Albertine Foundation (formerly known as FACE Foundation) is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French-American relations through innovative cultural and educational projects.
In partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and under Villa Albertine, Albertine Foundation promotes artistic, literary and educational exchange and collaboration between creative professionals from both countries.
With additional corporate, foundation, and individual support, administers grant programs in the performing and visual arts, cinema, translation, and secondary and higher education, while providing financial sponsorship to French-American festivals and other cultural initiatives. Albertine Foundation focuses on new and recent work of living artists and the promotion of bilingualism and the French language.
Albertine Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation by Internal Revenue Service determination and contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Albertine Foundation operates under the authority of a Board of Trustees.
Laurent AuffretExecutive DirectorLaurent.Auffret@albertinefoundation.org