2001 FUND: The 125th Anniversary Campaign

Museum Supporters Make Capital Campaign a Resounding Success

Thanks to thousands of donors who expressed their devotion to arts, culture, education, and their community with generous support for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum successfully completed the 2001 FUND, its 125th Anniversary Campaign, in December 2004.

More than $246 million in Campaign gifts included:

• $127 million in endowment for the Museum's curatorial departments, the Department of Conservation, the Library and Archives, and the Division of Education; including funding for a wide range of curatorial, conservation, and education positions—professional staff at the core of the Museum’s mission to "preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collections."
• $76 million that expanded the Museum campus to include the Art Deco landmark Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building—future home of the Museum’s excellent collections of prints, drawings, and photographs; costume and textiles; modern and contemporary design; and the Library and Archives, as well as a state-of-the-art off-site art storage and research facility. Improvements to the Museum’s main building were also made possible by Campaign contributions.
• $28 million that funded programs and the use of new technology in education, research, and conservation. Thanks to a generous challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Museum received a critical boost in establishing permanent funding for its award-winning education programs.
• $15 million in purchase funds that, combined with personal gifts of masterpieces, helped the Museum to acquire some 4,000 collections—transforming works of art, enriching all areas of the Museum’s existing holdings, and inaugurating new fields of collecting, such as African art.

The Board of Trustees joins the entire Museum family in extending heartfelt appreciation to everyone—from grade-school students to senior citizens—who have invested in the future of this remarkable artistic, cultural, and educational resource.

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