Extended Life Residency Program
Funding Amount
Multi-year funding (funded by $600,000 Mellon Foundation grant)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
A dance development artist residency program designed to sustain the careers of choreographers with essential financial, administrative and presentation support.
Focus Areas: Contemporary dance, choreography
Geographic Scope: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council area
Key Features:
- Multi-year funding for resident artists
- Studio space provision
- Career development support
- Institutional collaborations required
- Ability to expand and experiment with existing works
- Presentation opportunities in traditional and site-based venues
- Development of collaborative partnerships with local partners and national presenters
Funding Source: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ($600,000 grant)
Notable Recipients (2019 inaugural class): Nora Chipaumire, Beth Gill, Maria Hassabi, Sarah Michelson, Jennifer Monson, Okwui Okpokwasili, Pam Tanowitz, David Thomson
Contact Information:
- Phone: (212) 219-9401
- Email: info@lmcc.net
- Address: 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038
What Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 67
- Total given
- $645K
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Range
- $7,000–$16K
- By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 39% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Dance
- Performing arts
- Arts
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