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Summer – Foundation and Government Relations Internship Jobs in New York, New York, USA at Whitney Museum of American Art
Position: Â [Summer 2025] Advancement – Foundation and Government Relations Internship
Location: New York
[Summer 2025]
Advancement
– Foundation and Government Relations Internship
The Whitney’s summer internship program is a full-time, paid, nine-week session primarily for undergraduate students. The program includes training, direct work experience,professional development, and a weekly speaker series. The 2025 Summer internship will be hybrid, meaning interns will work onsite at least three days per week. The program will begin on Monday, June 2, and end on Friday, August
1. Participants must be available Monday through Friday for nine consecutive weeks, five days per week.
The application window for our Summer 2025 Hearst Family Internship is now open through5pm ET on Friday March 7th. Please note that all candidates will be considered on arolling basis, and as such, some opportunities may close before the deadline.
The Whitney seeks aFoundations and Government Relationsintern working in theAdvancementDepartment for Summer 2025. To view all Internship opportunities and to learn more about The Whitney’s offerings, please refer to our Internships Page.
Expected Projects & Assignments
Help prepare proposals and reports for grants supporting the Museum’s upcoming exhibitions andeducationprogram
Help conduct foundation prospect research
Draft thank you and acknowledgement letters
Assist with filing records and gifts as necessary
Skills & Qualifications
Strong writing skills
Research skills
Knowledge ofmodernand contemporary art
Attention to detail
Familiarity with the organization and operations of an art museum
Undergraduates currently enrolled in accredited academic year programs are eligible
Applicants must have completed a minimum of one year’s worth of academic coursework; undergraduate freshmen are not eligible
While a demonstrated interest in art and art history is preferred, students in all majors are encouraged to apply
Previous museum experience is not required
Provided Training
How to conduct and document prospect research
How to draft grant proposals and reports
How to use Raiser’s edge to search for information and process gifts
Outcomes
Understanding of fundraising team’s day-to-day tasks and long-term strategy
Develop awareness of the current landscape of arts philanthropy and how to write effectively about museum projects for foundation and government funders
Compensation
Interns will be paid a stipend of $6,500 for full participation. Generous support for Hearst Summer Interns is provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
About the Whitney
The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the mostinnovativeart of the United States for 86 years. The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity anddiversityof art and culture in the United States.
Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support ofmodernand contemporary art and continues to help define what isinnovativeand inf…
Title: Summer – Foundation and Government Relations Internship
Company: Whitney Museum of American Art
Location: New York, New York, USA
Category: Non-Profit, Creative Arts/Media
