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+)
Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Howard Gilman Foundation
J.L. Greene Arts Access Fund in The New York Community Trust
Macmillan Family Foundation
New York City Council at the request of Speaker Julie Menin and Council Members Carl Wilson
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation
The Shubert Foundation Inc.
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
Goldman Sachs
Proskauer Rose LLP
Roy Cockrum Foundation
Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation
The Marc Haas Foundation
The Scherman Foundation
The SHS Foundation
The Spingold Foundation
Tiger Baron Foundation
LEADERS ($10,000 - $24,999)
21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation
Anna L. Weissberger Foundation
Anonymous
Birnam Oak Advisors
Bloomgberg Philanthropies
Canada Life
Carl Jacobs Foundation
Centerview Partners
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
EY
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation
Joseph & Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Marta Heflin Foundation
Morgan Stanley
RuthMary S. Westfall Foundation
S&P Global
Select Equity Group Foundation
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
The Carter Fund
The Goldie And David Blanksteen Foundation
The Heyday Foundation
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
The Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
The Ralph & Ricky Lauren Family Foundation, Inc
The Rea Charitable Trust
The Richenthal Foundation
The Terrance McNally Foundation
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation
The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
PARTNERS ($2,500 – $9,999)
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of New York
Bank of America
Bertha & Isaac Liberman Foundation
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Frank Brosens and Deenie Brosens Foundation
Green Curtain Productions
Lucille Lortel Foundation
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Rosenthal Family Foundation
Sweet Hospitality Group
The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
The Liman Foundation
The Liman Foundation
The Madison Sumberg Fund
The Nancy Friday Foundation
The New York Community Trust
DONORS ($500 –$2,499)
Actors' Equity Foundation
National Alliance for Musical Theatre
Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation
The Betsy and Alan Cohn Foundation, Inc.
William Morris Endeavor
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
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
New York State Senate
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.