MMoA Foundation
Mobile Museum of Art Foundation is a nonprofit entity that was established by Mobile Museum of Art (MMoA) Board of Directors. Its purpose is to help ensure the perpetuity of the Museum’s mission to provide a place where people enrich their lives through interaction with the visual arts in thought-provoking and creative ways that nourish and delight the mind and spirit.
The Museum and Foundation
For the fundamental purpose of education, the Museum collects, conserves, exhibits, interprets, and researches art. It provides education and enrichment opportunities for all ages through art, classes, workshops, and lectures. Since its founding in 1964, the Museum has become a significant cultural landmark in Mobile.
The purpose of the MMoA Foundation is to provide continuing additional support of the Museum’s programs, art conservation, and future art acquisitions. These efforts ensure that visitors of all ages can experience the transformative power of art.
Support the MMoA Foundation
The MMoA Foundation seeks to enlarge its endowment fund through gifts from the Museum’s supporters through planned giving. Planned giving encompasses a variety of ways that gifts can be made to the MMoA Foundation from accumulated resources. It usually involves financial or estate planning; however, it is not reserved for the wealthy. Planned giving is a means by which anyone concerned with the wise use of his or her personal resources makes a considered choice about their ultimate disposition.
In general, planned gifts are made through:
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Lifetime Trusts and Gift Annuities -
Will Appointment or Estate Bequest
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Residuary Bequest
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IRA or Other Retirement Accounts
Foundation Board
Board Chair
F. Grey Redditt, Jr.
Secretary/Treasurer
William Smithweck, Jr.
Ex-Officio Director
Hayley Van Antwerp
Members
Cory Adair
Dr. William Barrick
R. Preston Bolt, Jr.
April Boudreaux
Tyrone Fenderson, Jr.
F. Michael Johnson
Richard Mitchell
Judge Zackery Moore
Vaughan Morrissette
W. Allen Oaks, M.D.
Lawrence Wettermark
Contact Us
If you have any questions, would like additional information, or would like to discuss ways that you can contribute to the Foundation, please fill out the form or call the Art Museum’s Finance Office at 251-208-5235 or 251-208-5269.
Deborah Velders Educational Fund
Support the Deborah Velders Educational Fund! As Executive Director, Deborah Velders strengthened MMoA through gallery renovations, collection management, and top-tier reaccreditation, leaving a lasting impact.
