Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Ford, Knight and Others Give $20M for United States Artists Campaign
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will contribute $1 million to a new $20 million operations endowment campaign in support of United States Artists (USA), a non-profit organization that awards annual $50,000 fellowships to artists around the country specializing in nine fields.
Alberto Ibargüen, President & CEO of the Miami-based Knight Foundation, announced the campaign Monday night at the New World Center in Miami Beach during the closing night festivities of the 2016 USA Artists Assembly, the group’s second yearly celebration and alumni gathering. The first Assembly was held in Chicago in 2015...