The Foundation for International Arts & Education (FIAE) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, the Foundation was created to help protect and preserve the historical and cultural legacy of the countries of the former Soviet Union. Through its Arts & Exhibitions Program, the Foundation organizes and manages art exhibitions at venues throughout the United States. A portion of the proceeds of these exhibitions goes to foreign lending museums in order to directly contribute to the preservation of these priceless world treasures.

The Foundation for International Arts & Education was created with a set of very explicit goals and principles: 

1. •Preservation and protection of artistic and cultural legacies;
   

2. •Presentation of first-rate art exhibitions;
   

3. •Adherence to the highest artistic standards in determining the contents and themes of these exhibitions;
   

4. •Protection of the dignity and reputation of the institutions whose artifacts are presented;
   

5. •Involvement of the local host communities in all aspects of planning exhibitions, cultural events and research projects;
   

6. •Assurance that quality educational programs are developed and presented throughout the exhibition’s showing in each US community;
   

7. •Support of substantive research and analysis; and
   

8. •Development and creation of long-term professional relations.