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
J.L. Greene Arts Access Fund in The New York Community Trust
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation
The Shubert Foundation Inc.
The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Venturous Theater Fund
CHAMPIONS ($25,000 – $99,999)
Birnam Oak Advisors
Bondi Foundation
Centerview Partners
Charina Foundation
Citi
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
MacMillan Family Foundation
The Richenthal Foundation
The Scherman Foundation
The SHS Foundation
The Spingold Foundation
Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation
Tiger Baron Foundation
Tishman Speyer
Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
RuthMary S. Westfall Foundation
Winston Flowers
LEADERS ($10,000 - $24,999)
21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
The Carter Fund
Con Edison
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation
Joseph & Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts
Marta Heflin Foundation
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Carl Jacobs Foundation
Jerome Foundation
The Ralph & Ricky Lauren Family Foundation, Inc.
A.H. Levy & Co.
Terrence McNally Foundation
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
Proskauer
Rea Charitable Trust
S&P Global
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund
Travelers
The Wilke Family Foundation
PARTNERS ($5,000 – $9,999)
Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Green Curtain Productions
Bertha & Isaac Liberman Foundation
The Liman Foundation
The New York Community Trust
NYSCA/TDF TAP Plus
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Rosenthal Family Foundation/Nancy Stephens & Rick Rosenthal
Taconic Capital Advisors, L.P.
BENEFACTORS ($2,500 – $4,999)
ATG Entertainment
The Nancy Friday Foundation
Lucille Lortel Foundation
Marvel
Sweet Hospitality Group
DONORS ($500 –$2,499)
Actors' Equity Foundation
The Betsy and Alan Cohn Foundation, Inc.
Lutz & Carr CPAs LLP
Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation
William Morris Endeavor
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
National Endowment for the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Disability Forward Fund
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
List current as of August 14, 2023. Includes supporters of the Annual Gala Benefit.
Photos by Chasi Annexy and Jeff Prout.