Our Supporters
Annual Donors
Annual Donors
May 1, 2024 – September 4, 2025
Theatre for a New Audience wishes to thank the following donors for their generous support toward our Annual Campaign.
Principal Benefactors
$100,000 and up- The Bay and Paul Foundations
- Alan Beller
- Robert E. Buckholz and Lizanne Fontaine
- City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs
- Constance Christensen
- The Ford Foundation
- The Hearst Foundations
- Jerome L. Greene Foundation Fund in the New York Community Trust
- The Jerome and Marlène Brody Foundation
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- The Polonsky Foundation
- The SHS Foundation
- The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
- The Thompson Family Foundation, Inc.
Leading Benefactors
$50,000 and up- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund
- The Howard Gilman Foundation, Inc.
- Kathleen Walsh and Gene Bernstein
- The Whiting Foundation
Major Benefactors
$20,000 and up- The Achelis and Bodman Foundation
- Arete Foundation
- Sally Brody
- Ben Campbell and Yiba Ng
- The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
- Matt Fishbein and Gail Stone
- The George Link Jr. Foundation
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Agnes Gund
- The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
- The Hearst Corporation
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- K. Ann McDonald
- Audrey Heffernan Meyer and Danny Meyer
- National Endowment for the Arts / Arts Midwest
- New York State Council on the Arts
- Caroline Niemczyk
- Marcia Riklis
- Robert and Cynthia Schaffner
- The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
- The Starry Night Fund
- Douglas C. Steiner
- The Stockel Family Foundation
- Anne and William Tatlock
- The White Cedar Fund
Sustaining Benefactors
$10,000 and up- Peggy and Keith Anderson
- Anonymous (1)
- The Arnow Family Fund
- Arts Consulting Group
- Jill and Jay Bernstein
- Natalie and Matthew Bernstein
- Elaine and Norman Brodsky
- The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation
- Michele and Martin Cohen
- The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
- Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation
- M. Salome Galib and Duane McLaughlin
- Ashley Garrett and Alan Jones
- Monica Gerard-Sharp / The Gerard-Sharp Wambold Foundation
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
- The Howard Bayne Fund
- Penny Brandt Jackson and Thomas Campbell Jackson
- JKW Foundation
- The J.M. Kaplan Fund
- Michael M. Kaiser and John S. Roberts
- King and Spalding LLP
- Seymour H. Lesser
- Larry and Maria-Luisa Loeb
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
- Janet C. Olshansky
- Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison
- Anne Prost and Olivier Robert
- The Roy Cockrum Foundation
- Sarah I. Schieffelin Residuary Trust
- Kerri Scharlin and Peter Klosowicz
- Select Equity Group, Inc.
- Sidley Austin LLP
- The Speyer Family Foundation
- Susan Stockel
- Tarter Krinsky and Drogin LLP
- Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal
- Josh and Jackie Weisberg
Producers Circle – Artistic Director’s Society
$5,000 and up- Anonymous (2)
- Axe-Houghton Foundation
- Dominique Bravo and Eric Sloan
- The Bulova Stetson Fund
- Janel Callon
- Charney Companies
- Jane Cooney
- Cynthia Crossen and James Gleick
- Katharine and Peter Darrow
- Jodie and Jonathan Donnellan
- Aileen Dresner and Frank R. Drury
- Sharon Dunn and Harvey Zirofsky
- Jennifer and Steven Eisenstadt
- Therese Esperdy and Robert Neborak
- Wendy Ettinger
- Debra Fine and Martin I. Schneider
- Jenny and Jeff Fleishhacker
- Roberta Garza
- Kathy and Steven Guttman
- Michael Haggiag
- Russ Heldman, Vanderbilt University OLLI Instructor
- Nora Wren Kerr and John J. Kerr
- Andrea Knutson
- Sandy and Eric Krasnoff
- Anna and Peter Levin
- Litowitz Foundation, Inc.
- Diane and William F. Lloyd
- Ronay and Richard Menschel
- Nancy Meyer and Marc N. Weiss
- New York City Council
- New York City Tourism Foundation
- The Norwegian Consulate General in New York
- Estelle Parsons
- The Richenthal Foundation
- Debra Goldsmith Robb
- Janet and Philip Rotner
- Joseph Samulski and Cynthia Hammond
- Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
- Susan Schultz and Thomas Faust
- Daryl and Joy Smith
- Theatre Development Fund
- Ayanna Thompson
- Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
- The Venable Foundation
- Margo and Anthony Viscusi
- Anna L. Weissberger Foundation
Producers Circle – Executive
$2,500 and up- Anonymous (2)
- The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
- Elizabeth Beller-Dee and Michael Dee
- Nancy Blachman and David DesJardins
- Lani and Dave Bonifacic
- Hilary Brown and Charles Read
- Walter Cain and Paulo Ribeiro
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc
- Dennis M. Corrado / The Breukelein Institute
- Christine Cumming
- The DeLaCour Family Foundation
- Suzan and Fred Ehrman
- Steven Feinsilver
- Stuart Freedman
- Foley Hoag LLP
- Jeffrey Horowitz
- Linda Genereux and Timur Galen
- Pamela Givner
- Lauren Glant and Michael Gillespie
- Marion and Daniel Goldberg
- Katherine Goldsmith
- Karoly and Henry Gutman
- Grace Harvey
- Thomas Healy and Fred P. Hochberg
- Sophie Hughes
- The Irwin S. Scherzer Foundation
- Maxine Isaacs
- Flora and Christoph Kimmich
- Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
- Cathy and Christopher Lawrence
- Lucille Lortel Foundation
- Rebecca and Stephen Madsen
- Marta Heflin Foundation
- Susan Martin and Alan Belzer
- Barbara Forster Moore and Richard Wraxall Moore
- Catherine Nyarady and Gabriel Riopel
- Ellen Petrino
- Riva and Stephen Rosenfield
- Dorothy Ryan and John Leitch
- Sandra and Steve Schoenbart
- Jeremy T. Smith
- Laura Speyer and Josef Goodman
- Barbara Stimmel
Producers Circle – Associate
$1,000 and up- Actors’ Equity Foundation
- Anonymous (4)
- Karim Aoun
- Jackie and Jacob Baskin
- Elizabeth Bass
- Deborah Berke and Peter McCann
- The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
- Nadia Bernstein
- Cece and Lee Black
- Deborah Buell and Charles Henry
- William H. Burgess, III
- Joan and Robert Catell
- Bonnie and David Covey
- Susan Cowie
- Jeff Cronin
- Robert Currie
- Ian Dickson and Reg Holloway
- Ev and Lee
- Ryan Fanek
- Grace Freedman
- Mara Goldstein and Ben Saltzman
- Anne and Paul Grand
- Alba Greco-Garcia and Roger Garcia
- Kathleen and Harvey Guion
- Laura and Robert Hoguet
- The Holiman Hackney Family Fund
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
- Elizabeth Humes
- Denise and Al Hurley
- Sally and Alfred Jones
- Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin
- Jessie McClintock Kelly
- Kirsten Kern
- Fran Kumin
- Michael Lasky
- Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins
- Marion Leydier and Brooks Perlin
- Margaret Lundin
- Marlene Marko and Loren Skeist
- Kathleen Maurer
- Wendy and Jeffrey Maurer
- John Mauriello
- Leslie and Jordan Mayer
- Scott C. McDonald and Michael Heyward
- Carol Murray
- Mary Bockelmann Norris and Floyd Norris
- Mimi Oka and Jun Makihara
- Lori and Lee Parks
- Annie Paulsen and Albert Garner
- Margaret and Carl Pfeiffer
- Ponce Bank
- Rajika and Anupam Puri
- Carol and Michael Reimers
- Susan and Peter Restler
- David A.J. Richards
- Susan and William Rifkin
- Paul Rosenberg
- Joan H. Ross
- Eliza and James Rossman
- Cynthia and Thomas Sculco
- Susan Kurz Snyder
- Susan Sommer and Stephen A. Warnke
- Lauren and Jay Springer
- Wendy and Tom Stephenson
- Danna and Harvey Stone
- Kathleen and Michael Stringer
- Margaret Sullivan
- Sweet Hospitality Group
- Brianna Van Kan
- Giulia and Marc Weisman
- Fran and Barry Weissler
- Elena and Louis Werner
- Tappan Wilder
- Debra Winger and Arliss Howard
- Carol Yorke and Gerard Conn
- Barbara and Michael Zimmerman
- Audrey Zucker
Friends
$750 and up- Anonymous (1)
- Karim Basaria
- Ruth and Elliott Joseph
- Max Tierman
Supporters
$500 and up- Alison and Peter Engel Charitable Fund
- Anonymous (2)
- David Bickart
- Barry Bienstock
- Bruce R. Braun
- Pamela and Thomas Brennecke
- Elizabeth Buckholz
- Bonnie and David Covey
- Barbara and William Dahl
- Ronald Finkelstein
- Amy Fontaine
- Gillian Frasier
- Nicole Giantonio
- Robert J. Hall
- Annette and Bill Hebel
- Amanda and Rob Grove Holmén
- Adrienne and Donald Hendler
- Debra Kaye and Steven Horowitz
- Travis James
- Susan and Steven Jeffries
- Orrin Klopper
- Sabrina and Matthew LeBlanc
- Peter Leffman
- Justine and John Leguizamo
- Dedee and Steve Lovell
- Abigail Ludwig
- Kenneth Mandelbaum
- Connie Marquez
- Diane L. Max
- Asha and D.V. Nayak
- Mary Beth Peil
- Sandra Pierson Prior
- Russell Scholl
- Jennifer Shotwell
- Robert Sinclair
- Roger Tilles
Associates
$250 and up- Frederik Anderson
- Anonymous (2)
- Louis Antonelli
- Katherine and Gary Bartholomaus
- Thérèse Bernbach
- Jane Block
- Lynn Brenner
- Lauren Breslow
- Ashwin Bulchandani
- Barbara Ann Cook
- Martha and Stephen Dietz
- John Doran
- Suzanne England
- Bret Eynon
- Ronni Favors and William Colavito
- Sophie Fishbein
- Jessica Greenbaum and Jed Marcus
- Darcy and John Hadjipateras
- George Hagen
- Brenda and David Harms
- Mary Harrigan and Andrew Tothy
- Susan Holman and Anthony Furano
- Stuart Holzer
- Karen Hopkins
- Thomas Jambois
- Steven Joubanian
- Susan Kath and Steven Schindler
- Adelaide Kent
- Rodney Layton
- Cathleen and Sanford Leff
- Alisa Levin and Charles Nathan
- Geraldine Librandi and Doug Bowen
- Jodi Lopez
- Catherine Maciariello
- Anne Maltz
- Stephen McFarland
- Daniel A. Napolitano
- Carol Polsky and Paul Vitello
- Dale Ponikvar
- Judy Popkin
- Julia Preston
- John Rearick
- Julia Robbins
- David Rome
- Eva Saketkoo
- Miriam Schneider
- Leslie and Andy Schultz
- Stephen Segaller
- Anne and Michael Shaw
- Eugene Skowronski
- Dian and Robert Smith
- Paul Sohmer
- Valerie Steele and John Major
- Sade Stevens
- Victoria Summers
- Judith Thompson
- Raphael Nash Thompson
- Susanne Wofford
- Melissa Wohlgemuth and Matt Howard
- Rev. Everett Zabriskie
- Ariel Zwang and Gordon Mehler
Theatre for a New Audience’s programming also receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Current Supporters
Current Supporters
May 1, 2022 – August 16, 2023
Theatre for a New Audience wishes to thank the following donors for their generous support toward our Annual Campaign
Theatre for a New Audience’s arts-in-education programming receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Theatre for a New Audience receives production support from the National Endowment for the Arts, and Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Theatre for a New Audience receives support from public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Principal Benefactors
$100,000 and up- JLGreene Arts Access Fund in the New York Community Trust
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
- The New York Community Trust
- The SHS Foundation
- The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
- The Thompson Family Foundation
- U.S. Small Business Administration
Leading Benefactors
$50,000 and up- The Arnow Family Fund
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- The Charina Foundation
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
- The Polonsky Foundation
Major Benefactors
$20,000 and up- Arts Midwest
- Booth Ferris Foundation
- The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
- The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund
- The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
- The Hearst Corporation
- The Howard Gilman Foundation
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- The Margaret Whitton Charitable Remainder Trust
- National Endowment for the Arts
- New York State Council on the Arts
- The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
- Sidney E. Frank Foundation
- Troy Chemical Corporation
Sustaining Benefactors
$10,000 and up- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
- Coydog Foundation
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
- The Howard Bayne Fund
- Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP
- The J.M. Kaplan Fund
- Kinder Morgan Foundation
- King & Spalding LLP
- Lucille Lortel Foundation
- May and Samuel Rudin Foundation, Inc.
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcilffe LLP
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Select Equity Group, Inc.
- Sidley Austin LLP
- The Starry Night Fund
Producers Circle – The Artistic Director’s Society
$5,000 and up- Axe-Houghton Foundation
- The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation
- Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo, NY City Council Discretionary Funding
- Geen Family Foundation
- King & Spalding LLP
- Litowitz Foundation, Inc.
- Pearce Shakespeare Endowment at Rhodes College
- Richenthal Foundation
- Wells Fargo Bank
Capital Campaign Donors
Capital Campaign Donors
Theatre for a New Audience recognizes with gratitude the following donors to Theatre for a New Audience’s Capital Campaign: Shakespeare Works in Brooklyn: Culture, Community, Capital, to support ambitious programming, access to affordable tickets and financial resiliency.
These funds include the Henry Christensen III Artistic Opportunity Fund, the Audrey H. Meyer New Deal Fund, the Merle Debuskey Studio Fund, the Completing Shakespeare’s Canon Fund, Capital Reserves, and support for the design and construction of New Office and Studio Spaces. To learn more, or to make a gift to the support any of these initiatives, please contact James Lynes, Director of Institutional Advancement, at [email protected] or by calling 646-553-3866.
$1,000,000 and above
Mr.◊ and Mrs. Henry Christensen III
Ford Foundation
The Howard Gilman Foundation
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The Thompson Family Foundation
$250,000–$999,999
Booth Ferris Foundation
Robert E. Buckholz and Lizanne Fontaine
Merle Debuskey◊
Irving Harris Foundation
The Stairway Fund, Audrey Heffernan Meyer and Danny Meyer
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Kathleen Walsh and Gene Bernstein
$100,000–$249,999
Alan Jones and Ashley Garrett
Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr.
Seymour H. Lesser
The Polonsky Foundation
Charlene Magen Weinstein◊
$50,000-$99,999
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Dominique Bravo and Eric Sloan
Aileen and Frank Drury
Agnes Gund
The Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund
New York State Council on the Arts
Abby Pogrebin and David Shapiro
John and Regina Scully Foundation
Marcia T. Thompson◊
$20,000-$49,999
Peggy and Keith Anderson
Elaine and Norman Brodsky
Kathy and Steve Guttman
Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation
Cynthia and Robert Schaffner
Kerri Scharlin and Peter Klosowicz
Daryl and Joy Smith
Susan Stockel
Anne and William Tatlock
Michael Tuch Foundation
Earl D. Weiner
$10,000-$19,999
Diana Bergquist
Sally R. Brody
New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority
Linda and Jay Lapin
Janet Wallach and Robert Menschel◊
Alessandra and Alan Mnuchin
Anne Prost and Robert Olivier
Allison and Neil Rubler
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch
Jackie and Josh Weisberg
$5,000-$9,999
Alan Beller
Katharine and Peter Darrow
Bipin and Linda Doshi
Marcus Doshi
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Susan Schultz and Thomas Faust
Barbara G. Fleischman
Jane Garnett and David Booth
Penny Brandt Jackson and
Thomas Jackson
Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin
Mary and Howard Kelberg
Kirsten and Peter Kern
Susan Litowitz
Ronay and Richard Menschel
Ann and Conrad Plimpton
Priham Trust/The Green Family
Alejandro Santo Domingo
Marie and Mark Schwartz
Cynthia and Thomas Sculco
Nancy Meyer and Marc N. Weiss
List as of 7/3/24
◊deceased
Matching Gifts
Matching Gifts
The following companies have contributed through their Matching Gift Programs:
Matching Gifts
BlackRock, Inc.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Goldman Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Foundation
International Business Machines
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Omidyar Group
Related Companies
TIFF Advisory Services
Troy Chemical Corporation, Inc.
List as of 10/13/23
If your employer has a matching gift program, please consider making a contribution to Theatre for a New Audience and making your gift go further by participating in your employer’s matching gift program.