Black Theatre United Inc

Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone

New York, NY

UMEZ provides loans and other capital for businesses and development projects, and grants for arts and culture, organizational capacity, and workforce development, with a focus on Upper Manhattan. Its 2025 grants ranged from $15,000 to $354,000, with a median award of $25,000; some arts programs offer smaller awards, including $5,000 dance grants and arts engagement grants up to $10,000.

Bob and Eileen Gilman Family Foundation

Sioux Falls, SD

Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the

Wilmington, DE

The foundation’s 2024 grants supported arts and cultural organizations, arts education, performing-arts professionals, and a community college foundation, mostly in New York, with some funding in Colorado and Washington, DC. Grants ranged from $7,500 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

David & Sylvia Teitelbaum Fund Inc

Bearsville, NY

The Cheswatyr Foundation Inc

Brooklyn, NY

The Cheswatyr Foundation supports creative contemporary music, including commissions, concerts featuring women composers, and community-engagement projects. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to New York recipients. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat

Great Neck, NY

The foundation funds nonprofit organizations and programs that preserve and promote jazz, provide music education and performances, and highlight Louis Armstrong’s legacy, with recent grants concentrated in New York and Louisiana. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,000 to $210,000, with a median of $12,500. It states that it funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests; some applicants may submit a letter of intent and apply only if invited.

Tyler Perry Foundation Inc

Atlanta, GA

The Tyler Perry Foundation supports economically disadvantaged people through grants for health, education, arts and culture, community services, and sustainable development. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,850 to $500,000, with a median of $25,000, and went mainly to organizations in New York, California, and Georgia. It accepts written requests for contributions.

Stephen & Ruth Hendel Foundation

Larchmont, NY

The foundation supports arts and cultural organizations, Jewish institutions, and other charitable organizations, with most funding going to New York recipients and smaller shares to Connecticut and California. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $155,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Alliance of Resident Theatres

New York, NY

A.R.T./New York funds small professional and nonprofit theatre companies, including general operating support, through programs serving New York City and eligible theatres across New York State. Typical program grants are $2,000–$5,000 statewide and $7,500–$10,000 annually for NYC companies; its 2025 grants had a median of $8,000. It accepts applications through its grant portal during listed funding rounds, and applicants need not be members.

The Ronald & Jo Carole Lauder Foundation

New York, NY

The Ronald & Jo Carole Lauder Foundation primarily supports Jewish education, schools, camps, and community centers, with a focus on sustaining Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe; recent grants also supported organizations in several U.S. states and Washington, DC. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Association of Performing Arts

Washington, DC

APAP’s ArtsForward program funded U.S.-based presenter members partnering with artists or ensembles on live performance and reopening or recovery work, with an emphasis on artists and small and mid-sized presenters. Grants were typically $35,000 or $50,000; the program was time-limited, and the profile does not state whether APAP accepts unsolicited requests.

The Gershwind Foundation

New York, NY

The Gershwind Foundation funds educational, medical, and religious purposes, with 2024 grants going mainly to organizations in Pennsylvania and New York, followed by Massachusetts. Its 49 grants totaled about $983,000, with a median award of $3,000 and amounts ranging from $150 to $200,000. It supports only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.