Arts & Community
Agnes Gund Was Much More than Your Archetypal “Old World” Arts Patron
The New Art Prize Channeling Alice Walton’s Vision
If It’s Summer, It Must Be Shakespeare: Who Funds the Season on the Stage?
A Film Regrantor Goes All-In as Support for Disability Rights Wanes Post-Election
The Literary Arts Are in Crisis. Funders Can Help More Than They Realize
Cave Canem’s Lisa Willis on Sustaining Black Literary Arts Organizations
How the Zellerbach Family Foundation Transformed Its Giving to Better Support Grantees
5 Funders Working to Expand Public Access to Knowledge
An Online Learning Collaborative Aims to Empower Arts Leaders of Color
How Foundation Partnerships Catalyzed the Arts Across Massachusetts
What a New Grant Program Tells Us About the State of Socially Engaged Art
MAP Fund’s David Blasher on the End of Its Grantmaking for Individual Artists
Mellon Foundation Counters Dark Border Narratives with New Fund
Dance Data Project’s Elizabeth Yntema on Pay Inequity, Women Donors and More
Koreatown Community Center Shows Off Place-Based, Multisector Funding in L.A.
Bloomberg and the Arts: Inside One Mega Funder’s Approach
Key Trends to Watch in Native American Arts Giving
Starving in Plain Sight: Survey Shows Black Literary Arts Nonprofits Ignored by Funders
Patrons, Playwrights and More: Five Notable Arts Philanthropies Founded by People of Color
Stereotypes of the typical arts patron aside, funders backing the arts come in all shapes and sizes. IP’s white papers on music, theater and the visual arts provide a snapshot of givers in each field — affluent donors, large private foundations, and … [Read more...] about Patrons, Playwrights and More: Five Notable Arts Philanthropies Founded by People of Color
At a Critical Time, This Foundation’s Providing Fresh Support for Muslim Creatives
In the aftermath of 9/11, longtime Islamic arts patron the Doris Duke Foundation launched its Building Bridges Program to combat Islamophobia and foster bonds between Muslims and non-Muslims through the arts. Seventeen years after its 2007 launch and … [Read more...] about At a Critical Time, This Foundation’s Providing Fresh Support for Muslim Creatives
A Year and a Half After Its Founder’s Passing, Robertson’s Green Program Looks Abroad
In the decades before his death, Julian Robertson established the Robertson Foundation as one of America’s top environmental funders — and one with a particular fondness for the nation’s biggest green groups.The Environmental Defense Fund, for … [Read more...] about A Year and a Half After Its Founder’s Passing, Robertson’s Green Program Looks Abroad
The Wallace Foundation Invested $52 Million in Audience Engagement. What Did It Learn?
Finding ways to engage new and existing audiences is obviously a huge, long-term priority for arts organizations and for their philanthropic backers. How Americans interact with art is constantly evolving, and so is the profile of the arts donor, who … [Read more...] about The Wallace Foundation Invested $52 Million in Audience Engagement. What Did It Learn?
A Conversation with Anne Kraybill, New CEO of the Art Bridges Foundation
In January, Anne Kraybill became the new head of the Art Bridges Foundation, which was established in 2017 by Alice Walton, arguably the nation’s most important arts philanthropist, to expand access to American art. Seven years, a pandemic and a … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Anne Kraybill, New CEO of the Art Bridges Foundation
With a New Arts Initiative, Gilbert Family Foundation Expands its Philanthropic Footprint in Detroit
Despite their reputation for national and global giving, billionaire megadonors do, in fact, funnel considerable support to organizations closer to home. Their place-based giving often centers on the usual suspects of big cultural institutions or “ed … [Read more...] about With a New Arts Initiative, Gilbert Family Foundation Expands its Philanthropic Footprint in Detroit
How Getty’s Bringing Curators Together After the Disruption of COVID
I recently attended an art exhibit at the Getty Center in Los Angeles called “Drawing on Blue: European Drawings on Blue Paper, 1400s–1700s.” I’d never given much thought to the color of a drawing’s paper, but as the exhibition and accompanying … [Read more...] about How Getty’s Bringing Curators Together After the Disruption of COVID
A Massive Bequest Powers Participatory Giving: What’s New with the Ruth Foundation for the Arts?
It isn’t every day that a major arts grantmaker appears seemingly out of the blue, but that’s exactly what happened with the Ruth Foundation for the Arts. In 2022, a $440 million bequest from the late Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, who was a major … [Read more...] about A Massive Bequest Powers Participatory Giving: What’s New with the Ruth Foundation for the Arts?
Grand Finale: A Family Foundation Focused on Free Concerts Announces its Spend Down
“This is Just the Beginning.” Digging into Meow Wolf Foundation’s Inaugural Round of Grants
Founded in 2008 by a small collective of Santa Fe artists, Meow Wolf isn’t your typical corporate grantmaking entity. In 2017, it became the first certified B corporation in the themed entertainment industry, with a dual mission of turning a profit … [Read more...] about “This is Just the Beginning.” Digging into Meow Wolf Foundation’s Inaugural Round of Grants
Lieutenant Dan: A Close Look at Actor Gary Sinise’s Longstanding Support for Veterans
Gary Sinise, 68, is best known for playing Lieutenant Dan Taylor in the 1994 classic “Forrest Gump” opposite Tom Hanks. The actor received an Oscar nomination for the role and subsequently went on to feature in movies like “Apollo 13,” “The Green … [Read more...] about Lieutenant Dan: A Close Look at Actor Gary Sinise’s Longstanding Support for Veterans
