An IP survey found that performing arts professionals were skeptical about grantmakers’ efforts at reform. But all hope is not lost. Foundations and regranting organizations share how they are fast-tracking democratization efforts.
Read MoreA big gift from music mogul Jerry Moss and wife Tina Moss focuses on boosting audience engagement, especially among communities of color, providing arts organizations with a potential roadmap for a challenging time.
Read MoreLeveraging a powerful brand, the Grammy Museum recently made a digital push to adjust to uncertain times. We speak with leadership about the changes, and get the personal story about why donors are so devoted to the museum.
Read MoreA new COVID-19 emergency fund from the Lewis Prize for Music throws a lifeline to organizations serving historically marginalized youth. It reflects growing funder attention to creative youth development that aims to boost racial and social equity.
Read MoreControversial billionaire Len Blavatnik’s philanthropy continues to expand. After an IPO windfall, his support, along with Warner Music Group, of a $100 million fund focused on social justice marks an unexpected new area of giving.
Read MoreA common theme across the Bay Area philanthropshere is tech donors' lack of enthusiasm for the arts. A recent gift to the San Francisco Opera from one of the region's most influential and generous couples reinforces this narrative.
Read MoreFunders continue to grapple with how to address issues of systematic inequality across their communities. We connect with Daniel Lewis, a longtime arts philanthropist looking to bring new thinking about inclusion to music education.
Read MoreMotown Records founder Berry Gordy recently gave $4 million to the museum devoted to preserving the label’s legacy and boosting Detroit. Lots of other funders are also excited by the Motown Museum’s plan for a $50 million expansion.
Read MoreWhile fundraisers are increasingly concentrating their efforts on younger and more impact-focused donors, they shouldn’t discount the emotional power of classical music and the giving power of “old world” patrons. For proof, we turn to a big recent gift.
Read MoreOrchestras continue to grapple with dwindling revenues and labor unrest. But a $55 million gift suggests that if ensembles can ensure organizational stability and roll out strong community outreach efforts, donors will throw them a lifeline.
Read MoreOver three decades into his career as an arts patron, Herb Alpert has carved out a unique, prescient, and often contrarian brand of giving. We check in with the acclaimed musician and record producer on his recent big donation and what lies ahead.
Read MoreLos Angeles-area lawyer David Gindler and his wife Kiki Ramos Gindler have emerged as top local arts funders in recent years. They are likely to play a hands-on role in the organizations that they support.
Read MoreAs opera companies grapple with a dwindling subscriber base and the exodus of older audience members, the Wallace Foundation’s latest installment in its $64 million initiative to drive engagement at performing arts organizations is both timely and instructive.
Read MoreAs regional giving continues to reshape the higher ed landscape, we’re seeing greater support for the highbrow performing arts at universities far from the familiar urban enclaves. Here’s an instructive case study.
Read MoreThe relatively few tech donors in the arts space typically hail from the engineering world. Ann S. Bowers, however, doesn’t fit the mold. We dig into her back story and recent big gift for chamber music.
Read MoreWhile a big recent gift to the Cleveland Orchestra was “unexpected,” there are strong reasons that the city's arts organizations and those of its Rust Belt neighbors keep raking in donor dollars.
Read MoreWhile the Bay Area's tech elite remain ambivalent about the arts, other funders in the region are a different story entirely. We dig into a historic brick-and-mortar gift out of San Francisco.
Read MoreWith 900 member stations nationwide, the NPR network offers hope for the future of journalism and culture alike. So it’s not surprising to see more big money flowing to public radio stations, most recently in Seattle.
Read MoreWith arts organizations fretting about declining corporate support in some places, we look at the recent grantmaking of a big bank that sees the arts and culture as a key to regional vitality.
Read MoreMellon has been promoting orchestral diversity for years. But its support for a collaborative effort to address the root causes behind the field's racial disparities takes things to a new level.
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