Fan Fox & Leslie R Samuels Foundation

Performing Arts Program

Who can apply: Applicants must be not-for-profit organizations based in and incorporated in New York City, publicly supported under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applicants should be established organizations with regular performing activity and the capacity to deliver high-quality work. The Foundation does not fund organizations outside New York City, individual artists, fiscal agents benefiting individual artists, start-up projects, emerging organizations that are not already publicly supported and tax-exempt, arts-in-education programs at the primary or secondary level, broadcasting, spoken word, workshop endeavors, national arts service initiatives, media/visual arts projects related to stage performance, development campaigns, building projects, or endowment support. Organizations may submit only once in any 12-month period.

Deadline: 2026-27 application due dates: September 1, 2026; December 1, 2026; March 1, 2027; June 1, 2027. Applications are accepted only once per organization in any 12-month period.