Pérez Art Museum Miami receives $7 million for Caribbean art study | Philanthropy news
December 11, 2025
2025-12-11T00:01:00-05:00
The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has announced grants totaling $7 million in support of the museum’s Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI).
The gifts to CCI—a program aimed at advancing the study of Caribbean art while providing opportunities for exchange and collaboration across the region and its diasporic communities—includes a $5 million commitment from the Green Family Foundation (GFF) that will rename CCI and bolster the institute’s endowment and operating support. The family’s gift also will establish collaborations with Florida International University (FIU) and Green Space Miami, including paid undergraduate internships for FIU students and co-programmed public forums, exhibitions, and annual gatherings.
In addition, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation committed $2 million to strengthen the institute’s programs and impact.
“Our collaboration with GFF is built on decades of trust, shared purpose, and a mutual commitment to Miami-Dade County,” said PAMM director Franklin Sirmans. “The foundation’s support ensures that CCI can continue to expand its long-term research, programming, and community initiatives—work that reflects Miami’s identity and deep ties to the Caribbean.”
(Photo credit: Getty Images/felixmizioznikov)
