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Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder

AEFI Lead Underwriters

Underwriters of the Aspen Institute Artist-Endowed Foundations Initiative | AEFI’s work represent some of the foremost firms providing services to philanthropy, the arts, and education. We are proud to count them as partners in realizing AEFI’s mission to strengthen the charitable impact of the emerging artist-endowed foundation field.

AEFI Lead Underwriters

Chief among our partners are AEFI Lead Underwriters, who provide core support to sustain AEFI and also share their intellectual capital by collaborating in the development and dissemination of educational information to assist the artist-endowed foundation field.

Bank of America Private Bank

With a distinguished history as a fiduciary supporting tax-exempt, charitable institutions, alongside a deep familiarity with the art market, Bank of America Private Bank understands an artist- endowed foundation’s special needs and provides ongoing guidance on industry-wide best practices in mission advancement, governance, leadership development, and fiduciary review and support of regulation-compliant investments, including sustainable and impact investment strategies.

Learn more at Bank of America Private Bank.

Read “Providing for a Creative Legacy Through an Artist-Endowed Foundation“

BROWN & BROWN

Brown & Brown’s Fine Art Practice (formerly Risk Strategies) is committed to keeping the arts alive by ensuring you have the right protection for your artwork. Our entire team is deeply invested in the industry with backgrounds in the arts, therefore, we are uniquely qualified to find the right insurance plan to fit the needs of personal and corporate collections, museums, art dealers, artist-endowed foundations, appraisal firms, fine art warehouses and all of the various coverages associated with art world clients.

Learn more at Brown & Brown.

Read “An Insurance Handbook for Artist-Endowed Foundations“

PKF O’Connor Davies 

PKF O’Connor Davies is a distinguished accounting practice with a long history providing a full range of accounting, auditing, tax, and management advisory services, including support to over 600 private foundations, among these numerous artist-endowed foundations. PKF O’Connor Davies is committed to delivering the highest levels of value, expertise, and service. “PKF O’Connor Davies” embodies PKF O’Connor Davies LLP, a licensed CPA firm that conducts independent review of clients’ financial statements, and PKF O’Connor Davies Advisory LLC, a tax and advisory service provider of professional services.

Learn more at PKF O’Connor Davies.

Read “Planning for an Artist-Endowed Foundation“

UOVO

UOVO transforms art storage and services by offering a holistic approach to collection stewardship. It seamlessly meets clients’ needs with a range of climate-controlled spaces for collections of any scale. A dedicated account manager acts as a personal registrar, coordinating packing, transportation, and installation services that are executed by art handlers trained to work with a variety of media. As a partner to artist-endowed foundations, UOVO safeguards the artworks that comprise an artist’s creative legacy, ensuring fiduciary standard care and advancing charitable programs committed to public benefit.

Learn more at UOVO.

Read “Collection Storage & Management: Effective Practices for Artist-Endowed Foundations“