The Foundation awards grants to performing arts and cultural institutions, focusing on music and with an emphasis on access to the arts. Grants are also awarded for the visual arts and for arts in education. The Foundation prefers high-impact, sequential arts instruction to one-time programs. The Foundation does not make grants directly to individual artists nor does it support projects such as individual films, books, television programs or art exhibitions. It occasionally makes grants to legal and other services providing support to artists.

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Since inception, the Foundation has awarded $10.4 million in Arts grants.

Most Recent Grant Recipients

• 2025 Arts Grant Recipients
  Spring

  • Arts Connection
    • $15,000 for General Support
  • Frick Collection
    • $100,000 for Education Programs
  • L’Amore della Musica
    • $5,000 for New York City Concerts
  • Metropolitan Opera Association
    • $15,000 for Access Opera Program
  • New York Foundation for the Arts
    • $15,000 for General Support
  • Red Hook Art Project
    • $8,000 for General Support
  • Theater for a New Audience
    • $15,000 for Arts in Education Programs
  • Young Concert Artists
    • $10,000 for General Support

Previous Grant Recipients