Expanding Climate Action in the Visual Arts

The Frankenthaler Climate Initiative (FCI) is a pioneering grantmaking program that provides visual arts institutions with the support and guidance required to undertake ambitious sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives.

Since its inception in 2021, FCI has distinguished itself as the foremost private national initiative in the United States dedicated to combating climate change specifically within the visual arts sector. The scope of its support is broad, encompassing everything from modest, rapid-response projects, to comprehensive efficiency audits and feasibility studies, and extending to financial contributions for significant infrastructural renovations, and more.

FCI was established by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation in collaboration with RMI and Environment & Culture Partners.