Supporting New York City’s robust, innovative, & inspiring vital, exhilarating, & dynamic unique, uplifting, & risk-taking performing arts community.
The Tank, Puffy Hair. Photo by Sammy Tunis.
Dance Theatre of Harlem. Photo by Rachel Neville.
Ma-Yi Theater Company, Teenage Dick at The Public Theater. Photo by Carol Rosegg.
Howard Gilman believed in the power of the arts to transform lives. In honoring his legacy, the Foundation provides funding and support to New York City-based performing arts organizations that are reflective of our City’s vibrant cultural community.
Providing flexible and reliable support to those creating and stewarding artistic experiences
Every arts organization has unique needs. To meet those needs, we provide general operating support that grantees can count on, even when everything else is up in the air. We also provide responsive and focused support for challenges and opportunities that sometimes come along.
Next SlideNext Slide“We affirm the intrinsic and implicit value of the arts. We believe that art—in and of itself—is integral to our humanity. We embrace art’s indisputable social, cultural, and political outcomes. We know art is a vehicle for change, as well as a source of beauty, joy, and truth.”
Laura Aden, President & CEO