Carnegie Hall, Citywide Concert at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse. Photo by Fadi Kheir.

Our Grantees


264+ Organizations Awarded Direct Grants in 2023
$30M+ Grants Program Dollars Awarded in 2023

Grants Awarded by the Howard Gilman Foundation

New York Live Arts

$200,000 for general operating support over two years

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Manhattan

Chelsea Factory

$100,000 for general operating support

Grant issued in 2024

Multidisciplinary

Manhattan

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

$150,000 for general operating support over two years

Grant issued in 2024

Multidisciplinary

Manhattan

The Metropolitan Opera

$30,000 to support new works in FY'25

Grant issued in 2024

Music

Manhattan

Roulette

$150,000 for general operating support over two years

Grant issued in 2024

Music

Brooklyn

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

$125,000 for general operating support

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Manhattan

JCAL

$170,000 for general operating support over two years

Grant issued in 2024

Multidisciplinary

Queens

Musical Theatre Factory

$40,000 for general operating support and $30,000 for debt reduction

Grant issued in 2024

Theatre

Manhattan

Doug Varone and Dancers

$50,000 for multi-year general operating support

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Manhattan

IABD

$50,000 for general operating support

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

The Knights

$40,000 for leadership transition support

Grant issued in 2024

Music

Brooklyn

Urban Bush Women

$150,000 for the Ubunifu Innovation Fund

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Brooklyn

Apollo Theater

$150,000 for leadership transition support

Grant issued in 2024

Multidisciplinary

Manhattan

ISSUE Project Room

$45,000 for debt reduction

Grant issued in 2024

Multidisciplinary

Brooklyn

Bedlam

$20,000 for audio equipment needs

Grant issued in 2024

Theatre

Manhattan

Bronx Council on the Arts

$80,000 for leadership transition support

Grant issued in 2024

Multidisciplinary

Bronx

The Classical Theatre of Harlem

$25,000 to support Classical Theatre of Harlem's 25th anniversary

Grant issued in 2024

Theatre

Manhattan

IndieSpace

$150,000 for capital campaign soft costs

Grant issued in 2024

Theatre

Queens

Martha Graham Dance Company

$100,000 for capital funding for new studio

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Manhattan

A Better Jamaica

$70,000 for Jamaica Dance Festival and Harlem Presents support over two years

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Queens

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

$125,000 for general operating support and $50,000 for administrative and leadership transition support

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Manhattan

Asian American Arts Alliance (A4)

$50,000 for general operating support over two years

Grant issued in 2024

Multidisciplinary

Manhattan

Atlantic Theater Company

$250,000 a 1:1 matching grant for a Building Reserve Fund

Grant issued in 2024

Theatre

Manhattan

BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

$200,000 for general operating support over two years

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Bronx

Big Dance Theater

$70,000 for general operating support over two years

Grant issued in 2024

Dance

Brooklyn

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