Dedalus Foundation

An artist's foundation built to carry Robert Motherwell's conviction that modernism was worth explaining to the public, and to keep his catalogue and the field of modern art scholarship alive across generations.

Financial profile

Dedalus Foundation · EIN 13-3091704 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$5,914,062$4,598,439$61,882,588Dec 2023
FY2022$3,583,005$4,736,078$56,436,798Dec 2022
FY2021$4,598,199$3,776,944$64,302,328Dec 2021
FY2020$3,255,437$4,002,713$60,993,018Dec 2020
FY2019$1,369,748$4,204,269$60,228,828Dec 2019
FY2015$7,873,218$5,259,928$56,584,213Dec 2015

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Peer societies

Five societies Dedalus Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs DF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

An artist's foundation built to carry Robert Motherwell's conviction that modernism was worth explaining to the public, and to keep his catalogue and the field of modern art scholarship alive across generations.

  • Authority
  • Preserve
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Frontier and The Guild.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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