Shubert Foundation: Arts Related Organizations Grants

The Shubert Foundation provides unrestricted grants to not-for-profit professional theatre and dance companies in the U.S. Its focus is on organizations with a proven track record in artistic and administrative excellence. Eligible applicants must have a minimum annual budget of $150,000 and demonstrate financial stability, strong community engagement, and the ability to generate income. The foundation does not fund individuals, project-specific requests, or organizations without 501(c)(3) status.

The principal goal of The Shubert Foundation is to support not-for-profit, professional theatre and dance companies in the United States. The program areas of Arts Related Organizations and Education are smaller than those of Theatre and Dance and necessarily limited. The Shubert Foundation awards unrestricted grants for general operating support, rather than funding for specific projects.
Grant Programs: Arts Related Organizations
Some organizations that help support the development of theatre and dance are eligible for funding. Grants to these organizations are based principally on an assessment of their work, as demonstrated by past and current performance. Impact, administrative strength and fiscal stability are factored into each evaluation.
Funding Criteria
Criteria range from the general to those specific to each applicant; they include:
Impact of the organization and its programsAdministrative strengthDemonstrated commitment to underserved audiences and/or underrepresented voicesFiscal responsibilityAbility to generate both earned and contributed incomeOther significant contributions to the fieldOrganizations must have an annual budget of $150,000 or higher

Eligibility

These grants are awarded exclusively to US organizations, which must have current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in order to be eligible for funding.
Approximately 74% of Shubert funding is directed to not-for-profit, professional theatres—and 16% to dance companies—in the US, with an emphasis on producing, rather than presenting, organizations.
The Foundation provides grants only to organizations that have an established artistic and administrative track record, as well as a history of fiscal responsibility.
The Foundation provides unrestricted grants for general operating support, primarily to professional producing theatre and dance companies.

Ineligibility

The Shubert Foundation does not award scholarships to individuals.
The Foundation does not provide seed money, program, or project support.
The Foundation does not fund capital campaigns, endowments, or renovations, radio, film, TV, or other media projects.
The Foundation does not support fiscally sponsored organizations.