catalogue to accompany a 2012 exhibition of the same name.
Japan Center for International Exchange
New York, New York
www.jcie.org$15,000
For continued support for The Tiffany Foundation Award for the Preservation of Japanese Traditional Arts and Culture in Contemporary Society.
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne, Vermont
www.shelburnemuseum.org$25,000
For support of the Louis Comfort Tiffany: Nature by Design catalogue, accompanying an exhibition by the same name, on view from June 20-October 25, 2009.
Walters Art Gallery Endowment Foundation Inc
Baltimore, Maryland
thewalters.org$25,000
For lead sponsorship of Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry, a special exhibition at the Walters Art Museum, showcasing more than 200 magnificent pieces of jewelry from the Walters' collection, on display from October 19, 2008-January 4, 2009.
World Monuments Fund, Inc.
New York, New York
www.wmf.org$250,000
In support of its work conserving the Imperial Buddhist Convents of Japan and to underwrite a public exhibition of the conservation work in Tokyo that is planned for 2009.
Japan Center for International Exchange
New York, New York
www.jcie.org$180,000 over three years
To support The Tiffany & Co. Foundation grant program Preservation of Japanese Traditional Arts in Contemporary Society.
Museum of the City of New York
New York, New York
www.mcny.org$1,000,000
To establish The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Gallery of New York Silver.
The Orlando Museum of Art
Orlando, Florida
www.omart.org$50,000
As lead sponsor for its exhibit Art Jewelry: A Global Vision, which will feature 200 works from 10 modern and contemporary artists and over 40 different world cultures.
American Museum of natural history
New York, New York
www.amnh.org$100,000
In support of the Gold exhibition showcasing the history of gold objects, gold specimens and gold bullion.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, Ohio
www.clevelandart.org$100,000
In support of the catalogue for Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008.
The Frist Center
Nashville, Tennessee
www.fristcenter.org$25,000
In support of the exhibition Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum.
metropolitan museum of art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$535,000
To endow The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial Internship in American Decorative Arts.
Museum of Arts and Design
New York, New York
www.madmuseum.org$2,000,000
In support of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Jewelry Gallery that will open at the Museum of Arts and Design's new location at Two Columbus Circle in 2008.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
www.rit.edu$200,000
To be combined with an existing $100,000 grant to create The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Metals and Jewelry Design Scholarship.
World Monuments Fund, Inc.
New York, New York
www.wmf.org$250,000
In support of its work conserving the Imperial Buddhist Convents of Japan and to underwrite a public exhibition of the conservation work in Tokyo that is planned for 2009.
the colonial williamsburg foundation
Williamsburg, Virginia
www.history.org$300,000
To establish the Tiffany & Co. Foundation Fund for the Silversmith Trade at Colonial Williamsburg, which will help to preserve the traditional silversmith trade in which artisans will be able to continue to create objects that reflect the history of American craftsmanship.
dallas museum of art
Dallas, Texas
www.dallasmuseumofart.org$100,000
To support the Museum's traveling exhibition, Modernism in American Silver: 20th Century Design, which will focus on the design and manufacturing of silver in America between 1925 and 2000.
the detroit institute of arts
Detroit, Michigan
www.dia.org$50,000
For the reinstallation of the completely renovated American Wing and the development of engaging educational material and interpretive media that will tell the story of the rich tradition of 19th-century American decorative arts.
Exhibitions international
New York, New York
www.ei-ny.org$50,000
For publication of the catalogue for its exhibition Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages.
historic new england
Boston, Massachusetts
www.historicnewengland.org$50,000
To fund its research project to catalogue and make their extensive jewelry collection accessible. The majority of research on the collection was completed through a formal 12-month curatorial fellowship entitled The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Fellowship, awarded to a graduate decorative arts student.
john f. kennedy library foundation
Boston, Massachusetts
www.jfklibrary.org$25,000
In support of the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage public display cases that will showcase the Profiles in Courage award designed by Tiffany & Co. and other decorative arts materials, and make them accessible at the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
metropolitan museum of art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$450,000
In support of its upcoming exhibition Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall-An Artist's Country Estate, which will feature work from Tiffany's personal collection, including some of his best windows, paintings, glass vases, pottery and enamel work.
national jewelry institute
New York, New York
www.nationaljewelryinstitute.org$20,000
To support the Masterpieces of American Jewelry exhibition as it tours to the Gilbert Collection in London.
new york city opera
New York, New York
www.nycopera.org$50,000
To support the New York City Opera's trip to Japan for the World EXPO 2005.
National museum of natural history, smithsonian institution
Washington, District of Columbia
www.mnh.si.edu$1,100,000
To establish The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Collection in the Smithsonian. To create an endowment that will be dedicated to the acquisition of important and unusual gemstones to be displayed in a custom-designed case at the Smithsonian's National Gem Collection Gallery.
somerset house art history foundation
Merion Station, Pennsylvania
$20,000
To sponsor the public relations effort for the Masterpieces of American Jewelry exhibition as it tours to the Gilbert Collection in London.
american academy in rome
New York, New York
www.aarome.org$30,000 over three years
For a newly created lecture series entitled The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Lecture in Design, to be held in New York City and Rome.
cooper-hewitt national design museum
New York, New York
cooperhewitt.org$150,000
For the Museum's upcoming exhibition entitled Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
educational foundation for the fashion industries
New York, New York
www.fitnyc.edu$42,500
For The Tiffany & Co. Foundation International Scholarship in Jewelry Design, which supports a Japanese student majoring in jewelry design to study abroad at the Fashion Institute of Technology for one year.
metropolitan museum of art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$75,000 over three years
To support The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial Internship in the Museum's department of American Decorative Arts.
national jewelry institute
New York, New York
www.nationaljewelryinstitute.org$20,000
To support the Masterpieces of American Jewelry exhibition, which celebrates the unique attributes of American jewelry, its creators and innovators.
newark museum
Newark, New Jersey
www.newarkmuseum.org$50,000
To support its exhibition Baubles, Bangles and Bling Bling: A World of Jewelry.
New York landmarks conservancy
New York, New York
www.nylandmarks.org$25,000
For The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Stained Glass Preservation Fund, which will be used toward the preservation of Tiffany stained glass in New York's historic religious buildings.
New York university
New York, New York
www.scps.nyu.edu$10,000
For its arts and crafts conference, Meet Me at the Fair: The Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Arts and Crafts Movement on Display.
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
www.risd.edu$150,000
To endow a scholarship fund in the Department of Jewelry and Metalsmithing that will support an undergraduate student for the duration of his/her junior and senior year or a graduate student in the Department of Jewelry and Metalsmithing for two years.
World Monuments Fund, Inc.
New York, New York
www.wmf.org$250,000 over two years
For conservation of Emperor Qianlong's Lodge of Retirement in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
Bard Graduate Center
New York, New York
www.bgc.bard.edu$50,000
For The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Research Fellow in American Silver, who will undertake research and object examination for the collection of American silver at the New-York Historical Society.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$25,000
To sponsor The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial Internship in American Decorative Arts. Funding is designated for one graduate student over a one-year period.
Temple University, Tyler School of Art
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
www.temple.edu/tyler$120,000 over two years
For The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides a Metals and Jewelry student the opportunity to research the applications of a new development of the rapid prototyping field.
University of Kentucky Art Museum
Lexington, Kentucky
www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum$6,000
For the purchase of special cases to display the Museum's collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany glass objects.
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, Connecticut
www.yale.edu/artgallery$50,000
For the Yale University Art Gallery, to support the research, conservation and digitization of Tiffany & Co., Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios and fine American jewelry objects in the gallery's collections to enable these objects to be posted on the web.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$25,000
To sponsor The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial Internship in American Decorative Arts. Funding is designated for one graduate student over a one-year period beginning June 2003.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
www.philamuseum.org$50,000
For the acquisition of a Louis Comfort Tiffany mosaic glass column. The column is
one of six made by Tiffany at the turn of the century and will be installed along with
the Museum's collection of Tiffany objects in the new Victorian galleries of the
American Wing.
Public Radio International
Minneapolis, Minnesota
www.pri.org$50,000
To support the weekly arts and culture radio program Studio 360, which illuminates the role of art in everyday life. The program is hosted by Kurt Anderson and is carried by nearly 700 affiliate stations reaching approximately 20 million listeners worldwide.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
www.rit.edu$105,000
For its School of American Crafts' Tiffany & Co. Scholarship, which will help RIT further enhance the world's artistic culture through fine metal craftsmanship and creation of beauty.
The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc.
Winterthur, Delaware
www.winterthur.org$10,000
In support of its exhibition Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony, which is part of a changing exhibition series, American Craftsmanship. The exhibition features work from Winterthur's own collection as well as those on loan from other institutions.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$50,000
To sponsor The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial Internships, in American Decorative Arts and in Modern Decorative Arts. Funding is designated for two graduate students over a one-year period.
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
www.moore.edu$25,000
To create a permanently endowed Tiffany & Co. Foundation Women's Leadership Fellowship, which aims to provide 'real-world' leadership experience for talented emerging students committed to professional success in the arts.
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, Ohio
www.toledomuseum.org$15,000
To enhance the metalsmithing and jewelry-making program at the Museum's School of Art & Design; specifically, to help them purchase forming, fabrication and casting equipment to furnish an additional studio space and enable students greater access
to training.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
www.metmuseum.org$50,000
For two curatorial internships in the Department of American Decorative Arts, which allow the interns to assist with research for special exhibitions, publications and the permanent collection.
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
www.risd.edu$20,000
In support of the Jewelry Design and Light Metals Department's Visiting Artist Series, which enables top jewelers to visit RISD's campus and share their expertise with students. The program provides a variety of opportunities for students to interact with various artists that will enrich their educational experience at the college.
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
New York, New York
cooperhewitt.org$20,000
For its Design Directions program, which provides high school students with the opportunity to learn about careers in design-related fields.