The foundation concentrates its support on major performing arts institutions, particularly theater organizations in the New York City area, and also funds select higher-education partners (e.g., Yale). Grants are few but sizable and targeted, suggesting an interest in sustaining flagship cultural venues and high-profile arts programming. The foundation appears to favor established organizations with broad public reach rather than small grassroots groups.
Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants to prominent, established arts institutions (repeat support observed for Yale), with a strong NYC geographic emphasis and preference for theater/performing arts.
A clear pattern in Sarah Long and David Solomon Family Foundation’s recent grantmaking is sustained support for major performing arts institutions, especially New York City theaters. The largest recent gift listed is $220,090 to Lincoln Center Theater for program support in 2024, followed by $126,532 in 2025 to Lincoln Center Theatre the Vivian Beaumont for the same purpose. Those awards sit alongside other sizable theater grants to The Public Theater, The New 42nd Street Inc, and Manhattan Theatre Club Inc, showing a consistent emphasis on established venues with broad public audiences. The foundation also extends this arts-centered approach to select education and community partners. Yale University appears twice in the recent list, at $105,000 in 2024 and $91,000 in 2025, both for program support, which suggests an ongoing institutional relationship rather than a one-time gift. Smaller grants reach organizations in Bedford, New Haven, and other Northeast locations, but the strongest thread is support for organizations that stage public-facing cultural programming or connect arts activity to wider civic life. Across the grants listed here, the foundation favors named institutions and structured program support over individual or grassroots funding.
In theater and live performance, the foundation backed several New York institutions with program support, including $70,000 to The Public Theater in 2025 and $46,500 to The New 42nd Street Inc in 2024. Those awards point to a preference for organizations that produce or house large-scale public performances. It also supports arts education and university-linked cultural activity. Yale University received $105,000 in 2024 and $91,000 in 2025, both marked program support, and The Spizzwinks of Yale University received $5,000 in 2025 as general support. Beyond performance, the foundation has made smaller grants tied to local access and community presence. Bedford Playhouse Inc received $47,600 in 2024 and $34,365 in 2025, while Bedford Riding Lanes Bedford received $3,000 in 2024. Those gifts show attention to institutions rooted in the Bedford area as well as broader regional arts and civic organizations.
$518K
$4.7M
$1.2M
$564K
Most grants fall between $10K and $48K, with a median of $47K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$47K
75th Percentile
$48K
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Notable grantees: Lincoln Center Theater, Lincoln Center Theater — The Vivian Beaumont, The Public Theater, Yale University
The typical grant size is concentrated in the middle of the range: p25 is $10,000, median is $46,500, and p75 is $47,600. The recent list shows a mix of larger program awards and a smaller set of general support gifts, including $35,000 to Giving Back Fund Inc and $18,000 to Coexistence Story Inc. Recipients can appear in multiple years, which suggests continuing relationships rather than one-time grants; examples include repeated support to Yale University, Bedford Playhouse Inc, The New 42nd Street Inc, and The Jed Foundation. The foundation funds organizations directly and does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals.
Grantmaking is heavily centered in New York: 56% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. New York City dominates the recipient map, with grants to organizations in New York, NY such as Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater, and Manhattan Theatre Club Inc. Outside New York, the foundation also supports New Haven, CT institutions including Yale University and Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Inc, plus a smaller number of recipients in Bedford, NY, King of Prussia, PA, Boston, MA, New Canaan, CT, and Mount Kisco, NY. All listed grants are to US recipients.
The most consistent pattern is support for major performing arts institutions, especially New York theater organizations. Recent grants include program support for Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater, The New 42nd Street Inc, and Manhattan Theatre Club Inc, along with repeated support for Yale University and other public-facing cultural institutions.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent list. Yale University received $105,000 in 2024 and $91,000 in 2025; Bedford Playhouse Inc received $47,600 in 2024 and $34,365 in 2025; The New 42nd Street Inc received $46,500 in 2024 and $35,000 in 2025.
The middle of the distribution is sizable: p25 is $10,000, median is $46,500, and p75 is $47,600. That lines up with a grant pattern focused on mid-to-large institutional awards rather than many small grants.
The recent grants include both program support and general support. Program support appears most often, including gifts to Lincoln Center Theater, Yale University, The Public Theater, and Bedford Playhouse Inc. General support appears as well, including awards to Giving Back Fund Inc, Coexistence Story Inc, and St Bernard's School Inc.
The giving is regional and overwhelmingly US-based. New York is the top state by grant count, and 56% of grants go to recipients in New York. New York, NY is the most visible city in the recipient list, with additional grants to New Haven, CT; Bedford, NY; Boston, MA; King of Prussia, PA; New Canaan, CT; and Mount Kisco, NY.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN CENTER THEATERTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT | NEW YORK, NY | $126,532 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $91,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE PUBLIC THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE JED FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GIVING BACK FUND INC | BOSTON, MA | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NEW 42ND STREET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE INC | BEDFORD, NY | $34,365 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE LIVING ARTS COLLABORATIVE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COEXISTENCE STORY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE ASSOCIATION FOR FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION | KING OF PRUSSIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST BERNARD'S SCHOOL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $9,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SPIZZWINKS OF YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOWNTOWN EVENING SOUP KITCHEN INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,213 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN CENTER THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $220,090 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $105,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE INC | BEDFORD, NY | $47,600 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE JED FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $47,400 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE NEW 42ND STREET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $46,500 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE ENGLISH CONCERT IN AMERICA INC | NEW CANAAN, CT | $19,888 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DOWNTOWN EVENING SOUP KITCHEN INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE ASSOCIATION FOR FRONTO TEMPORAL | KING OF PRUSSIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BEDFORD RIDING LANES BEDFORD | BEDFORD, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE INC | BEDFORD, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN CENTER THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $51,500 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE NEW 42ND STREET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE JED FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $24,740 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE PUBLIC THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $18,645 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE LIVING ARTS COLLABORATIVE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,040 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
LINCOLN CENTER THEATERTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT
$126,532PROGRAM SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERSITY
$91,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE PUBLIC THEATER
$70,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE NEW 42ND STREET INC
$35,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE LIVING ARTS COLLABORATIVE
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COEXISTENCE STORY INC
$18,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST BERNARD'S SCHOOL INC
$9,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE SPIZZWINKS OF YALE UNIVERSITY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
$220,090PROGRAM SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERSITY
$105,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE NEW 42ND STREET INC
$46,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE ENGLISH CONCERT IN AMERICA INC
$19,888PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE ASSOCIATION FOR FRONTO TEMPORAL
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BEDFORD RIDING LANES BEDFORD
$3,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERSITY
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
$51,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE NEW 42ND STREET INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE LIVING ARTS COLLABORATIVE
$10,040PROGRAM SUPPORT