Getty Foundation

The Getty Foundation, based in Los Angeles, California, at the Getty Center, awards grants for "the understanding and preservation of the visual arts"Getty Foundation. [http://www.getty.edu/foundation/about.html About the Foundation.] Retrieved September 18, 2008.] . In addition, it runs the Getty Leadership Institute for "current and future museum leaders"Getty Foundation. [http://www.getty.edu/leadership/ The Leadership Institute.] Retrieved September 18, 2008.] . It is part of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Grants

The Foundation was originally called the "Getty Grant Program," which began in 1984 under the direction of Deborah MarrowMuchnic, Suzanne. Director wants a wider reach for Getty grants. "Los Angeles Times", March 5, 1990.] . The J. Paul Getty Trust can spend up to 0.75% of its endowment on gifts and grants; by 1990 the Getty Grant Program (then based in Santa Monica) had made 530 grants totaling $20 million to "art historians, conservators and art museums in 18 countries". Among notable grants of the Program were:
* Partial funding for the publication of books, for example to "provide for additional illustrations or allow a book's purchase price to be lowered". Some books "published with the assistance of the Getty Grant Program" were:
** Hamburger, Jeffrey F. "The Rothschild canticles: art and mysticism in Flanders and the Rhineland circa 1300". New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. ISBN 0300043082
** Nesbit, Molly, and Eugène Atget. "Atget's seven albums". New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. ISBN 0300035802
** Jones, Amelia, and Laura Cottingham. "Sexual politics: Judy Chicago's Dinner Party in feminist art history". [Los Angeles, CA] : UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center in association with University of California Press, Berkeley, 1996. ISBN 0520205650
* In 1998, the Program granted $750,000 for electronic cataloging to art museums in the Los Angeles area [Woolard, John. Getty gives "lifesaver" grants to L.B. arts. "Press-Telegram" (Long Beach, CA), January 15, 1998.] .
* The National Gallery in Prague received $180,000 in 1999 to digitize images of works of art in its collections [The Getty Grant Program supports art digitization project. "Information Today", April 1999.] .
* In 2005, almost $400,000 to "support the documentation and preservation of Latino and Latin American art" went to the University of California, Los Angeles and to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston [Chattopadhyay, Collette. Funds: Getty Grant Program, Los Angeles, California. "Art Nexus," April/June 2005.] .

The name of the Getty Grant Program was changed to "Getty Foundation" in 2005 to "better reflect [] the expanded scope of the Getty's grant-making over the past two decades and reaffirm [] its commitment to philanthropy going forward" [J. Paul Getty Trust. [http://www.getty.edu/news/press/center/foundation.html The Getty marks 20 years of philanthropy, providing support to the visual arts around the world.] January 24, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2008.] Grants made by the Foundation include:
* The Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program, begun in 1993, "seeks to increase staff diversity within visual arts organizations" in Los Angeles CountyGetty Foundation. [http://www.getty.edu/news/press/center/mui_release_061207.html Getty Foundation Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program celebrates 15th anniversary.] June 12, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2008.] .
* Between 2002 and 2007, the Foundation expended over $13.5 million to fund "plans to care for, maintain, and preserve... historic resources" at 86 United States colleges and universities [Getty Foundation. [http://www.getty.edu/news/press/center/campus_heritage_grants_2007.html The Getty Foundation announces recipients of 2007 Campus Heritage Grants. Final year of program that has awarded more than $13.5 million toward the preservation of 86 college and university campuses nationwide.] June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2008.] .
* In 2006, the Foundation committed $3.5 million to restore an 80 by 100 foot "America Tropical" mural on Olvera Street in Los Angeles that was painted by David Alfaro Siqueiros [Orlov, Rick. Getty group to restore controversial Olvera St. mural. "Daily News of Los Angeles", August 2, 2006.] .
* In 2006, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Foundation announced a $2 million fund "to aid New Orleans's visual arts organizations" [Pogrebin, Robin. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E7DC143EF93BA35751C0A9609C8B63 Arts, briefly; Getty Foundation to aid arts in New Orleans.] "New York Times", February 8, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2008.] .

As of June 2008, the Foundation has four priorities for grants [Marrow, Deborah. [http://www.getty.edu/grants/new_priorities/message_director_2008.html New funding priorities. Message from the Director.] June 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2008.] :
*"Strengthening art history as a global discipline"
*"Promoting the interdisciplinary practice of conservation"
*"Increasing access to museum and archival collections"
*"Developing current and future professionals and leaders"

Getty Leadership Institute

The Foundation also maintains the Getty Leadership Institute (GLI). The major GLI program is the Museum Leadership Institute (MLI), formerly known as the Museum Management Institute, which "has served close to 1,000 museum professionals from the United States and 30 countries worldwide"Getty Foundation. [http://www.getty.edu/leadership/about.html About the Getty Leadership Institute.] Retrieved September 18, 2008.] . It offers a three-week curriculum for "museum directors and senior executive team members", with instruction in areas such as "strategy, marketing, management and finance"Finkel, Jori. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/arts/design/29fink.html Art. Impossible job. Here’s what you need for it.] "New York Times", July 29, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2008.] . Most of the attendees work in art museums; among the executives who attended the MLI were the directors of the Frick Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Van Gogh Museum, and Winnipeg Art Gallery.

In addition to the MLI, GLI offers other professional development programs, convenes meetings involving non-profit agencies, and hosts an online forum.

Senior staff

The Foundation's senior staff includes:
*Director: Deborah Marrow
*Associate Director: Joan Weinstein
*Associate Director, Grants Administration: Rebecca Martin
*Program Officer: Angie Kim
*Senior Program Officer: Nancy Micklewright
*Program Officer: Antoine M. Wilmering
*Head, Leadership Institute: Philip M. Nowlen
*Principal Project Specialist: Kathleen Johnson

Employees and budget

During the period July 2006 - June 2007, the Foundation had approximately 30 full-time and part-time employees, and a budget of $27.8 million [ [http://getty.edu/about/governance/trustreport/trust_report_07.pdf The J. Paul Getty Trust 2007 report.] Retrieved August 31, 2008.] .

Foundation with similar name

The Getty Foundation should not be confused with the "Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation," which is based in San Francisco, California, and which awards grants largely "to promote the fields of music, the opera, and the symphony" [ [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2006/954/078/2006-954078340-03782de2-F.pdf Internal Revenue Service Form 990-PF for Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation, calendar year 2006.] Williamsburg, VA: GuideStar.org. Retrieved August 31, 2008.] .

See also

* Getty Center
* Getty Conservation Institute
* Getty Research Institute
* Getty Villa
* J. Paul Getty Museum
* J. Paul Getty Trust

References

External links

* [http://www.getty.edu/foundation/ Getty Foundation official site]