The Fall and Rise of Private Funding for Theatre
By many measures, foundation giving to performing arts organizations is in decline—except in all the places it’s not.
All Stories About Arts funding
Federal Funding for Nonprofit Arts Is Going to Be a Team Effort
It’s a good thing that unions and employers have a shared interest in the robust funding of the NEA and NEH—because it’s going to take a united front to make it happen.
Foreign Aid Cuts Hit Close to Home for This NYC Theatre
Bond Street Theatre, which takes theatre into refugee camps and prisons overseas, has had programs cancelled—but they’re regrouping, fundraising, and even bringing some of their work home.
Miami-Dade Budget Proposes Major Cuts to Arts Funding
Florida theatres urged their community to act, with $12.8 million of arts funding and its cultural affairs department at stake.
California Theatre Workers Respond to Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Cuts
His plans to trim $11.5 million from the state budget would eviscerate the state’s new Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, designed to help arts employers pay workers a fair wage.
Unkindest Cuts: How Theatres Are Managing the Loss of NEA Funds
While some companies can quickly plug the holes in their budgets for now, the ripple effects of across-the-board cutbacks to federal arts funding may be long-lasting and felt by the most vulnerable.
Trump Proposes Elimination of NEA and NEH
The administration’s 2026 budget comes at a time when the future of NEA staff and grant programs remains in doubt.
The Arts and the Battle for the Soul of Civilization
Now is the time for artists and institutions to step up in defense of the most fragile and vulnerable among us—including our arts organizations themselves.
NEA Drops Requirement That Applicants Agree to Anti-Trans Guideline
The move comes just a day after the ACLU filed a suit on behalf of a number of arts organizations, though for now the “gender ideology” language is still part of the grant awarding process.
New NEA Guidelines Require Compliance With Trump’s Anti-DEI, Anti-Trans Orders
Other updates include a cancellation of Challenge America grants and a new emphasis on patriotic ‘America250’ projects.
