Art as Intended: The Chinati Foundation Capital Campaign
“Somewhere a portion of contemporary art has to exist as an example of what the art and its context were meant to be.”
—Donald Judd, 1987
Following the award-winning restoration of the John Chamberlain Building in downtown Marfa, the Chinati Foundation is advancing its phased, $16 million capital campaign, Art as Intended. The campaign seeks to update and improve Chinati’s historic infrastructure, care for its permanent collection, enhance the visitor experience, and grow the endowment.
Restoration of the Artillery Sheds
Beginning in late 2026, Chinati will restore the two Artillery Sheds that house Donald Judd’s 100 untitled works in mill aluminum (1982–1986). The project will protect the works, repair and seal the historic buildings, improve accessibility, and restore the surrounding grasslands.
Growing the endowment
“The best artists living now are valuable and not replaceable and so the society should see that their work gets done while they’re alive and that the work is protected now and later.” — Donald Judd, 1982
A stronger endowment will provide reliable annual support for Chinati’s collection, buildings, land, staff, and programs. Increasing this permanent source of funding will strengthen Chinati’s ability to plan responsibly and provide long-term care for its complex sites.
Support the campaign
Your contribution will help complete the restoration of the Artillery Sheds and strengthen Chinati’s long-term sustainability.
Supporters
This donor list reflects the extraordinary generosity and commitment of Chinati’s Board of Trustees, past and present, whose leadership and support have been instrumental to the capital campaign since its inception in 2017. Their early investment helped establish the foundation for this ambitious effort, and their continued partnership remains essential as we work toward completing the goals of Art as Intended.
We are grateful to our community of individual patrons, foundation partners, and supporters whose generosity and belief in Chinati’s mission make this work possible.
$2,500,000
Sarofim Foundation
$1,000,000
Anonymous (2)
The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston
Chad and Maggie Dayton and the Chadwick-Loher Foundation
$500,000 – $999,000
Shari and John Behnke
Lee and Mike Cohn
Miguel Fernandez and Rodrigo Fernandez
Franck Giraud and Gonzague Luze and The Ruth Stanton Foundation
Lenore S. & Bernard A. Greenberg Fund, in honor of Christopher Wool and Charline von Heyl
$250,000 – $499,999
Mack and Cece Fowler
George and Linda Kelly
Anthony and Celeste Meier
The Still Water Foundation
The Susan Vaughan Foundation, in honor of Annabelle Selldorf
Annabel Thompson and Jed Walentas
$100,000 – $249,999
Dudley and Michael del Balso
Gabriel Catone and Bruce Cohen
J. Patrick Collins
The Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation on behalf of Jen Chaiken and Sam Hamilton
Michael Maharam and Sabine Steinmair
Poses Family Foundation
Kimberly Querrey
Annabelle Selldorf
Neil Subin and Clara Benson
Steven Volpe
$25,000 – $99,999
Lori and Alexandre Chemla
Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
Mickey and Jeanne Klein
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Dan and Ashlyn Perry
Heather Pesanti
The Texas Historical Commission
$10,000 – $24,999
Anonymous
Suzanne Deal Booth
David Egeland and Andrew Friedman
The Summerlee Foundation
Texas Historical Foundation Michael C. Duda Preservation Award
Gifts up to $9,999
Douglas Baxter
Jeff Beauchamp
Judith Birdsong
Kristen Bonkmeyer and Douglas Humble
Meredith Dreiss and David Brown
Rosario and Robert Halpern
Christopher Hill
Lorri Kershner
Courtney Martin
Noelle Reed
Sir Nicholas Serota
Richard Shiff
Deedie Taylor
As of August 19, 2026