Robert Lehman Foundation

The Robert Lehman Foundation Inc. was incorporated in 1943 to serve as a vehicle for its Founder’s benefactions in the visual arts. **Our Mission** First and foremost, the mission of the Foundation is to support the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Foundation’s goal is to further Robert Lehman’s charitable vision, supporting the visual arts in ways to enhance the appreciation, knowledge, and enjoyment of this vital aspect of our culture. The Robert Lehman Foundation operates exclusively in the field of the visual arts. Grants are made to organizations that are leaders in the field as well as innovative newcomers – museums, arts organizations, educational institutions, and other cultural organizations – with the aim of enhancing the visual arts in the United States and elsewhere in the world. The Foundation supports museum exhibitions, art education programs, scholarly publications, capital projects and art history lectureships that complement the strengths of the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and advance the goal of identifying the Foundation with serious scholarly and creative endeavors. Foundation grants honor scholarly pursuits as well as programs encouraging creativity in contemporary art. The art education programs we support share the goal of providing art education to underserved communities, especially those with insufficient access to arts learning. The Foundation strongly believes that access to the arts provides opportunities and resources that markedly improves the lives of people and communities.