Arts and Culture

In 2024 the McLean Contributionship awarded 27 grants totaling $790,248

Academy of Natural Sciences "Operating Support: Annual Fund" $10,000.00

 Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Towards the purchase of Mat Cutter to Support Artifact Preservation $31,490.00 

Curio Theatre Company, Towards new Lighting Equipment for Curio Theatre $23,000.00

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Towards the preservation of Eastern State Penitentiary's Synagogue $50,000.00 

Friends of Washington Crossing Park, Towards capital items for the Durham Boat Display $25,000.00 

Historic Trappe Towards capital items (pickets and historic nails) for constructing an 18th-Century Style Fence for an Historic Kitchen Garden. $25,000.00

 Independence Seaport Museum, Towards capital items for the carpentry work to renovation the Cruiser Olympia $25,000.00 

Mann Center for the Performing Arts ,Towards capital items for the Digital Experiential Living Classroom for West Philadelphia Students $75,000.00 

Museum of the American Revolution, Towards capital items for the Museum's Audiovisual Installation Project $27,000.00 

Musicopia Inc, Towards the purchase of musical instruments for Musicopia Drumlines at Locke Elementary, Modiviation High and Fels High. $14,702.00 

National Liberty Museum, Towards capital items for the 2025 HVAC Rehabilitation Project to Improve the Visitor Experience $52,000.00 

Opera Philadelphia Operating Support: Sounds of Learning 2023-2024 $10,000.00 

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Towards the PAFA HVAC Replacement Project $50,000.00 

Pennsylvania Ballet Operating Support for the Lets Dance Outreach Program for the 2023-2024 season. $10,000.00 

Philadelphia Museum of Art Operating Support: Corporate Partners Program $10,000.00 

Please Touch Museum, Towards the Group Entrance Upgrades - Floors and Lighting $60,000.00 Settlement Music School Towards the Mary Louise Curtis Branch’s Library HVAC Replacement Project $27,000.00

 The Clay Studio, Towards equipment (wheel, arm, grips) for Creative Access $8,696.00 

The Franklin Institute, Operating Support $10,000.00 

The Philadelphia Orchestra, "Operating Support: 2023-2024 Season." $10,000.00 

The Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, Towards the Grumblethorpe Restoration Project - Tenant House. $50,000.00 

The Rosenbach Museum & Library, Towards the Delancey Place Lighting Upgrades $50,000.00 Theatre Exile Co Towards the purchase of LED Lekos and lighting strips: Together In Exile $15,000.00 

Theatre Horizon, Towards the Accessibility Equipment Installations (Hearing Assistance and Audio Description/Spanish Translations) $24,360.00 

University City Arts League, Inc. Towards capital items to Spruce Up on Spruce Street $15,000.00

Why Not Prosper, Inc., Towards capital items to create the Formerly Incarcerated Renaissance Museum $25,000.00

World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Towards capital items (furniture and technology) for the Office and Technology Upgrades - 75th Anniversary $57,000.00