Wildenstein Plattner Institute

An endowed art historical institute reinventing the catalogue raisonne and the archive for the digital age, uniting the Wildenstein documentary legacy with modern digitization to keep the scholarly record of major artists accessible and authoritative.

  • wpi.art
  • Legacy
  • New York, NY
  • Foundation and grantmaker
  • Read from public sources, Aug 2026

Financial profile

Wildenstein Plattner Institute · EIN 81-2756135 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$4,687,092$3,666,626$3,377,673Dec 2023
FY2022$3,322,345$2,860,897$2,357,207Dec 2022
FY2021$4,064,152$3,401,916$1,895,759Dec 2021
FY2020$1,164,189$2,172,295$1,233,523Dec 2020
FY2020$5,583,607$4,672,933$2,241,629Jun 2020
FY2019$3,765,540$3,368,532$1,332,666Jun 2019

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Peer societies

Five societies Wildenstein Plattner Institute is read alongside.

Who backs WPI

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

An endowed art historical institute reinventing the catalogue raisonne and the archive for the digital age, uniting the Wildenstein documentary legacy with modern digitization to keep the scholarly record of major artists accessible and authoritative.

  • 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 Citadel.

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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