Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $2,055,000 (tax year 2023, from 990-PF contributions, gifts, grants paid)
- Number of Grants: 24 grants in 2023
- Average Grant: $85,625
- Total Assets: $18,465,476
- Geographic Focus: National, based on recent 990-PF records (recent grants to theatres in California, New York, Illinois, Texas, Minnesota, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Washington, West Virginia, and other states)
- Application Method: Invitation-only
Contact Details
Phone: 631-727-3626 Address: 552 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901
Funding Priorities
- New theatrical works by early-career American playwrights
- World premiere productions of unproduced, full-length plays
- Support for professional nonprofit theatres producing new work
- Performing arts, specifically theatre and playwriting
Recent Grant Pattern
- Geographic distribution spans major theatre cities across the United States, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis, Seattle, and others (based on most recent 990-PF grant records)
- Grants primarily support professional nonprofit theatres producing new work
- Major annual Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award provides $150,000 for new plays (split between playwright and producing theatre)
- Additional Citations of Excellence awards of $25,000 each to emerging playwrights
What They Don't Fund
Not specified in available sources, but focus is exclusively on theatrical work by early-career American playwrights
Application Process & Timeline
Invitation-only process. The foundation invites specific playwrights and theatres rather than accepting open applications. Submissions from invited applicants are accepted June 15 to September 15, with award notifications in the following spring.
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