The Shubert Foundation is dedicated to sustaining and advancing the live performing arts in the United States, with a particular emphasis on theater and a secondary focus on dance.
The Foundation provides general operating support to nonprofit, professional resident theater and dance companies, as well as some arts-related organizations that help support their development.
The Foundation funds in the following areas:
- Theater
Nonprofit professional resident theaters in the U.S. are the primary recipients of general operating support. Artistic achievement, administrative strength, and fiscal stability are factored into each evaluation, as is the company's development of new work and other significant contributions to the field of professional theater.
- Dance
The Foundation views dance as a critical art form related to the theater, and grant applications from dance companies will be accorded consideration using the same criteria as for theater.
- Arts-Related Organizations
Support is provided to nonprofit organizations that help support the development of theater and dance.
- Education
A limited number of grants are made to graduate drama departments of private universities. These departments are evaluated principally in terms of their ability to train and develop theater artists.
The criteria by which proposals are judged include:
- a record of artistic achievement;
- impact of the organization and its programs;
- record of developing new work;
- record of developing artists;
- other significant contributions to the field;
- administrative strength;
- ability to generate earned and contributed income; and,
- fiscal stability.
The Foundation awards unrestricted grants for general operating support rather than funding for specific projects.
The Foundation does not make grants to/for:
- individuals;
- project support;
- audience development;
- direct subsidy of reduced-price admissions;
- conduit organizations;
- media (film, TV, or radio);
- renovation projects;
- loans; or,
- capital or endowment campaigns.
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