$4.5 million to 83 visual arts organizations:
Introducing the 2026 FCI cohort.
The Frankenthaler Climate Initiative is the nation’s leading private grantmaking program supporting energy efficiency and sustainability in the visual arts.
Established by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation in 2021, FCI has helped nearly 300 museums and arts institutions across the U.S. implement transformative climate solutions—funding more than $21.8 million in projects across 41 states and Puerto Rico.
Read on to see how institutions nationwide are advancing clean energy goals, realizing sustainable infrastructure improvements, and securing long-term resiliency for the visual arts sector.
Helen Frankenthaler on Ocean Drive West, Shippan Point, Stamford, CT, September 1975. Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Archives, New York. Photograph by Edward Youkilis.