Supporting the Endowment

Endowment is at the core of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s permanent financial strength, and a growing endowment minimizes visitor costs and maintains access to the Museum’s treasures for everyone.

Through the generosity of many friends and benefactors, and with superb financial management, the Museum has carefully built its endowment over the years. Still, the Museum’s endowment today is just a fraction of those of its peer institutions in New York, Boston, Chicago and Cleveland.

You can participate in building and strengthening the Museum’s endowment by making an outright gift, pledge, bequest or other planned gift, such as a Charitable Gift Annuity or Charitable Trust. Planned gifts can be tailored to meet your family’s financial needs; in addition, you will enjoy a significant tax deduction while reducing or eliminating capital gains and/or estate tax liability.

For more information, please contact Development by phone at (215) 684-7750, by fax at (215) 236-0796, or by e-mail at .