Supporters

Bequest from the Estate of Margo Leavin

A pioneering Los Angeles-based gallerist, Margo Leavin (1936-2021) was a longtime supporter of FCA, and an early champion of the work of FCA Co-Founder Jasper Johns. In the fall of 2023, FCA announced an almost $9 million bequest from the estate of Margo Leavin, a portion of which has enabled the launch of FCA's new Creative Research Grants and will provide lead funding for the program for five years. Overall, FCA has apportioned an estimated 75% of this generous bequest to directly support artists through new programs and the expansion of existing programs, including funds dedicated to supporting artists in Southern California—in keeping with Leavin’s commitment to artists in the region. The remaining 25% has been invested to help ensure the longevity of FCA.

Annual Supporters

We gratefully acknowledge the following foundations and government agencies, in addition to many artists and individuals, for their support in 2025.

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
The Amphion Foudation
The Appleman Foundation Inc.
Arison Arts Foundation
Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation
Charina Endowment Fund
The Cowles Charitable Trust
CRH Foundation
Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
Elaine Dannheiser Foundation
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
Glenstone Foundation
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Jerome Foundation
LLWW Foundation
Low Road Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
The Richard Pousette-Dart Foundation
The Joel Shapiro and Ellen Phelan Foundation, in honor of Joel Shapiro
Trust for Mutual Understanding
Cy Twombly Foundation
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

In Kind Contributors:

We gratefully acknowledge annual in-kind support from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP for legal services, and UOVO for art storage and services.

52 Walker
ArtBase
Covington & Burling
Jimmy Chang
Cozen O'Connor
The Greenwich Collection Ltd.
Alexander Ghiso
The Jazz Gallery
Paul Leong
Hannah Mensch
Laura Paulson
Maureen Pskowski
Nicholas Rohatyn
Graham Steele
David Traitel
Sweat Variant
Unicorn Graphics / Miranda Steiger

Thank you to the artists and individuals who serve as nominators and panelists for FCA's grant programs.

Margo Leavin, Los Angeles Magazine, November 1997, page 97. Photo by Lisa Romerein.

Audrey Snyder and Joe Riley, Emergency Grants-supported permanent installation of Into the ground, at The Courts in Borrego Springs, CA, 2020.

2011 Grantee Alix Pearlstein, still from FCA-supported The Drawing Lesson, 2012, single-channel, HD, color, sound, 07:15 minutes.