Recent Grants Awarded
LINCOLN CENTER
$70,000 | American Ballet Theatre
Susan Jaffe, Artistic Director
Barry Hughson, Executive Director
Support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$150,000 | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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 | 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
DANCE
$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
$10,000 | Dance Theatre of Harlem
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
$150,000 | Joyce Theater Foundation
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
$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
$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 | Belongó
Arturo O'Farrill, Artistic Director
Marietta Ulacia, Executive Director
Support for the 2025-2026 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
$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
$15,000 | New York Festival of Song
Steven Blier, Artistic Director
Claire Molloy, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season
$10,000 | Sandbox Percussion
Terry Sweeney, Member
General operating support for the 2026 season
$10,000 | Talea Ensemble
Adrian Morejon, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 New York City season
$25,000 | World Music Institute
Gabby Sappington, Executive Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 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
$150,000 | Brooklyn Academy of Music
Tamara McCaw, Interim CEO
Amy Cassello, Artistic Director
General operating support for the 2025-2026 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 | 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
$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
$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
$25,000 | Manhattan School of Music
James Gandre, President
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
THEATER
$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 | New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.
Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director
Maya Choldiun, Managing 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
$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
$20,000 | Wooster Group
Elizabeth LeCompte, Founding Director
Kate Valk, Associate Director
Cynthia Hedstrom, Producer
General operating support for the 2025-2026 season