It is harder than ever to be an artist. Costs are up. Funding is down. The voices that culture most needs are structurally filtered out. When public and private support for artists is retreating, the loss becomes civic. We believe art should remain a space where disparate voices can meet, difficult questions can be explored, and new common language can emerge. Our mission is to protect exactly those artists shaping the future conversation of culture through sustained philanthropic investment.
We acquire works by emerging and mid-career artists whose practices are poised to shape the next chapter of contemporary art. Every acquisition provides meaningful support throughout the cultural ecosystem: it pays the artist's rent, sustains the mid-tier gallery, and helps ensure that important work can continue to be made.
Estimated impact of committed capital to Fund I.*
$3.6M+
to artists and galleries
15+
number of artists supported
~$15M
returns to donor DAFs
Estimated impact of cumulative committed capital across 15 funds.**
~$292M
to artists and galleries
hundreds
of artists supported
~$878M
returns to donor DAFs
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*Figures above are from one specific scenario where the fund raises $5mm, deploys it according to certain assumptions, and has a performance modeled by estimated returns. Actual returns will vary, and may be worse. Neither Emergent Capital nor Neta Foundation guarantee any returns.
**This is an estimate based on certain modeled assumptions, and used as an example only. Actual results will vary, and may be lower.