The mission of the National Gallery of Art is to serve the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.

It is a prime example of the positive role that government and philanthropy play in support for the arts. Enjoy this gallery of some of its holdings.

$350,000 in Surprise Grants Awarded to Jeffco Nonprofits Using Art, Culture and Science to ...

"We are proud to support these Jeffco nonprofits and their incredible work," says the president and CEO of the Community First Foundation in Denver, which has awarded $350,000 in grants to 18...more

Long Island Community Foundation Gives $937,500 In Grants To 34 Nonprofits
Foundation: Long Island Community Foundation

The Long Island Community Foundation awarded $937,500 in grants to 34 nonprofit organizations this week, bringing the total given to Long Island groups this year to more than $3.3 million. The...more

MaineCF's Knox County Grantmaking Committee welcomes three new advisors
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation

Three women in Knox County, Maine, are among the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation's Knox County Grantmaking Committee, which helps recommend grant proposals for the foundation's...more

PPL Foundation Gives $27,500 Grant To Children's Museum

A Pennsylvania museum is hoping to boost the number of women in science, technology, engineering, and math fields with the help of a $27,500 grant. The PPL Foundation has awarded a grant to the...more

Prince William to Meet Us President Joe Biden Ahead of Climate Prize

Prince William and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Wales, are in Boston Sunday to hand out the Earthshot Prize, an environmental award inspired by President John F. Kennedy's moonshot program, the...more

Platteville Community Fund Awards Several Grants
Foundation: Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin

The Platteville Community Fund has awarded nearly $24,000 in grants to nine Wisconsin nonprofit organizations. Among the recipients: Family Connections of Southwest Wisconsin, Friends of Our...more

Report For America's Community News Funds
Foundation: Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation

The Grand Traverse Record-Eagle is a small newspaper in a small town in northern Michigan, but that doesn't mean it's sitting on its hands when it comes to funding its journalism. In fact, it's...more

Longview Arts Groups Get $128K In State Grants

The Texas Commission on the Arts recently approved more than 900 grants totaling $11.6 million to communities with state-designated cultural districts. The grants are available only to communities...more

Nonprofits Awarded Grants to Support Mentorship, Math Programs for Disadvantaged Children

Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County, the San Diego Center for Children, the New Children's Museum, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oceanside have each received a check for more than $16,000...more

Holocaust Museum LA Fundraiser's Hollywood Roots

The grandson of one of the most famous Egyptian actors in history has a new job: fundraising for the Holocaust Museum LA. Omar Sharif Jr., who grew up with an Egyptian Muslim father and Polish...more