DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS In 2013, the development and external affairs team realized essential resources for the museum with a newly organized staff. Tracking and measuring successes became a priority, as the museum engaged more members and more national foundations. NOMA welcomed leaders in the local corporate community with the establishment of the NOMA Business Council. The Director’s Council, an invitation-only advisory group, was also created. A major award from the Gulf Seafood and Tourism Promotional Fund allowed the museum to continue to broaden its communications and marketing efforts, which led to increased visibility and public engagement with NOMA. Major gifts in 2013 supported a wide range of museum projects and initiatives. A $250,000 gift from Mr. and Mrs. H. Mortimer Favrot Jr. established the Favrot Architecture and Design
Endowment at NOMA, and $200,000 from the Ella West Freeman Foundation funded gallery renovations for the presentation of the permanent collection. NOLA.com | The TimesPicayune contributed $15,000 in seed funding to launch Mini Masters, NOMA’s newest and most ambitious educational initiative to date. Major Gift and Grant Highlights NOMA maintains an active grants program, and has secured funds both large and small to serve a wide variety of institutional needs within the past year. Highlights include: $250,000 from Mr. and Mrs. H. Mortimer Favrot to establish an architecture endowment
$250,000 from the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation for the endowment
$200,000 from the Ella West Freeman Foundation for gallery renovations
$150,000 from The Helis Foundation for the endowment
$100,000 from The Helis Foundation for Free Wednesdays
$100,000 from the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins, Jr. Foundation for general operating
$50,000 from the Windgate Charitable Foundation for Inventing the Modern World
$26,000 from the RosaMary Foundation for general operating $25,000 from The Harry T. Howard III Foundation for traveling exhibitions
Jonathan Blaustein, “Artful, Aerial Views of Humanity’s Impact,” The New York Times, October 29, 2013. Priscilla Frank, “Rashaad Newsome’s ‘King Of Arms’ Comes To New Orleans Museum Of Art,” The Huffington Post, June 20, 2013. Genevieve Fussell, “Gordon
$18,773 from Fondation Nationale Parks: The Making of an des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques for Camille Henrot: Cities of Ys
$15,000 from NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune for Mini Masters
Argument,” The New Yorker, October 28, 2013. Facility Rentals
In 2013, NOMA’s new private events manager refined NOMA received significant procedures and guidelines for national media coverage all facility rentals. for its exhibitions in 2013. In addition, he Highlights include: conducted market research and operational Rebecca Bates, “Edward development for a beverage Burtynsky: Water” at the New service program that was Orleans Museum of Art and implemented in January of Contemporary Art Center,” 2014. Architectural Digest, # of Events Actual Revenue October 9, 2013. Media Highlights
Event Rentals
57
Photo Permits
33
Total
$262,156 $1,650
$263,806
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Annual Report 2013