Brendan Gill Prize
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Selection: An esteemed jury of architects, designers, preservationists, scholars, and critics selects the winner
Other requirements
- Books
- Essays
- Musical compositions
- Plays
Overview
Geographic Scope: New York City, US
The Brendan Gill Prize is given each year to the creator of a specific work—a book, essay, musical composition, play, painting, sculpture, architectural design, film, or choreographic piece—that best captures the spirit and energy of New York City.
Established: 1987 in honor of Brendan Gill, renowned New Yorker theater and architecture critic and long-time MAS Board Member
History: Established by friend and fellow MAS board member Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis along with board members Helen Tucker and Margot Wellington
Eligible Work Types:
- Books
- Essays
- Musical compositions
- Plays
- Paintings
- Sculptures
- Architectural designs
- Films
- Choreographic pieces
Selection: An esteemed jury of architects, designers, preservationists, scholars, and critics selects the winner
Contact Information:
- Address: 115 Broadway, Suite 1705, New York, NY 10006
- Phone: (212) 935-3960
- Email: info@mas.org
- Hours: M–F 9:30am–6:00pm
- Website: mas.org
What Municipal Art Society of New York actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 7
- Total given
- $53K
- Median grant
- $7,500
- By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: Brooklyn, NY; Bronx, NY; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
We Stay-NOS Quedamos Inc · Bronx, NY
Community partner of enduring culture initiative
$7,500
Museum of Music & Entertainment in NYC DBA Moment NYC · New York, NY
Community partner of enduring culture initiative
$7,500
Mobile Print Power · Brooklyn, NY
Community partner of enduring culture initiative
$7,500
Queer Nightlife Community Center · Brooklyn, NY
Community partner of enduring culture initiative
$7,500
Jaiba LLC · Brooklyn, NY
Community partner of enduring culture initiative
$7,500
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