One of the major functions of the Founders Junior Council is to raise funds for the DIA, and in this capacity the FJC has a substantial impact on the future of the museum. Funds raised by the group are distributed through grants to departments for specific purposes. Following is a list of our recent major grants to the museum.

European Paintings Department: Acquisition of antique period frame for Poussin's Selene and Endymion - $35,000

Native American Art Department: Acquisition of Great Lakes Native American Spoon - $25,000
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department: Reinstallation and reinterpretation of the 16th-17th Century French Collection - $48,000

Department of American Art: Restoration of the pre-Civil War Gallery - $32,000
Graphic Arts Department: Installation of Robert Frank photographs

Twentieth Century Art Department and Education Department: Reinstallation of the 20th Century galleries - $55,000
Department of American Art: Restoration of two 19th Century American Landscape galleries - $40,000

Graphic Arts Department: Acquisition of 14 photographs by Robert Frank - $20,000
Education Department: Establishment of a permanent collections video library - $24,800
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts and Conservation Departments: Conservation of the tapestry Saint Paul Before Porcius Sestus - $25,000
African, Twentieth Century and Graphic Arts Departments: Acquisition of a work by Jacob Lawrence - $5,000