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- EIN 94-6096509
- (415) 750-8902
- 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr San Francisco CA 94118-4502 USA
- www.famf.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Single Organization Support
Mission: The specific and primary purposes for which this foundation is formed are the charitable and educational purposes of soliciting, receiving, disbursing and managing funds and property for the embellishment, advancement, administration and enlargement of the fine arts museums of san francisco (famsf). These activities include purchasing works of art, holding those works of art, and lending or donating them to the fine arts museums of san francisco.
Programs: Art acquisitions for the fine arts museums.
disbursement of funds for the embellishment, advancement, and administration of the corporation for the fine arts museums(cofam).
the fine arts museums foundation (famf) and cofam privately raised funds and rebuilt the deyoung museum, which was gifted to the city of san francisco upon its completion in 2005. These expenses include the amortization of the beneficial interest in the deyoung as well as the cost of servicing related bonds. The new deyoung has permitted expanded and improved service to the museum's public by increasing the amount of art on view, the expansion of the educational department and the increased exhibition space.