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FRIENDS OF THE UFFIZI GALLERY INC

Restoring the Uffizi for future generations.

Palm Beach, FL   |  www.friendoftheuffizigallery.org

Mission

To support the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy, by raising awareness of the Uffizi Gallery and its cultural treasures and by providing resources for acquisition, preservation, restoration and education.

Notes from the nonprofit

Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, Inc. encourages you to visit our website at www.friendoftheuffizigallery.org to learn more about our organization. We invite you to join our organization and become a member or make a donation to help with the restoration and preservation of the Uffizi for future generations.

Ruling year info

2006

Executive Director

Ms. LISA MARIE Marie CONTE BROWNE

President of Board of Directors

CONTESSA MARIA VITTORIA COLONNA RIMBOTTI

Main address

205 Worth Avenue Suite 201

Palm Beach, FL 33480 USA

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EIN

20-1892526

NTEE code info

Art Museums (A51)

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Our programs

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Restorations at the Uffizi

Our current wish list of restorations include: Portrait of Cavalier Giuseppe Cesari d’Arpino (Roma 1568 – 1640); Portrait of Leandro Bassano (Bassano 1557 – Venezia 1622); Self Portrait of Antonio Canova (Possagno, Treviso 1757 – Venezia 1822); Self Portrait of Salvator Rosa (Napoli 1615 – Roma 1673); Self Portrait of Pieter Paul Rubens (Siegen, Germany 1577 – Belgium 1640); portrait of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leyda 1606–Amsterdam 1669 ); The Boboli Gardens, Giulio Parigi 1612 Viottolone dei cipressi,11 Individual Restorations; Italian Workshop Carriage, 18th century Gilded and painted wood, metal, painted leather, silk and linen, Palazzo Pitti, Museo delle Carrozze; Florentine Tapestry Workshop
Holy Family with St. Anne, known as The Madonna of the Partridge c. 1670 Wool and silk; Working closely with the museum staff, Friends of the Uffizi plays a vital role in preserving and restoring one of the world’s most important museums and the cultural heritage of the Renaissance.

Population(s) Served

Experience the Florentine way of life as only Friends of the Uffizi Gallery can! This magnificent Cultural Weekend will be held in Florence, Italy. There will be a Private Tour of the Uffizi with Director Schmidt. In addition there will be exclusive dinners, palazzo visits and more.

Population(s) Served
Adults

BOCA MUSEUM OF ART
MICHELANGELO AND LAOCOON: A STUDY IN INSPIRATION,
DR. KEVIN COLE
HOSTED BY: IRVIN LIPPMAN

Population(s) Served
Adults

CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE,
LECTURE BY PROFESSOR RICHARD JOHN
Boca Raton Museum of Artboc

Population(s) Served

Boca Raton Museum of Art
3:00 pm
Lecture given by DR. EMILY FENICHEL
Topic TBD

Population(s) Served
Adults
Adults
Adults

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The Friends of the Uffizi Gallery in the United States and the Amici degli Uffizi in Italy work together to safeguard the treasures of the Uffizi Gallery. Working closely with the museum’s curatorial staff, both groups play a vital role in preserving and restoring one of the world's most important museums and the cultural heritage of Western civilization.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Directors of the Uffizi in Florence, Italy and the local US Community. We provide funds for the restoration, preservation and educational programs at the Uffizi in Florence, Italy. Locally we schedule events to educate members and potential members about the Renaissance, the Uffizi, Art and Artists.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    The directors of the Uffizi in Florence, Italy provide us with a list of priorities that they would like funded. We work directly with the directors to provide the requested funds to preserve, restore and update the Uffizi.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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FRIENDS OF THE UFFIZI GALLERY INC

Board of directors
as of 10/06/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

CONTESSA MARIA VITTORIA COLONNA RIMBOTTI

No Affiliations

Term: 2006 -

EMANUELE GUERRA

No Affiliation

LISA MARIE BROWNE

No Affiliation

BRUCE CRAWFORD

No Affiliation

MADELEINE PARKER

No Affiliation

DIANA M BELL

No Affiliation

HOWARD J FREEDMAN

MICHAEL BRACCI

DIANN SCARAVILLI

DANIELA DI LORENZO

BARBARA CHAMBERLAIN

LINDA CIVERCHIA BALENT

FRANCINE BIRBRAGHER-ROZENCWAIG

SCOTT DIAMENT

GORDON A LEWIS, JR

IRVIN M LIPPMAN

MEREDITH A TOWNSEND

LINDA J TUFO

H.R.H. PRINCESS MARIA PIA DI SAVOIA DE BOURBON-PARMA

CONTESSA CHIARA MIARI FULCIS FERRAGAMO

BRADLEY VAN HOEK

VICKIE JOHNSTON

ELLEN STIRN MAVEC

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/6/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Female

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Female

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 10/06/2022

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Policies and processes
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.