Community Category: Philanthropy

Opened in 2024 in Taipei, the Fubon Art Museum is dedicated to providing an international platform for artistic dialogue between Taiwan and the world, continuing the “Art is Life, Life is Art” ethos the Fubon Art Foundation has championed for nearly three decades. ABG Founder, Frank Yu, serves on the Museum’s Board.

Opened in 1964 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the Fondation Maeght was France’s first private foundation dedicated to modern and contemporary art, founded by Marguerite and Aimé Maeght in collaboration with artists including Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque, Chagall and Léger. ABG Founder, Frank Yu, serves on the Fondation’s International Council, which supports its research, conservation, and restoration programs.

ABG Founder, Frank Yu, a 1994 graduate of Queens College, endowed the Ally Bridge Deanship at the college’s School of Business, supporting the dean’s position in part, administrative operations, and research activities. Carmen Cotei assumed the role as inaugural Ally Bridge Dean of Business in January 2026. Frank received the college’s President’s Leadership Award in 2024, the year the deanship was announced.

ABG Founder, Frank Yu, was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 2022. The Foundation stewards the Guggenheim Museum in New York and its museums worldwide, and his election recognized a passion for art and world cultures alongside a longstanding commitment to philanthropy.

Founded in 1904, the Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York is a free public museum and research library devoted to the art and culture of Spain, Portugal, Latin America and the Philippines, with holdings considered unparalleled outside Spain. ABG Founder, Frank Yu, serves on the Society’s International Advisory Council. In 2025, he received the Sorolla Medal, the Society’s highest honor, recognizing contributions to Hispanic arts, literature, and culture.