The Foundation has had a longstanding interest in the arts, reflecting Benjamin Altman’s personal commitment and our belief in the essential role that cultural engagement and the arts play in enriching the lives of New Yorkers and creating new avenues of exploration and opportunity for the city’s young people. Given our particular focus on issues of access and inclusion, the Foundation invests in organizations, programs, and projects that achieve results aligned with the objectives outlined below. As a general rule, the programs that we support take place outside of the public schools. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of interest to us.
Promote access to arts and culture for all New Yorkers, with a special focus on people from underserved communities
Results Sought:
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Inc.
$35,000
For the development of tools to help theatre-makers build audiences and increase earned revenue
ArtsPool, a project of Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Inc.
$120,000 (over two years)
To provide support for capacity building for ArtsPool and its exploration and/or development of health insurance and advisory services for its members
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc.
$200,000 (over two years)
To support the continued implementation of BAM’s strategic plan
Indiespace, Inc.
$150,000 (over two years)
For capacity-building support for Venuely, an online platform to connect artists with spaces across NYC, led by IndieSpace, Bricks & Mortals, and Dance/NYC
Promote positive youth development among underserved youth through engagement in arts, cultural, and other unique programs that provide sequential opportunities to participate over an extended period of time.
Results Sought:
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
$100,000 (over two years)
To support the free, pre-collegiate, studio-based Saturday Program for portfolio prep in the visual arts
Green Guerillas, Inc.
$80,000 (over two years)
For general operating support
Mind-Builders Creative Arts Company, Inc.
$100,000 (over two years)
For general operating support
People's Theatre Project, Inc.
$100,000 (over two years)
For general operating support
Peter Westbrook Foundation, Inc.
$50,000 (over two years)
To provide program support for this youth development program anchored by the sport of fencing