Institutional Giving
Institutional Giving
Donations from foundations, corporations, and government agencies provide essential support for Playwrights Horizons' activities, including productions, play development, audience access programs, and professional theater training for young arts professionals. Institutional supporters of Playwrights Horizons receive many benefits, such as complimentary tickets, discounts for employees, and public recognition.
For more information, please contact Susan Ferziger, Associate Director, Institutional Giving and Campaign, at 212 564 1235 x3142 or sferziger@phnyc.org.
Special thanks to the following foundations, corporations, government agencies, and elected officials for their extraordinary support of Playwrights Horizons:
Institutional Sponsors
HEROES ($100,000+)
Ford Foundation
Howard Gilman Foundation
J.L. Greene Arts Access Fund in The New York Community Trust
New York City Council at the request of Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Members Erik Bottcher and Carlina Rivera
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation
The Shubert Foundation Inc.
Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Venturous Theater Fund, a fund of Tides Foundation
CHAMPIONS ($25,000 – $99,999)
A.H Levy & Co
Bondi Foundation
Charina Foundation
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
Goldman Sachs
The Marc Haas Foundation
The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
Proskauer Rose LLP
The Richenthal Foundation
Roy Cockrum Foundation
RuthMary S. Westfall Foundation
The Scherman Foundation
The SHS Foundation
The Spingold Foundation
Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation
MacMillan Family Foundation
Tiger Baron Foundation
The Tow Foundation
LEADERS ($10,000 - $24,999)
21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation
Birnam Oak Advisors
Bloomgberg Philanthropies
Canada Life
The Carter Fund
Centerview Partners
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation
Joseph & Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts
EY
Marta Heflin Foundation
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
The Heyday Foundation
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Carl Jacobs Foundation
The Ralph & Ricky Lauren Family Foundation, Inc
Morgan Stanley
The Terrance McNally Foundation
The Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
The Rea Charitable Trust
Rosenthal Family Foundation
S&P Global
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation
Select Equity Group Foundation
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
The Madison Sumberg Fund
The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Anna L. Weissberger Foundation
PARTNERS ($2,500 – $9,999)
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of New York
Bank of America
Frank Brosens and Deenie Brosens Foundation
The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
The Nancy Friday Foundation
Green Curtain Productions
Bertha & Isaac Liberman Foundation
The Liman Foundation
Lucille Lortel Foundation
The New York Community Trust
NYSCA/TDF TAP Plus
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Sweet Hospitality Group
DONORS ($500 –$2,499)
Actors' Equity Foundation
The Betsy and Alan Cohn Foundation, Inc.
National Alliance for Musical Theatre
Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation
William Morris Endeavor
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Council at the request of Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Members Erik Bottcher and Carlina Rivera
New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Houchul and the New York State Legislature
Playwrights Horizons is a recipient of support from The Leading National Theaters Program, a joint initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Playwrights Horizons is a recipient of support from The Leading National Theaters Program, a joint initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
List current as of January 20, 2026. Includes supporters of the Annual Gala Benefit.
Photos by Chasi Annexy and Jeff Prout.