Reading Room Document

The authority to accept gifts given to the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts by Section 10 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965

The document discusses the authority of the Chairmen of the National Endowment for the Arts to accept and utilize conditional gifts for specific purposes outlined in the act. It concludes that the Chairmen may accept conditional gifts as long as they can be utilized in accordance with the statutory limitations and purposes of the Endowment. The document presents questions regarding the acceptance of conditional gifts, the specific purposes for which they can be used, and the statutory limitations that must be considered when accepting such gifts. It also raises the issue of whether conditional gifts can be utilized in support of specific activities authorized by the Chairmen or in support of the statutory functions of the National Council on the Arts.

November 12, 1965