One of the earliest trustees at the New Museum, joining in 1977, Vera List secured the Museum’s first gallery and office space, located at the Graduate Center of the New School of Social Research. In 1992, List proposed a matching grant, the Vera List Endowment Challenge, which more than doubled the New Museum’s endowment between 1992–1994. List served as Vice President of the New Museum from 1979–1991, and Trustee Emeritus thereafter until her passing in 2002.