About American Theatre Wing
American Theatre Wing invests in brave work, supports creative growth, and celebrates excellence to bring inclusive stories to our national culture through theatre.
Focus Areas
Theatre educationEmerging artist grants and fellowshipsRegional theatre supportAwards and recognition for theatreTraining and professional developmentCommunity engagement and audience development
Who They Fund
university students (performing arts majors)theatre artists and performers (trainees)K-12 classrooms, teachers and studentsnational theatre organizations / institutionstraining program participants
About American Theatre Wing
American Theatre Wing Inc. supports theatre at several stages of the pipeline: classroom resources for under-resourced public schools, scholarships for university students and training participants, annual support for regional theatre companies, and prize grants tied to the Obie Awards. Its recent grantmaking also includes unconditional fellowships for early-career musical theatre writers and direct support for production work in dramatic and musical theatre. Across the latest grants on file, the largest awards are $75,000 National Theatre Grants, each going to a different company such as Latino Theater Company in Los Angeles, Center Stage Associates Inc in Baltimore, and Mixed Blood Theatre Company in Minneapolis. The foundation also backs education and career development through grants to public schools and universities, including New York University, the Regents of the University of Michigan, and Northwestern University. A separate fellowship program, the Gavin Creel Fellowships, supports emerging theatre makers through mentorship, training, networking, and performances. The pattern points to a funder that combines institutional support with direct artist and student aid. Some grants are tied to named initiatives, while others are linked to awards or specific production and education purposes. Taken together, the portfolio shows a mix of national theatre infrastructure, youth access, and early-career development.
What American Theatre Wing Funds
In regional theatre, the foundation made multiple $75,000 National Theatre Grants to companies presenting new work by living American playwrights, including Latino Theater Company in Los Angeles and Theatresquared Inc in Fayetteville. In education, it funded classroom resources for under-resourced public schools such as County of Kay Ponca City Public Schools and Jackson-Madison County School System, both at $40,000 in the recent record. Higher-education support is another clear thread. The Regents of the University of Michigan received $35,610 in 2025 and $35,450 in 2024 for university scholarships and training support, while New York University received $34,192 in 2025 and $30,000 in 2024 for university scholarships. The foundation also backs training scholarships, including $25,300 to Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute LLC in Hilton Head Island. In production support, it gave $30,000 to Hispanic Federationinc in 2023 for production of dramatic and/or musical theatre.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$815K
Total Assets
$13.9M
Total Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$3.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
About 22% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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