FY 2026 Grants
LINCOLN CENTER
$70,000 | American Ballet Theatre
Susan Jaffe, Artistic Director
Barry Hughson, Executive Director
Support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$175,000 | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Inc.
David Finckel, co-Artistic Director
Wu Han, co-Artistic Director
Suzanne Davidson, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 concert season
$175,000 | Jazz at Lincoln Center
Wynton Marsalis, Artistic and Managing Director
Gregg, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$80,000 | Juilliard School
Damian Woetzel, President
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$60,000 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Dr. Mariko Silver, President & CEO
Jonathon Hayword, Music Director
Support for the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center for the 2026 season
$175,000 | New York City Ballet
Jonathan Stafford, Artistic Director
Wendy Whelan, Associate Artistic Director
Kathy Brown, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$225,000 | New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, Music and Artistic Director Designate
Matias Tarnopolsky, President and CEO
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$50,000 | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Doug Reside, Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division
Support for the Theater on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) in fiscal year 2025-2026
$45,000 | School of American Ballet
Jonathan Stafford, Artistic Director and Chair of Faculty
Carrie W. Hinrichs, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$75,000 | Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc.
Lear deBessonet, Artistic Director
Mike Schleifer, Managing Director
Bartlett Sher, Executive Producer
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
DANCE
$25,000 | A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham
Kyle Abraham, Artistic Director
Emily Waters, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$50,000 | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alicia Graf Mack, Artistic Director
Bennett Rink, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$20,000 | Ballet Hispanico
Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director and CEO
Patrick Muhlen, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$20,000 | Baryshnikov Arts Center
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Artistic Director
Jamie Burns, Executive Director
Support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
Juan Castaño, Founding Executive Director
Grisel Pren Monje, Artistic Director
Support for the 2026-2027 NYC performance season
$10,000 | Camille A. Brown Dancers
Camille A. Brown, Artistic Director
Catherine Williams, Executive Director
Support for the 2026-2027 NYC season
$10,000 | Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc.
Robert Garland, Artistic Director
Anna Glass, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$30,000 | Danspace Project
Judy Hussie-Taylor, Executive Director and Chief Curator
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Doug Varone and Dancers
Doug Varone, Artistic Director and Executive Director
Patty Bryan, General Manager
Support for the FY26 season in New York City
$10,000 | Gibney Dance
Gina Gibney, Artistic Director and CEO
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | José Limón Dance Foundation
Dante Puleio, Artistic Director
Michelle Preston, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$150,000 | Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
Linda Shelton, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$65,000 | Mark Morris Dance Group
Mark Morris, Founder and Artistic Director
Nancy Umanoff, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$20,000 | Martha Graham Dance Company
Janet Eilber, Artistic Director
LaRue Allen, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$15,000 | New York Live Arts
Bill T. Jones, Artistic Director
Kim Cullen, Executive Director and CEO
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$30,000 | Noche Flamenca
Martin Santangelo, Artistic Director and Choreographer
Soledad Barrio, Choreographer and Principal Dancer
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$10,000 | Parsons Dance
David Parsons, Artistic Director
Rebecca Josue, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 NYC season
$50,000 | Paul Taylor Dance
Michael Novak, Artistic Director
John Tomlinson, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$10,000 | Streb Lab for Action Mechanics
Elizabeth Streb, Founder & co-Artistic Director/choreographer
Cassandre Joseph, co-Artistic Director/Director of Corporate and Program Development
Ellen Salpeter, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$15,000 | Trisha Brown Dance Company
Kirstin Kapustik, Executive Director
Jamie Scott, Programming Director
Carolyn Lucas, Associate Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
MUSIC
$25,000 | 92nd Street Y
Nicholas Rusotto, Executive Director, Tisch Music
General operating support for the 2025-2026 concert season
$50,000 | Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (Belongo)
Arturo O'Farrill, Artistic Director
Marietta Ulacia, Executive Director
Support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Alarm Will Sound
Alan Pierson, Conductor and Artistic Director
Gavin Chuck, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 NYC season
$15,000 | American Composers Orchestra
Curtis Stewart, Artistic Director
Melissa Ngan, President
General operating support for the 2025-2026 NYC season
$10,000 | Americas Society
Sebastian Zubieta, Director
Support for the 2026-2027 Music of the Americas Concert Series
$45,000 | Bang on a Can
Julia Wolfe, David Lang, Michael Gordon, co-Artistic Directors
Kenny Savelson, Executive Director
General operating support for 2026 New York City programming
$20,000 | Bargemusic
Mark Peskanov, Artistic Director & President
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$225,000 | Carnegie Hall
Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director
Support for the 2025-2026 season
$15,000 | Elaine Kaufman Music Center
Anthony Mazzocchi, President & CEO
Support for the 2025-2026 Merkin Hall season
$10,000 | Ethel's Foundation for the Arts
Ralph Farris, Dorothy Lawson, Kip Jones, Corin Lee, member musicians
Claude-Andree Louissaint, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2026-2027 NYC season
$10,000 | Harlem Chamber Players
Liz Player, Executive and Artistic Director
Carl Jackson, Associate Artistic Director
Support for the 2026-2027 season
$25,000 | International Contemporary Ensemble
George Lewis, Artistic Director
Billy Wilder, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$10,000 | Jack Quartet
Christopher Otto, Austin Wullimann, John Pickford Richards, Jay Campbell, member musicians
General operating support for the 2025-2026 NYC season
$15,000 | Jazz Gallery
Rio Sakairi, Artistic Director
Janet Luhrs, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 performance season
$20,000 | Knights
Eric Jacobsen, Conductor and co-Artistic Director
Colin Jacobsen, co-Artistic Director
Steven Sobol, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2026 New York City season
$10,000 | Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sarah Jones, Lulu C. & Anthony W. Wang General Head of Live Arts
Support for the 2025-2026 MetLiveArts season
$30,000 | Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Melissa Smey, Executive Director
Support for the 2025-2026 Miller Theatre season
$10,000 | Music Before 1800
Robby Meese, Interim Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Naumburg Orchestral Concerts
Christopher London, President
Anthony Bracewell, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2026 summer concert series
$15,000 | New York Festival of Song
Steven Blier, Artistic Director
Claire Molloy, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$55,000 | Orchestra of St. Luke's
James Roe, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$35,000 | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Inc.
Alexander Scheirle, Executive Director
Laura Frautschi, Abi Fayette, James Wilson, Artistic Directors
General operating support grant for the 2025-2026 NYC concert season
$15,000 | Riverside Symphony
Anthony Korf, Artistic Director
George Rothman, Conductor
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Sandbox Percussion
Terry Sweeney, Member
General operating support for the 2026 season
$15,000 | Sō Percussion
Eric Cha-Beach, Member
Support for the 2025-2026 NYC season
$10,000 | Talea Ensemble
Adrian Morejon, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$15,000 | Tenet Vocal Artists
Jolle Greenleaf, Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2026-2027 Mainstage Series
$25,000 | World Music Institute
Gabby Sappington, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Yarn/Wire
Russell Greenberg, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 NYC season
OPERA
$20,000 | Beth Morrison Projects
Beth Morrison, President & Creative Producer
Sam Linden, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
PERFORMANCE ART
$15,000 | Meredith Monk / House Foundation for the Arts
Meredith Monk, Artistic Director
Sarah Lerner, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
PRESENTERS
$45,000 | Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
Michelle Ebanks, President and CEO
General operating support for the 2025-26 season
$10,000 | Asia Society
Rachel Cooper, Director, Culture and Diplomacy
Support for the 2026-2027 Performing Arts season
$10,000 | Billie Holiday Theatre / Bed Stuy Restoration
Shadawn Smith, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2026-2027 season
$150,000 | Brooklyn Academy of Music
Tamara McCaw, Interim CEO
Amy Cassello, Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$20,000 | Center for Traditional Music and Dance
Peter Rushefsky, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Dixon Place
El Covan, Founding Director
General operating support for the 2026 season
$15,000 | Flushing Town Hall
Ellen Kodadek, Executive and Artistic Director
Support for the 2025-2026 season
$15,000 | Haleakala - The Kitchen
Legacy Russell, Executive Director & Chief Curator
Support for the 2025-2026 performing arts season
$40,000 | Harlem Stage
Indira Etwaroo, CEO and Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$25,000 | Home for Contemporary Theatre (HERE)
Jesse Cameron Alick, co-Director
Annalisa Dias, co-Director
Lanxing Fu, co-Director
Support for the 2025-2026 season
$20,000 | Irish Arts Center
Aiden Connolly, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$25,000 | Japan Society
Yoko Shioya, Artistic Director
Support for the 2025-2026 Performing Arts season
$35,000 | New 42nd Street
Russell Granet, President & CEO
Mary Rose Lloyd, Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$50,000 | New York City Center
Michael Rosenberg, President & CEO
Jenny Gersten, Vice-President & Artistic Director, Musical Theater
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Jay Wegman, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025 Skirball Presents season
$100,000 | Park Avenue Armory
Rebecca Robertson, President and Executive Producer
Deborah Warner, Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$25,000 | Roulette Intermedium
Matt Mehlan, Artistic & Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$75,000 | St. Ann's Warehouse
Susan Feldman, Founder and Artistic Director
Erik Wallin, Executive Producer
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
$15,000 | Concert Artists Guild
Tanya Bannister, President
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$25,000 | Manhattan School of Music
James Gandre, President
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | New Dramatists
Emily Morse, Artistic Director
Christie Brown, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | New York Youth Symphony
Andrew J. Kim, Music Director
John Kilkenny, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$15,000 | Young Concert Artists
Daniel Kellogg, President
General operating support for the 2025-2026 NYC season
SPECIAL PROJECTS
$30,000 | Alliance of Resident Theatres
Risa Shoup, co-Executive Director
Talia Corren, co-Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Dance/NYC
Raquel du Toit, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
THEATER
$35,000 | Atlantic Theater Company
Neil Pepe, Artistic Director
Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$20,000 | Classical Theatre of Harlem, Inc.
Ty Jones, Producing Artistic Director
Chris Berry, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2026-2027 season
$10,000 | Ensemble Studio Theatre
Estefania Fadul and Graeme Gillis, co-Artistic Directors
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$30,000 | Irish Repertory Theatre
Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director
Ciarán O'Reilly, Producing Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Krymov Lab NYC
Dmitry Krymov, Artistic Director
Tatyana Khaikin, Executive Director
Support for the 2026 production of "Uncle Vanya"
$45,000 | La Mama Experimental Theatre Club
Mia Yoo, Artistic Director
Mary Fulham, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$40,000 | Manhattan Theatre Club
Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director
Chris Jennings, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$30,000 | National Black Theatre
Sade Lythcott, CEO
Jonathan McCrory, Executive Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2026 season
$40,000 | New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.
Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director
Maya Choldiun, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
Tisa Chang, Founding Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$40,000 | Playwrights Horizons, Inc.
Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director
Casey York, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$30,000 | Pregones Theater/PRTT
Rosalba Rolon Artistic Director
Arnaldo Lopez, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$75,000 | Public Theater
Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director
Patrick Willingham, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Will Davis, Artistic Director
Maegan Morris, Managing Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$25,000 | Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc.
Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director
Rebecca Habel, Managing Director
Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director (as of July 2026)
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$25,000 | Second Stage Theatre
Evan Cabnet, Artistic Director
Adam Siegel, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$25,000 | Soho Repertory Theatre
Cynthia Flowers, co-Director
Caleb Hammons, co-Director
Eric Ting, co-Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$60,000 | Spanish Theatre Repertory Co., Ltd.
Rafael Sánchez, Executive Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Target Margin Theater
David Herskovits, Founding Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$35,000 | Theatre for a New Audience
Arin Arbus, Artistic Director
Dorothy Ryan, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$12,500 | Vineyard Theatre
Sarah Stern, Artistic Director
Moogie Brooks, Managing Producer
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$20,000 | Wooster Group
Elizabeth LeCompte, Founding Director
Kate Valk, Associate Director
Cynthia Hedstrom, Producer
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season