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+)
J.L. Greene Arts Access Fund in The New York Community Trust
The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
The MacMillan Family Foundation
CHAMPIONS ($25,000 – $99,999)
Citi
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Davis Polk & Wardwell
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
John and Robyn Horn Foundation
The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation
Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
The Marc Haas Foundation
The Richenthal Foundation
RWS Foundation
The Scherman Foundation
Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation
The SHS Foundation
Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Tiger Baron Foundation
Venturous Theater Fund
Vivace Foundation
Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
WarnerMedia
LEADERS ($10,000 - $24,999)
21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Charina Foundation, Inc.
Con Edison
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation
EY
Horizon Media
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Carl Jacobs Foundation
The Carter Fund
Joseph & Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts
Jerome Foundation
The Ralph & Ricky Lauren Family Foundation, Inc.
The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation
Proskauer Rose LLP
Rosenthal Family Foundation/Nancy Stephens & Rick Rosenthal
S&P Global
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation
The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund
Spingold Foundation
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
The Wilke Family Foundation
PARTNERS ($5,000 – $9,999)
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.
The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
Green Curtain Productions
Marta Heflin Foundation
Bertha & Isaac Liberman Foundation
The Liman Foundation
Morgan Stanley
NYSCA/TDF TAP Plus
The New York Community Trust
PricewaterhouseCoopers
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
The Geraldine Stutz Trust
BENEFACTORS ($2,500 – $4,999)
First Republic Bank
Jujamcyn Theaters
National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Innovation & Exploration Grant
Ropes & Gray
DONORS ($500 –$2,499)
Actors' Equity Foundation
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York
Amazon Smile
The Betsy and Alan Cohn Foundation, Inc.
Crosswicks Foundation, LTD.
Dewitt Stern Group, Inc.
Lutz & Carr, CPA's LLP
Lucille Lortel Foundation
Rodgers and Hammerstein 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.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
National Endowment for the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs CreateNYC 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.