New York City Small Theatres Fund Grant
Funding Amount
US $7,500 - US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- A.R.T./New York supports nonprofit theatre companies in New York City
Size & budget
- With annual budgets below $250,000
Overview
The New York City Small Theatres Fund, established in collaboration with the Howard Gilman Foundation, offers vital support to small nonprofit theatre companies in NYC with budgets under $250,000. This fund provides annual grants ranging from $7,500 to $10,000 over two years, fostering diverse artistic expressions and enhancing production capabilities. By engaging a wide array of communities, this initiative aims to empower historically under-resourced theatres and promote equity in the vibrant landscape of New York City's performing arts.
A.R.T./New York supports nonprofit theatre companies in New York City by providing four core programs: Funding, Training, Space, and Connections.
In partnership with the Howard Gilman Foundation, the New York City Small Theatres Fund is a two-year general operating support grant to New York City-based theatre companies with annual budgets below $250,000. The fund provides multi-year grant awards between $7,500-$10,000 each year.
Applicants to the NYC Small Theatres Fund are NOT required to be members of A.R.T./New York.
This grant aims to support a wide range of theatrical aesthetics, methods of production, and artistic communities throughout the five boroughs, engaging their artists and audiences in meaningful, exciting, and committed creation and production. We aim to fund a group of applicants who reflect the diversity of New York City theatre-making and increase opportunities for theatres and artists who have been historically under-resourced due to barriers associated with racial, economic, disability, gender, and/or sexual identity and/or geographic location.
Eligibility
A.R.T./New York supports nonprofit theatre companies in New York City
What Alliance of Resident Theatres New York Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 34
- Total given
- $385K
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Range
- $5,250–$100K
- By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: Brooklyn, NY; New York, NY; Flushing, NY.
- 97% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Arts Pool LLC · Brooklyn, NY
Fiscally sponsored grants
$100K
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY
General operating
$19K
Brooklyn Youth Company · Brooklyn, NY
General operating
$14K
One Whale's Tale LLC · Brooklyn, NY
General operating
$14K
Grand Pistachio · Brooklyn, NY
General operating
$11K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Theater
- Nonprofits
- Performing arts
- Small grants
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