The F.M. Kirby Foundation support a wide range of visual and performing arts organizations across the country.
Knight’s Fostering the Arts Program awards national theater production grants as well as grants that support local theater festivals.
The Kresge Foundation supports arts and culture organizations working in low-income areas of major cities across the United States.
The Lear Family Foundation has demonstrated a strong interest in theater over the past several years, supporting large and small theater companies and festivals.
The Reva and David Logan Foundation awards theater grants to organizations across the United States.
Macy’s makes substantial and widespread contributions in the area of arts and culture, and theater is at the forefront of this giving. National theater programming is funded by the foundation, but the corporation gives much more locally.
MAP supports a variety of artists who challenge longstanding social and cultural heirarchies in the United States.
The Maurer Family Foundation broadly funds arts and culture, which includes dance.
Mellon’s Performing Arts Program awards grants to theater companies, orchestras and modern dance companies. Grant applications are by invitation only. The good news is that Mellon is quite generous in its Performing Arts grantmaking, awarding nearly $40 million annually on average, and awards multi-year grants.
The Michelin Corporate Foundation supports a variety of theater organizations around the world. It’s music grantmaking largely supports work that relates to one’s heritage.
NEA is an independent government organization that funds art projects that celebrate artistic American excellence in theater, among other mediums.
NEH is an independent government organization that funds projects to promote research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
National League of American Pen Women seeks to increase the visibility of women artists in the art world. It’s funding priorities include music, visual arts, and writing.
Fifteen- to 18-year-old emerging artists in the theater arts are eligible for National Youth Arts Foundation grants. The NYAF’s goal is to cultivate and develop the next generation of artists with mentorship, scholarships and other opportunities.
Open Meadows grants support women and girls leading and benefitting from projects that address activism and social justice in theater.
The Playwrights’ Center supports playwrights in all stages of their career.
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA supports theater directors, designers, actors and playwrights through a combination of apprenticeships, fellowships and scholarships.
The Prudential Foundation supports theater grantmaking through its arts and civic infrastructure program.
The Puffin Foundation supports a wide range of theatrical works across the United States. This includes dance, writing, video, film radio, photography, and music, among other theatrical issues.
Grants for theater overlap with dance from this performing arts funder.
The David Rockefeller Fund supports visual and performing arts organizations around the United States.
The Salesforce Foundation predominately funds local theaters and related organizations.
Shubert only funds established theater and dance companies across the United States.
Sprint's theater related grants are largely awarded to smaller and local organizations.
The David Stone Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to theater outfits in the Northeast, particularly New York City.
While best known for supporting independent filmmaking, the Sundance Institute also has a theater program, which supports labs and retreats.
TCG currently provides an array of support to theater professionals at all levels, with services that include educational events, advocacy, research tools, and a wide number of partnership grants available for theater professionals.
The Tiger Baron Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts and cultural institutions, the environment, education, health, and human services. Its performance arts grantmaking focuses on theater, music and dance.
This foundation supports diverse theater companies across the United States.
The Tow Foundation’s theater grantmaking supports “institutions, playwrights and participants who collaborate to create and share their work in theaters prisons and communities.”
Union Pacific Foundation places a consistent emphasis on the arts through its directive to “improve and enrich the general quality of life in the community.” Funding for theater is a significant manifestation of its arts support.
United States Artists supports creative artists and theater artists (particularly playwrights) with competitive grants.
USArtists International offers a unique travel grant, defraying the costs of performing artists who showcase their acts abroad. Solo and ensemble theater artists are significant beneficiaries of these grants.
This significant grantor to theater programs in 25 states—specifically performance groups—within its focus on arts and culture, viewing this support as part of a larger context of community development and uplift.
The Venturous Theater Fund supports theater artists and organizations that employ directors, designers, and actors. Grants go to playwright collectives, self-produced writers, and playwright service organizations.
The foundation’s performing arts grants support performing arts research, audience outreach, education programs and audience building, among other concerns. Most grants are by invitation only, but the Wallace Foundation does accept inquiries.
Supports performance, scholarship and professional development related to the work and lives of Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya and Marc Blitzstein.
Giving in 44 states, the foundation prioritizes arts and culture giving, and theater is a major beneficiary.
WESTAF creates and promotes arts opportunities in the western region of the U.S. Its grantmaking supports presenting organizations by financially incentivizing them to bring visiting artists into the area.
As this is Steven Spielberg’s foundation, Wunderkinder’s arts and culture grantmaking prioritizes theater and film.
The Wyncote Foundation theater grants tend to support local, community-based theater organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area.