NYC Bridge Funding for the Arts (NYCBFA)
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
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Geography
- Must be a member of A.R.T./New York (The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York)
- Located in New York City
Other requirements
- Must be a nonprofit arts and culture organization
Overview
NYC Bridge Funding for the Arts (NYCBFA)
Type: Loan Fund
Description: A loan fund providing short-term, below-market loans to New York City nonprofit arts and culture organizations.
- Must be a nonprofit arts and culture organization
- Must be a member of A.R.T./New York (The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York)
- Located in New York City
Eligibility
- The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./NY)
Partner
- Address: 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
- Phone: (844) 869-7842
- Email: info@seachangecap.org
Contact
What Seachange Capital Partners Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 47
- Total given
- $1.35M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $6,250–$225K
- By dollars: New York 36%, Pennsylvania 33%, District of Columbia 8%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 98% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Nypri · New York, NY
Facilitate merger between two orgs
$225K
Cypress Hill · Brooklyn, NY
Facilitate merger between two orgs
$80K
Ursuline University · Erie, PA
Facilitate merger between two orgs
$75K
Lackawanna College · Scranton, PA
Facilitate merger between two orgs
$50K
Peirce College · Philadelphia, PA
Facilitate merger between two orgs
$50K
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