Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is a public charity based in New York, New York. It supports people affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses through grants for services such as meals, medication, health care, and emergency assistance.
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc at a glance
In short: Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc gave $17.1M across 449 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in New York. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,112,507
- +17.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 449
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $38,112
- +14.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $16,811,351
- +5.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (56 of 448, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (68% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 165 West 46Th Street 1300, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 840-0770
Website: https://broadwaycares.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Entertainment Community Fund ($8.4M). Together the top 10 received $9.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
2,116 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2,005 grants of 2,116 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s website describes its support as reaching people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. In 2025, 68% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 6% to California, 3% to Washington, D.C., and 2% each to Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 449 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 56 of 448 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $41K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $13K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13.5M (2019) to $17.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 449 grants totaling $17.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Entertainment Community Fund New York, NY | Unrestricted General Support | $8,380,000 |
| Lesbian & Gay Community Svcs Ctr Inc New York, NY | Unrestricted General Support | $258,170 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc New York, NY | Unrestricted General Support | $250,000 |
| PREP4ALL Collaboration Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted General Support | $195,000 |
| Chicago House and Social Service Agency Chicago, IL | Unrestricted General Support | $103,000 |
| California Fire Foundation Sacramento, CA | Unrestricted General Support | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted General Support | $100,000 |
| Project Angel Food Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted General Support | $100,000 |
| Project Open Handatlanta Atlanta, GA | Unrestricted General Support | $92,500 |
| Advocates for Trans Equality Edu Fund National Center for Transgender Equa Washington, DC | Unrestricted General Support | $85,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,811,351 | $32,608,606 | $31,686,406 | $17,112,507 | 449 | $341,342 |
| 2024 | $15,909,562 | $28,550,447 | $27,904,523 | $14,563,548 | 439 | $404,971 |
| 2023 | $15,664,609 | $24,219,750 | $28,737,523 | $16,331,653 | 463 | $383,974 |
| 2022 | $14,053,532 | $24,900,477 | $26,500,540 | $16,307,161 | 419 | $16,362 |
| 2021 | $15,399,806 | $32,018,599 | $22,757,245 | $13,963,021 | 346 | $19,980 |
| 2020 | $6,708,053 | $27,889,778 | $27,048,526 | $16,671,289 | 270 | $28,149 |
| 2019 | $5,873,983 | $25,558,451 | $24,723,846 | $13,511,414 | 411 | $54,804 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s filing states that its mission includes mobilizing the entertainment industry to mitigate suffering among people affected by HIV/AIDS; supporting Actors Fund social services and programs for entertainment-industry individuals affected by critical health issues; supporting organizations that serve people affected by HIV/AIDS and their families; and promoting public support and awareness.
The 2024 filing describes grants for direct services, food services, emergency assistance, harm reduction, prevention programs, research, related women’s health programs, and health clinic facilities for uninsured people in the entertainment industry. It also describes outreach through theater, school and college theater, dance studio, and convention programs.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of grantees. The Entertainment Community Fund describes itself as providing a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals. The Lesbian and Gay Community Center describes its work as empowering LGBTQ people and building community. Chicago House & Social Service Agency says it provides housing and support services to people and families impacted by HIV/AIDS. Project Angel Food describes medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling for critically ill people in Los Angeles County.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 449 grants totaling $17,112,507. Grant amounts ranged from $5,590 to $8,380,000, with a median grant of $12,500. All of the listed largest grants were designated for unrestricted general support.
The largest 2025 grant was $8,380,000 to The Entertainment Community Fund. Other notable grants included $258,170 to the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, $250,000 to Hispanic Federation, $195,000 to Prep4All Collaboration, $103,000 to Chicago House and Social Service Agency, and $100,000 each to California Fire Foundation, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and Project Angel Food.
The organization’s 2024 filing says grants are made to over 500 organizations nationwide. For foreign grantmaking, the filing says potential grantees are asked to provide documentation showing they would qualify as the equivalent of a U.S. charity, and grantees must submit follow-up reports on how the grant was used.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Daniel Whitman as executive director as of January 1, 2025. Listed trustees and other board officers include Ted Arthur, Joseph Benincasa, David Binder, Philip Birsh, Barry Brown, Kristin Caskey, Lisa Dawn Cave, and Sherry Cohen. Cornelius Baker is listed as a trustee through November 11, 2024.
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc is led by Daniel Whitman, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 60 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel Whitman
Executive Director
Director Communications & Development → Director of Development, 2024
Director of Development → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$160K (2019) → $204K (2025)
Tom Viola
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$241K (2019) → $442K (2025)
Robert Wankel
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Benincasa
Chairman Nominating Committee
Trustee → Chairman Nominating Committee, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip Birsh
Treasurer & Chairman Audit Committee
Treasurer → Treasurer & Chairman Audit Committee, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lane Beauchamp
Director of Communications
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $182K (2025)
Lawrence Cook
Director of Finance & Administrator
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$176K (2019) → $200K (2025)
Denise Hurlin
Founding Director Dra
Director Dra → Director Dancers Responding to Aids, 2022
Director Dancers Responding to Aids → Founding Director Dra, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$104K (2021) → $120K (2025)
Kenneth McGee
Producing Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$134K (2024) → $180K (2025)
Alan Cumming
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernadette Peters
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Channing Wickham
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cornelius Baker
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Binder
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Stone
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Machota
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Roth
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin McCollum
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Di Dia
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Lane
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Scandalios
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Libin
Trustee
President Emeritus → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Lawrence
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Hester
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Jay-Alexander
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherry Cohen
Trustee
Third Vice President → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Jenkins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Billy Porter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Moreland
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francis Jue
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Javier Munoz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Marable
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Reid
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Dawn Cave
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Shacket
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Green
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Eric Parker
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mandy Gonzalez
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ted Arthur
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Harris
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alvin Vincent Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ariana Debose
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cody Renard Richards
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erik Piecuch
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Shields
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Laks
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Milani
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Groff
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Devore
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Caskey
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Oliver Reid
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael McLean
Controller
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$158K (2019) → $162K (2025)
Sarah Cardillo
Deputy Director of Development
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$127K (2024) → $164K (2025)
Ira Mont
First Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judith Rice
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Schumacher
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Schele Williams
Second Vice President
Trustee → Second Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Kirdahy
Third Vice President
Trustee → Third Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Charlotte St Martin (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Cherry Jones (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Chita Rivera (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Boneau (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Gavin Creel (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kate Burton (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kate Shindle (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kathleen Chalfant (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Adam Krauthamer (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ken McGee (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Duncombe (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen Lewin (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Score (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Valerie Lau-Kee Lai (2019–2023) — Producing Director
- Former: Scott Barnes (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John Barnes (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mary McColl (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy Mahon (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Frankel (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jay Laudato (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Baker (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nathan Hurlin (2019–2020) — Production Manager
- Former: Paul Di Donato (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Callely (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Roy Harris (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Terrence McNally (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tim Tompkins (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Gavin Darraugh (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Michael David (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Philip J. Smith (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sam Ellis (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $442K, to Tom Viola (Exec. Director Through 12/31/24). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc
How much does Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc give each year?
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc gave $17.1M across 449 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14.6M across 439 grants.
What is Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc's typical grant size?
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $38,112, across 449 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc that year got $19K on average.
Where does Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc give grants?
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc gives mostly in New York: 68% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (92 grants), Brooklyn, NY (14 grants), Washington, DC (13 grants) and Chicago, IL (13 grants).
Does Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (449 of 449) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc's largest grantees?
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Entertainment Community Fund ($8,380,000), Lesbian & Gay Community Svcs Ctr Inc ($258,170) and Hispanic Federation Inc ($250,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc?
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc reported $16.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $32.6M.
What does Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc fund?
The organization’s filing states that its mission includes mobilizing the entertainment industry to mitigate suffering among people affected by HIV/AIDS; supporting Actors Fund social services and programs for entertainment-industry individuals affected by critical health issues; supporting organizations that serve people affected by HIV/AIDS and their families; and promoting public support and awareness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc?
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check broadwaycares.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc's EIN?
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3458820. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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