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The Shubert Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 13-6106961 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$82.1M
Grants reported
1,323
Typical grant
$35K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

How to apply

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Contact
Vicki Reiss
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
All requests must be submitted on the foundation's application form and include a copy of the applicant's letter from the U.S. treasury department granting federal tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. internal revenue code. To be eligible for a grant and if audited financial statements are required, applicants must submit financial statements for their most recent fiscal year, audited by certified public accountants. The principal goal of the grants program is to build and perpetuate the live performing arts, particularly the professional theatre, in the united states. Accomplishment of this goal involves support both of the theatrical institutions and of those other elements of the performing arts and related institutions that are necessary to maintain and support the theatre.
Restrictions
The shubert foundation exclusively provides funds for general operating support. Funds are not provided for project support, nor allocated for capital or endowment campaigns, nor to individuals or conduit organizations.
Original filing text
Contact
VICKI REISS
Address
234 WEST 44TH STREET NEW YORK, NY, 10036
Phone
2129443777
Deadlines
SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION ATTACHMENT
Application materials
ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON THE FOUNDATION'S APPLICATION FORM AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE APPLICANT'S LETTER FROM THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT GRANTING FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT AND IF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED, APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THEIR MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, AUDITED BY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. THE PRINCIPAL GOAL OF THE GRANTS PROGRAM IS TO BUILD AND PERPETUATE THE LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE, IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS GOAL INVOLVES SUPPORT BOTH OF THE THEATRICAL INSTITUTIONS AND OF THOSE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE THEATRE.
Restrictions
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDES FUNDS FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. FUNDS ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR PROJECT SUPPORT, NOR ALLOCATED FOR CAPITAL OR ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGNS, NOR TO INDIVIDUALS OR CONDUIT ORGANIZATIONS.

Reported organization name: THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC

Current grant programs

Opportunities and giving programs published on The Shubert Foundation Inc's website. Confirm details with the foundation before applying.

Arts Related

Deadline October 14, 2026

Unrestricted general operating support to help arts-related organizations grow and advance. Eligible applicants: Arts-related organizations.. Geography served: United States; United States territories. Deadline: October 14, 2026 Dance, Arts Related, and Shubert Scholars application due 6pm ET.

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Dance

Deadline October 14, 2026

Unrestricted general operating support intended to sustain and advance dance and reinforce the organizational structures that nurture artistic development. Geography served: United States; United States territories. Deadline: October 14, 2026 Dance, Arts Related, and Shubert Scholars application due 6pm ET.

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Shubert Scholars

Deadline October 14, 2026

Unrestricted awards to help MFA programs grow and advance. Eligible applicants: MFA programs.. Geography served: United States; United States territories. Deadline: October 14, 2026 Dance, Arts Related, and Shubert Scholars application due 6pm ET.

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Theatre

Deadline December 3, 2026

Unrestricted general operating support intended to sustain and advance theatre and reinforce the organizational structures that nurture artistic development. Geography served: United States; United States territories. Deadline: December 3, 2026 Theatre application due 6pm ET.

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Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024671$42M
2023652$40.1M

Where The Shubert Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Fund for Public Schoolsnyc Dept of Education

NEW YORK, NY

$371KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

For shubert leader and teacher development

Fund for Public Schools Inc

NEW YORK, NY

$371KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

For shubert leader and teacher development

Fund for Public Schools Inc

NEW YORK, NY

$363KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

For shubert-mti broadway junior project

Fund for Public Schoolsnyc Dept of Education

NEW YORK, NY

$360KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

For shubert-mti broadway junior project

Chicago Theatre Group Inc

CHICAGO, IL

$350KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General operating support for theatrical productions and activities

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Shubert Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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