This NYC-based regrantor backs composers and small ensembles across a wide range of genres. CEO Kevin Kwan Loucks walks us through its grant programs, new plans to grow audience engagement, and more.
Read MoreThrough its five-year Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative, Wallace dug deep into the question of how arts organizations can grow their reach and revenue. A new report offers some key findings.
Read MoreCreative Capital recently announced the winners of its latest round of awards, totaling $2.5 million. With a heightened focus on equity and accessibility, the funder is helping dozens of artists advance their careers.
Read MoreThe Levitt Foundation has a unique focus on creating music performance spaces as a way to support communities nationwide. The family recently announced it would spend down to boost its impact.
Read MoreThe Colburn Foundation is solely dedicated to classical music, following the wishes of its founder, Richard D. Colburn. Here's a closer look at this niche funder and how Southern California groups can connect with it.
Read MoreThe New York City-based Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation supports performing arts organizations and seeks to improve quality of life for older adults. We take a closer look at its history, grantmaking and more.
Read MoreBruce and Suzie Kovner are major backers of arts institutions like the Juilliard School, along with several right-leaning think tanks. The New York couple’s giving holds some interesting twists too.
Read MoreFor the Eisner Foundation, funding a community-based orchestra, open to all ages, has helped build ties between the generations, enriching an L.A. neighborhood. It’s a testament to the power of intergenerational programming.
Read MoreFor over three decades, Herb Alpert has been one of arts philanthropy’s most impactful and articulate patrons. We check in with the music legend about how he goes about his giving, recent gifts and news, and more.
Read MoreAn increasing number of funders have been looking to spur social change through their arts funding, especially during the pandemic. Here are 11 examples we’ve been following.
Read MoreKaren Brooks Hopkins regales us with tales of a “small but truly miserable group” of hard-to-deal-with donors she encountered during her time leading the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Read MoreThis week’s IP Briefing—music philanthropy. Music gets more support from philanthropy than other performing arts, but funding amounts vary greatly, with opera companies and orchestras receiving the lion’s share.
Read MoreThe pandemic was devastating for working artists, many of whom lost their livelihoods. In this guest post, Maurine Knighton of Doris Duke Charitable Foundation shares how powerful unrestricted funding provides a lifeline.
Read MoreMusic nonprofits faced difficult challenges during the pandemic, with crucial revenue streams shut down for months. We spoke with fundraisers to find out how they got by—and how they are moving forward.
Read MoreJudith Rodin made resilience a key component of the Rockefeller Foundation’s grantmaking during her time as president. Here’s how she’s applying resilience strategies to help the New World Symphony evolve at a critical juncture.
Read MoreFor years, arts funders have sought to make opera more relevant, engaging and responsive to local communities. We check in with OPERA America about how philanthropy can move the field forward.
Read MoreDespite incremental progress over the past decade, classical music remains predominantly white. We check in with Afa Dworkin, head of the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization, about how funders can boost representation.
Read MoreIP’s Mike Scutari recently observed the Lewis Prize for Music’s participatory grantmaking process. He reports on the experience and checks in with panelists and leadership on how arts funders can best democratize their grantmaking.
Read MoreIn her annual year-end post, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president emerita of Brooklyn Academy of Music, fondly recalls a very different holiday season than this one, and a fundraising event that turned out to be more than she bargained for.
Read MoreA big question in the early days of the pandemic was whether nonprofits should keep the fundraising machinery humming or take a breather. The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra put things on hold for months. But raising money can’t wait forever.
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