Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation

About Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation

A $1.253 million gift to The Metropolitan Museum of Art anchors the Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation’s recent profile, alongside other seven-figure support for Central Park Conservancy Inc and Oxford-linked institutions. The foundation’s grantmaking is centered on major cultural and educational institutions rather than direct service grants, and many of its largest awards are described as general support or education/general support. Within New York City, the foundation has backed The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park Conservancy, NYU Langone Hospitals, New York University, NY Botanical Garden, The Salvation Army, and Weill Cornell Medical College. Its Oxford giving is similarly institution-focused, with repeated support for Worcester College and University of Oxford development and endowment funds. The pattern is one of discretionary institutional funding, often directed to organizations with endowment, development, or general operating needs. Grants also extend beyond New York City to upstate New York recipients such as Adirondack Foundation, Adirondack Medical Center Foundation, and Saranac Lake Civic Center, showing a local portfolio that reaches beyond Manhattan while staying concentrated in New York overall.

What Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation Funds

In arts and culture, the foundation gave $1.253 million to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for general support, and also provided $200,000 and $180,500 in 2023 for the same purpose. That pattern points to sustained institutional support rather than project-specific arts funding. Urban park stewardship is another clear thread. Central Park Conservancy Inc received $1 million in 2025 for general support, following a $500,000 grant to Central Park Conservancy in 2023. The funding is framed as support for ongoing park maintenance and institutional needs. Education-focused giving reaches Oxford through Worcester College Development Fund, Worcester College Oxford Endowment Trust, Worcester College Oxford, and University of Oxford Development Fund. The purposes are listed as education/general support, including a $977,325 grant in 2024 and a $849,032 grant in 2025, which suggests long-term collegiate backing. The foundation also supports health and education institutions in New York, including NYU Langone Hospitals, New York University, and The Joan and Sanford Weill Medical College.

How Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation Gives