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