The Founding Count
The census is published free and stays free. That is the charitable work and it is not for sale. What founding support buys is the work existing at all, and a seat in the room while it is made.
Correspondent
- Name in the printed first edition
- The physical edition on publication
- Quarterly field notes from the count in progress
Patron
- Everything above
- One region or instrument underwritten, named or anonymous at your election
- Two seats at the annual dinner
- Invitation to the private salons, where researchers present before publication and the artists being counted are in the room
Founding Circle
- Everything above
- Studio visits arranged with artists in the census, in the countries where we are working
- Permanent listing as a founder of the count, in every edition
- Direct access to the research team
Limited to twenty.
Enquire about Founding CircleMaking a contribution
Chronicle of Living Artists is a registered 501(c)(3) organisation. Contributions are deductible to the extent permitted by law, reduced by the fair market value of any benefits received, which is stated in writing at the time of the gift. A contemporaneous written acknowledgement is issued for every gift.
Gifts of $10,000 and above are arranged directly with the office, by wire, cheque, appreciated securities or donor-advised fund. We confirm within one business day.
What support does not buy
Support buys the work's existence and nothing else: no advance sight, no review, no influence on findings. No supporter is exempt from being a subject.
We publish figures on markets in which our own funders hold positions, and disclose that overlap inside the publication.
Every funder is acknowledged by name or, at the funder's election, as an anonymous gift of a stated size. Anonymity is available as to identity and never as to existence. Any restriction attached to a gift is disclosed in full, whether or not the donor is named.
We seek support for work we are already doing. We do not construct a purpose, a history or an affiliation in order to match a funder's priorities, and we decline gifts we could not describe publicly without compromising our independence or the appearance of it.
Restricted gifts
Restricted gifts are held and accounted for against the programme named, and reported to the donor quarterly in summary and in full at twelve months.