The Arthur & Hilda Wenig Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving exclusively in the performing arts, with a clear preference for nonprofit theatre organizations. Grants repeatedly support artistic development, new work and education/outreach at professional theatre companies, primarily in the New York theatre ecosystem. Funding is targeted and relationship-driven rather than broadly distributed across sectors.
Arthur & Hilda Wenig Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is defined by steady support for nonprofit theatre, especially New York-based companies working on artistic development, new plays, and education. The largest recurring grant in the file is $12,000 to Atlantic Theater Company, awarded in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for artistic education and development. Manhattan Theatre Club also appears as a repeated recipient, with $7,500 grants across the same three years for artistic development and education. That pattern shows a foundation that favors long-term relationships over broad dispersion. Their grants are usually modest, but they are concentrated enough to show a clear preference for professional theatre organizations rather than one-off arts events. Signature Theater Co and Second Stage Theatre also receive continuing support, reinforcing the same focus on stage-based artistic growth. Outside theatre, the foundation’s recent grants extend into a small number of other charitable areas, including Holocaust education, pediatric disease research, senior meals, public radio, and children’s wish fulfillment, but these are much smaller in both count and size than the theatre grants.
The foundation’s clearest theme is professional nonprofit theatre. Atlantic Theater Company received $12,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for artistic education and development, while Signature Theater Co received $5,000 in each of those years for artistic development and education. A second arts thread is theatrical growth and new work. Manhattan Theatre Club received $7,500 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for artistic development and education, and Second Stage Theatre received $2,500 annually across the same three years for artistic education and artistic growth. Beyond theatre, the foundation also supports learning and public-interest causes. Thirteen received $750 for media-based lifelong learning, and NY Public Radio received $750 for NYC municipal broadcasting. The grant list also includes $750 to the US Holocaust Museum for educating new generations about the Holocaust.
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $150, the median is $250, and the 75th percentile is $750. The distribution is consistent with a foundation that makes many modest awards and a smaller number of larger theatre grants. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Atlantic Theater Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theater Co, Second Stage Theatre, US Holocaust Museum, St Judes Children Research Hospital, NY Public Radio, and Make a Wish Foundation-nj. The foundation is a grantmaking charitable foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$100K
$242K
$23K
$34K
Most grants fall between $150 and $750, with a median of $250.
25th Percentile
$150
Median
$250
75th Percentile
$750
About 4% of grants go to recipients in TN.
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Concentrated, repeat support: a small number of mid-sized grants recurring to a handful of theatre organizations rather than many one-off donations across causes.
Notable grantees: Atlantic Theater Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre Company
Grant recipients are almost entirely in the United States, with 84 grants recorded there. New York City is the main recipient hub, appearing repeatedly through organizations such as Atlantic Theater Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theater Co, Second Stage Theatre, NY Public Radio, City Meals on Wheels, Fresh Air Fund, and Thirteen. Other named recipient locations include Memphis, TN; Washington, DC; Poughkeepsie, NY; Stamford, CT; Phoenix, AZ; and Federal Way, WA. The top state by grant count is Tennessee, while New Jersey recipients account for 4% of grants.
The foundation concentrates its giving exclusively in the performing arts, with a clear preference for nonprofit theatre organizations. Recent grants repeatedly support artistic development, new play commissioning, and theatre education or outreach for professional theatre companies, especially in the New York theatre ecosystem.
Typical grants are modest. The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $150, a median of $250, and a 75th percentile of $750. Even the larger theatre awards in the recent list remain targeted rather than large-scale institutional commitments.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Atlantic Theater Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theater Co, Second Stage Theatre, US Holocaust Museum, St Judes Children Research Hospital, NY Public Radio, and Make a Wish Foundation-nj. That pattern points to recurring relationships rather than one-time awards.
The non-theatre grants are limited but varied. Recent examples include Holocaust education through the US Holocaust Museum, pediatric disease research and treatment through St Judes Children Research Hospital, senior meals through City Meals on Wheels, public broadcasting support through NY Public Radio, and wish-granting support for children through Make a Wish Foundation-nj.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ARTISTICEDUCATION &DEVELOPMENT |
| MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT ARTISTICDEVELOPMENT &EDUCATION |
| SIGNATURE THEATER CO | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ARTISTICDEVELOPMENT &EDUCATION |
| SECOND STAGE THEATRE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT ARTISTICEDUCATION &ARTISTIC GROWTH |
| US HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $750 | 2025 | INSPIRING NEW GENERATIONSIN EDUCATING AND ACTINGON THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST |
| ST JUDES CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $500 | 2025 | ADVANCE CURES & PREVENTION OFPEDIATRIC DISEASES THRURESEARCH & TREATMENT |
| NY PUBLIC RADIO | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | PROVIDE SUPPORTFOR NYC MUNICIPALBROADCASTING |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION-NJ | PHOENIX, AZ | $500 | 2025 | MAKE LIFE BETTERFOR KIDS WITH LIFETHREATING MEDICAL ISSUES |
| FEED THE CHILDREN | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $150 | 2025 | TRY TO END CHILDHOODHUNGER PROVIDE MEALSTO CHILDREN |
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOC | CHICAGO, IL | $150 | 2025 | HELP CURE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYALS & RELATED DISEASESBY FUNDING RESEARCH |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $150 | 2025 | FIND A CURE FOR THEDISEASE & PROVIDEFULLER LIVES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE IT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE NY | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2025 | PROVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSINGFOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMALIES |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $150 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOR THEHUNGRY PEOPLEON LONG ISLAND |
| FRESH AIR FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2025 | TO SHAPE LIVES OF NYCCHILDREN BY LEARNING NEW SKILLSDISCOVER TALENTS & BUILD CONFIDENCE |
| SUSAN KOMEN | DALLAS, TX | $150 | 2025 | MISSION TOEND BREAST CANCER |
| CEREBRAL PALSY OF NASSAU COUNTY | ROOSEVELT, NY | $150 | 2025 | PROVIDING SERVICESTO THOSE WITHDISABILITIES |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $150 | 2025 | PROVIDE AID & AWARDS TOMILITARY & FIRST RESPONDERSWHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2025 | HELP THOSEAFFECTED BY MS& TRY TO FIND A CURE |
| MARCH OF DIMES | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $150 | 2025 | PROMOTING & IMPOVING HEALTH OFMOTHERS & BABIES |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $150 | 2025 | PROVIDE BEST CARETHRU PRACTICE EDUCATION& RESEARCH |
| READING IS FUNDAMENTAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $150 | 2025 | ENSURE ALL CHILDRENHAVE THE ABILITYTO READ AND SUCEED |
| ALZHEIMER ASSOC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $150 | 2025 | SUPPORT RESEARCH TOELIMINATE DISEASECARE/SUPPORT OF THOSE AFFECTED |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2025 | SUPPORT CANCERRESEARCH EDUCATIONTRAINING & CARE |
| CITY MEALS ON WHEELS | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2025 | COMBAT HUNGERPROVIDE SENIORSMEALS |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | STAMFORD, CT | $150 | 2025 | SUPPORT FORFIGHTING BLOOD RELATEDCANCERS |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2025 | FUND RESEARCH, PROVIDE INFOHELP BLIND LIVEPRODUCTIVE LIVES |
| PEQUANNOCK TWP FA RESCUE SERV | POMPTON PLAINS, NJ | $25 | 2025 | PROTECTING THE COMMUNITYTHRU FIRE & RESCUESERVICES |
| ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ARTISTICEDUCATION &DEVELOPMENT |
| MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT ARTISTICDEVELOPMENT &EDUCATION |
| SIGNATURE THEATER CO | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ARTISTICDEVELOPMENT &EDUCATION |
| SECOND STAGE THEATRE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT ARTISTICEDUCATION &ARTISTIC GROWTH |
| US HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $750 | 2024 | INSPIRING NEW GENERATIONSIN EDUCATING AND ACTINGON THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST |
| NY PUBLIC RADIO | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | PROVIDE SUPPORTFOR NYC MUNICIPALBROADCASTING |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION-NJ | PHOENIX, AZ | $500 | 2024 | MAKE LIFE BETTERFOR KIDS WITH LIFETHREATING MEDICAL ISSUES |
| ST JUDES CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $400 | 2024 | ADVANCE CURES & PREVENTION OFPEDIATRIC DISEASES THRURESEARCH & TREATMENT |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | STAMFORD, CT | $150 | 2024 | SUPPORT FORFIGHTING BLOOD RELATEDCANCERS |
| FRESH AIR FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2024 | TO SHAPE LIVES OF NYCCHILDREN BY LEARNING NEW SKILLSDISCOVER TALENTS & BUILD CONFIDENCE |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $150 | 2024 | PROVIDE BEST CARETHRU PRACTICE EDUCATION& RESEARCH |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $150 | 2024 | FIND A CURE FOR THEDISEASE & PROVIDEFULLER LIVES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE IT |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2024 | HELP THOSEAFFECTED BY MS& TRY TO FIND A CURE |
| CITY MEALS ON WHEELS | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2024 | COMBAT HUNGERPROVIDE SENIORSMEALS |
| MARCH OF DIMES | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $150 | 2024 | PROMOTING & IMPOVING HEALTH OFMOTHERS & BABIES |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE NY | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2024 | PROVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSINGFOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMALIES |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2024 | FUND RESEARCH, PROVIDE INFOHELP BLIND LIVEPRODUCTIVE LIVES |
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOC | CHICAGO, IL | $150 | 2024 | HELP CURE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYALS & RELATED DISEASESBY FUNDING RESEARCH |
| SUSAN KOMEN | DALLAS, TX | $150 | 2024 | MISSION TOEND BREAST CANCER |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $150 | 2024 | PROVIDE FOR THEHUNGRY PEOPLEON LONG ISLAND |
| CEREBRAL PALSY OF NASSAU COUNTY | ROOSEVELT, NY | $150 | 2024 | PROVIDING SERVICESTO THOSE WITHDISABILITIES |
| FEED THE CHILDREN | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $150 | 2024 | TRY TO END CHILDHOODHUNGER PROVIDE MEALSTO CHILDREN |
| THIRTEEN | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2024 | USE OF MEDIA TOCREATE LIFETIMELEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
$12,000SUPPORT ARTISTICEDUCATION &DEVELOPMENT
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB
$7,500SUPPORT ARTISTICDEVELOPMENT &EDUCATION
SIGNATURE THEATER CO
$5,000SUPPORT ARTISTICDEVELOPMENT &EDUCATION
SECOND STAGE THEATRE
$2,500SUPPORT ARTISTICEDUCATION &ARTISTIC GROWTH
US HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
$750INSPIRING NEW GENERATIONSIN EDUCATING AND ACTINGON THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST
ST JUDES CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$500ADVANCE CURES & PREVENTION OFPEDIATRIC DISEASES THRURESEARCH & TREATMENT
NY PUBLIC RADIO
$500PROVIDE SUPPORTFOR NYC MUNICIPALBROADCASTING
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION-NJ
$500MAKE LIFE BETTERFOR KIDS WITH LIFETHREATING MEDICAL ISSUES
FEED THE CHILDREN
$150TRY TO END CHILDHOODHUNGER PROVIDE MEALSTO CHILDREN
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOC
$150HELP CURE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYALS & RELATED DISEASESBY FUNDING RESEARCH
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
$150FIND A CURE FOR THEDISEASE & PROVIDEFULLER LIVES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE IT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE NY
$150PROVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSINGFOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMALIES
LONG ISLAND CARES
$150PROVIDE FOR THEHUNGRY PEOPLEON LONG ISLAND
FRESH AIR FUND
$150TO SHAPE LIVES OF NYCCHILDREN BY LEARNING NEW SKILLSDISCOVER TALENTS & BUILD CONFIDENCE
SUSAN KOMEN
$150MISSION TOEND BREAST CANCER
CEREBRAL PALSY OF NASSAU COUNTY
$150PROVIDING SERVICESTO THOSE WITHDISABILITIES
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS
$150PROVIDE AID & AWARDS TOMILITARY & FIRST RESPONDERSWHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
$150HELP THOSEAFFECTED BY MS& TRY TO FIND A CURE
MARCH OF DIMES
$150PROMOTING & IMPOVING HEALTH OFMOTHERS & BABIES
MAYO CLINIC
$150PROVIDE BEST CARETHRU PRACTICE EDUCATION& RESEARCH
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL
$150ENSURE ALL CHILDRENHAVE THE ABILITYTO READ AND SUCEED
ALZHEIMER ASSOC
$150SUPPORT RESEARCH TOELIMINATE DISEASECARE/SUPPORT OF THOSE AFFECTED
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING
$150SUPPORT CANCERRESEARCH EDUCATIONTRAINING & CARE
CITY MEALS ON WHEELS
$150COMBAT HUNGERPROVIDE SENIORSMEALS
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$150SUPPORT FORFIGHTING BLOOD RELATEDCANCERS
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND
$150FUND RESEARCH, PROVIDE INFOHELP BLIND LIVEPRODUCTIVE LIVES
PEQUANNOCK TWP FA RESCUE SERV
$25PROTECTING THE COMMUNITYTHRU FIRE & RESCUESERVICES
ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
$12,000SUPPORT ARTISTICEDUCATION &DEVELOPMENT
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB
$7,500SUPPORT ARTISTICDEVELOPMENT &EDUCATION
SIGNATURE THEATER CO
$5,000SUPPORT ARTISTICDEVELOPMENT &EDUCATION
SECOND STAGE THEATRE
$2,500SUPPORT ARTISTICEDUCATION &ARTISTIC GROWTH
US HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
$750INSPIRING NEW GENERATIONSIN EDUCATING AND ACTINGON THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST
NY PUBLIC RADIO
$500PROVIDE SUPPORTFOR NYC MUNICIPALBROADCASTING
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION-NJ
$500MAKE LIFE BETTERFOR KIDS WITH LIFETHREATING MEDICAL ISSUES
ST JUDES CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$400ADVANCE CURES & PREVENTION OFPEDIATRIC DISEASES THRURESEARCH & TREATMENT
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$150SUPPORT FORFIGHTING BLOOD RELATEDCANCERS
FRESH AIR FUND
$150TO SHAPE LIVES OF NYCCHILDREN BY LEARNING NEW SKILLSDISCOVER TALENTS & BUILD CONFIDENCE
MAYO CLINIC
$150PROVIDE BEST CARETHRU PRACTICE EDUCATION& RESEARCH
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
$150FIND A CURE FOR THEDISEASE & PROVIDEFULLER LIVES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE IT
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
$150HELP THOSEAFFECTED BY MS& TRY TO FIND A CURE
CITY MEALS ON WHEELS
$150COMBAT HUNGERPROVIDE SENIORSMEALS
MARCH OF DIMES
$150PROMOTING & IMPOVING HEALTH OFMOTHERS & BABIES
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE NY
$150PROVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSINGFOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMALIES
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND
$150FUND RESEARCH, PROVIDE INFOHELP BLIND LIVEPRODUCTIVE LIVES
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOC
$150HELP CURE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYALS & RELATED DISEASESBY FUNDING RESEARCH
SUSAN KOMEN
$150MISSION TOEND BREAST CANCER
LONG ISLAND CARES
$150PROVIDE FOR THEHUNGRY PEOPLEON LONG ISLAND
CEREBRAL PALSY OF NASSAU COUNTY
$150PROVIDING SERVICESTO THOSE WITHDISABILITIES
FEED THE CHILDREN
$150TRY TO END CHILDHOODHUNGER PROVIDE MEALSTO CHILDREN
THIRTEEN
$150USE OF MEDIA TOCREATE LIFETIMELEARNING OPPORTUNITIES