The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation aims to fund innovative projects that solve basic and long-standing problems, predominantly in education within the United States. Its focus areas are art, the environment, and learning differences. The foundation values the entrepreneurial spirit, imagination, risk-taking, family unity, equality, and mutual respect. It also emphasizes educating family members on philanthropy, service, and stewardship.
The Curatorial Advancement- Innovation Grants, offered by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, support projects and peer network opportunities that advance curatorial knowledge and strengthen contemporary art curation in the United States. The program encourages innovative, disruptive ideas and collaborative field-building, aiming to further discourse in contemporary art by supporting initiatives that are under-resourced or not previously explored in local curatorial spaces.