The funder's mission is to address historical and current inequities in American art history presentations and understandings. They aim to support projects that promote inclusive and equitable research, generate new scholarship, employ innovative methodologies, and engage diverse audiences. They support visual arts projects that broaden understandings of American art and transform stories told about it, focusing on inclusive practices and structural change.
The Collections Grants program empowers cultural institutions globally to critically reinterpret and re-present their permanent collections of American art, advancing inclusive and transformative exhibition practices. The foundation is particularly interested in projects that broaden understanding, pursue inclusive and expansive practices, and engage multiple voices, disciplines, and communities . These grants support institutions in reinstalling permanent collections or mounting temporary exhibitions primarily drawn from their own holdings, with a focus on projects that reframe American and Indigenous North American art through local and global perspectives .