Season Sponsor:
Leadership support for BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:
Leadership support for BAM Access Programs provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for BAM programming provided by:
Leadership support for Moby Dick, Trisha Brown Dance Company, and Age of Content provided by:
Leadership support for theater and dance at BAM and BAM Education programs provided by:
The SHS Foundation
Leadership support for theater at BAM provided by The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Leadership support for poetry at BAM provided by Hawthornden Foundation
Leadership Support for the National Theatre at BAM provided by Diane L. Max, the Lawton W. Fitt and James I. McLaren Foundation, Bruce Ratner and Linda Johnson
Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by:
Leadership support for Trisha Brown Dance Company provided by:
Steinberg Screen at the Harvey Theater made possible by:
Leadership support for BAM Education Programs programming at BAM provided by the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Leadership support for the BAM Hamm Archives, BAM Film, and Community programs provided by The Thompson Family Foundation
Leadership support for the BAM Hamm Archives provided by Charles J. & Irene F. Hamm
Leadership support for the Shelby White & Leon Levy BAM Digital Archive, a program of the BAM Hamm Archives, provided by:
Lead Sponsor of
The 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provided by:
Major support for Arts & Justice, Word. Sound. Power. in the Classroom, (Re)Centering Theater, and BAM Education programs provided by The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation
Major support for BAM Education programs provided by: Epstein Teicher Philanthropies; Jody & John Arnhold; and Tiger Baron Foundation
Major support for sensory-friendly performances provided by The FAR Fund and The Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund
Major support for Brooklyn Interns for Arts & Culture and BAM Education programs provided by Constans Culver Foundation
Major support for programs in the Lepercq Cinema is provided by The Lepercq Charitable Foundation
Major support for The Met: Live in HD provided in memory of Joan Kronick
Support provided by FUSED, a program of Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation.
Support for theater at BAM provided by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Support for BAM Education programs provided by: Anne-Victoire Auriault; Jennifer Kopylov; and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Support for sensory-friendly performances provided by The Wasily Family Foundation, Inc.
Support for senior programming is provided by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Department for the Aging
Additional support for opera and theater at BAM provided by The Francena T. Harrison Foundation Trust
Supporter of BAM Free Music, M&T Bank
Additional support for theater at BAM provided by David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation, and Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
Additional support for Brooklyn Interns for Arts & Culture provided by The Krumholz Foundation
Leadership support for every season provided by the BAM Board of Trustees, led by Diane L. Max, Chair & Vice Chairs Juliet Moser and Tim Sebunya
Leadership support for BAM’s programming and initiatives provided by: Valerie Berlin; brigittenyc; Janel Callon; William I. Campbell & Christine Wächter-Campbell; Jeanne Donovan Fisher; Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman; The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; Gotham Organization, Inc. Alex Katz Foundation; Adam E. Max (in memoriam) & Diane L. Max; Scott C. McDonald; Darnell-Moser Charitable Fund; Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.; Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust; PM The Przymusinski Fund; The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund; Jennifer Small & Adam Wolfensohn; Starry Night Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation; Axel Stawski & Galia Meiri Stawski;Robert Tichio; Nora Ann Wallace; James Wilentz & Robin Maxwell; Anonymous
Major support for BAM’s programming and initiatives provided by: Cheryl & Joe Della Rosa; Steven & Susan Felsher; Barry M. Fox; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Susan Kane; Robin & Edgar Lampert; James I. McLaren & Lawton W. Fitt; Nadia G. McSherry Trust; Richard & Ronay Menschel; The Ambrose Monell Foundation; Eri Nishikawa; The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc.; The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund; Dr. Sheila A. Cain & Bart Sheehan; Brian Stafford & Céline Dufétel; Joseph A. Stern
Additional support for BAM’s programming and initiatives provided by: Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation; The Howard Bayne Fund; Tony Bechara; Andrea Bozzo & John Martinez; Aashish & Dinyar Devitre; Dalio Philanthropies; MaryAnne Gilmartin; GUCCI; The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund; Stephanie & Timothy Ingrassia; Jennifer Kopylov; Brian & Florence Mahony; Barbara & Richard Moore; Edward S. Moore Foundation; Gabriel & Lindsay Pizzi; Jonathan F.P. & Diana Calthorpe Rose; Edward & Virginia Spilka; The Dorothy & Stanley Tananbaum Foundation; Wendy vanden Heuvel; Anonymous
Your tax dollars make BAM programs possible through funding from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
The BAM facilities are owned by the City of New York and benefit from public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Zohran K. Mamdani; the New York City Council including Council Speaker Julie Menin, Councilmember Crystal Hudson, and the Brooklyn Delegation of the Council; and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. BAM would also like to thank the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate, Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest, and Senator Andrew Gounardes. BAM is also grateful for the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Charles D. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Nydia M. Velazquez, and Representative Daniel S. Goldman.
Your tax dollars make BAM programs possible through funding from:
BAM is deeply grateful to all the supporters and patrons listed below for their vital gifts to BAM over the last year.
$5,000,000 and above
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
$1,000,000 to $4,999,999
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman
Jerome L. Greene Foundation
The New York City Council
The State of New York
$500,000 to $999,999
Howard Gilman Foundation
Mellon Foundation
The Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust
The SHS Foundation
The Thompson Family Foundation
$250,000 to $499,999
Robert & Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Hawthornden Foundation
Adam E. Max (in memoriam) & Diane L. Max
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous
$100,000 to $249,999
Valerie Berlin
brigittenyc
Janel Callon
William I. Campbell & Christine Wächter-Campbell
The FAR Fund
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Gotham Organization, Inc.
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Alex Katz Foundation
Scott C. McDonald
Darnell-Moser Charitable Fund
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.
National Endowment for the Arts
Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust
PM The Przymusinski Fund
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
Emilia Sherifova
Jennifer Small & Adam Wolfensohn
Starry Night Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Axel Stawski & Galia Meiri Stawski
Robert Tichio
Van Cleef & Arpels, Inc.
Nora Ann Wallace
James Wilentz & Robin Maxwell
$50,000 to $99,999
Jody & John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation
Citizens
Constans Culver Foundation
Cheryl & Joe Della Rosa
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Steven & Susan Felsher
Barry M. Fox
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Susan Kane
The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation
Robin & Edgar Lampert
Lawton W. Fitt and James I. McLaren Foundation
Naida G. McSherry Trust
Richard & Ronay Menschel
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
Eri Nishikawa
New York State Council on the Arts
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc.
The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
Dr. Sheila A. Cain & Bart Sheehan
Brian Stafford & Céline Dufétel
Joseph A. Stern
Tiger Baron Foundation
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
$25,000 to $49,999
Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation
Altman Foundation
American Express
The Howard Bayne Fund
Tony Bechara*
Andrea Bozzo & John Martinez
BSE Global
Dalio Philanthropies
Aashish & Dinyar Devitre
MaryAnne Gilmartin
GUCCI
The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund
Stephanie & Timothy Ingrassia
Barbara Haws & William Josephson
Jennifer Kopylov
Rick and Sue Kronick, in honor of their mother Joan
Brian & Florence Mahony
Barbara & Richard Moore
Edward S. Moore Foundation
New York City Department for the Aging
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
Gabriel & Lindsay Pizzi
Jonathan F.P. & Diana Calthorpe Rose
The Scherman Foundation, Inc.
Edward & Virginia Spilka
The Dorothy & Stanley Tananbaum Foundation
The Travel Agency
Wendy vanden Heuvel
Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation
Joseph LeRoy & Ann C. Warner Fund
The Wasily Family Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous
$10,000 to $24,999
Ameriprise Financial
Anne-Victoire Auriault
Paula & Earl Black
Annie & Jim Bodnar
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Bowe
Sandra Brinkert
Brooklyn Borough President—Antonio Reynoso
Alexandra Ching & John Buttrick
Constance Christensen
Con Edison
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Rohit Dsouza
Violet & Christopher Eagan
Ingrid and David Ellen
Lehoczky Escobar Family
David Farer & Elisa King
Laurie Garrett
Roberta Garza & Roberto Mendoza
Elaine Golin
David & Elaine Gould
The Marc Haas Foundation, Inc.
The Francena T. Harrison Foundation Trust
Cheryl Henson & Ed Finn
Miriam Katowitz
Alexander E. Kipka & Katherine Nintzel
David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation
Abdul-Rahman Lediju & Angela Nurse-Lediju
Leon Levy Foundation
John Lipsky
Jacqueline Loeb & Zachary Wieder
M&T Bank
David & Susan Marcinek
Rebecca McBride & Ariella Ben-Dov
Louis Mintz & Beverly Crilly
John Morning
National Grid
Elyse & Michael Newhouse
Carla & Ryan Norris
Pfizer Inc.
William D. & Susan Kahan Rifkin
Graham Russell
Bettina Schneider and Carla Muskat
Tim & Julie Sebunya
Vivien & Michael Shelanski
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Susan & Larry Sills
Lenny Singletary
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
Ellen & Sam Sporn
Glenn Stiskal & Andy Lupin
John L. & Eva Usdan
Patricia Voight & Rachel Wolff
Emma Walton & Jesse Shapell
The Winston Foundation, Inc.
Carolyn T. Ellis & H. Lake Wise
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Matthew Zuckerman and Nicholas Pandolfi
Anonymous
Updated January 2026
*In memoriam
A great institution is built on a secure future. At BAM, a robust endowment is the foundation for our adventurous programming and archival, community, and educational initiatives. BAM sincerely thanks those listed below for their generous support of the BAM Endowment.
$5,000,000 and above
The SHS Foundation
Howard Gilman Foundation
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund for Community, Educational, & Public Affairs Programs
$1,000,000 to $4,999,999
Altria Group, Inc./Next Wave Forward Fund
Brooklyn Community Foundation
The Campbell Family Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman
The Ford Foundation Fund to Support Collaborative Creativity Among U.S. Artists
The Irene Diamond Fund
Adam E. Max (in memoriam) & Diane L. Max
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fund For Opera & Music-Theater
Bruce C. Ratner
Jonathan F.P. & Diana V.C. Rose
Martha A. & Robert S. Rubin
William Boss Sandberg
The Starr Foundation
The Peter Jay Sharp Fund for Opera and Theater
The Thompson Family Foundation
Nora Ann Wallace
$500,000 to $999,999
BAM Fund to Support Emerging and Local Musicians
The Devitre Fund
Charles J. & Irene F. Hamm
Stephanie & Tim Ingrassia
Carole & Irwin Lainoff
Maribelle & Stephen Leavitt
Maxwell Family Fund in Community Funds, Inc.
Mary & Jim Ottaway Jr. in honor of Ruth Blackburne Ottaway
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Anonymous
$250,000 to $499,999
The Bohen Foundation
Neil D. & Kathleen M. Chrisman
The Charles & Valerie Diker Dance Endowment Fund
The Geraldine Stutz Trust, Inc.
William Randolph Hearst Endowment for Education and Humanities Programs
The Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Michael Bancroft Goth Endowed Annual Performance Fund
James McLaren & Lawton Fitt
Sarah G. Miller & Frank L. Coulson
The Jessica E. Smith and Kevin R. Brine Charitable Trust
The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation in honor of Madame Lilliana Teruzzi
Anonymous
$100,000 to $249,999
Michael Bailkin, Marvin Levine, Jesse Masyr, David Stadtmauer
Robert & Joan Catell Fund for Education Programs
Charina Endowment Fund
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Christensen III
Ide & David Dangoor
Thérèse M. Esperdy & Robert G. Neborak
Madison S. Finlay
Emily H. Fisher
Forest City Ratner Companies
The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Inc.
Francena T. Harrison Performance Fund
Rita K. Hillman
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Goldman Sachs Gives at the recommendation of Anne Hubbard
Richard Hulbert
Independence Community Bank
Miriam Katowitz & Arthur Radin
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar A. Lampert
Annie Leibovitz & Studio Leo Burnett, USA
The Morgan Stanley Community and Educational Fund
Nash Family Foundation
The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc.
May & Samuel Rudin Family Foundation
Edward Spilka
Axel Stawski & Galia Meiri
Mr. & Mrs. Ame Vennema
Verizon Communications
The Winston Foundation
Updated December 2024
Legacy giving supports BAM programs and initiatives for many years to come. We are deeply grateful to the following supporters who have made planned gifts to BAM.
Denis Azaro
Bettina Bancroft
Peter Berkery
Robert & Joan Catell
Neil D. Chrisman
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Christensen III
Mallory Factor
Seth & Sara Faison
Madison S. Finlay
Richard B. Fisher
Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman
Barry M. Fox
Rita Hillman
Barbara T. Hoffman
Karen Brooks Hopkins
William Josephson
Miriam Katowitz & Arthur Radin
Charlotte & Stanley Kriegel
Edgar A. Lampert
Carol & Joel Levy
Harvey Lichtenstein
Phyllis Holbrook Lichtenstein
Gene Luntey
William Lynch
Hamish & Georgene M. Maxwell
Scott C. McDonald
Joseph V. Melillo
Evelyn & Everett Ortner
Frank J. & Adeline Pannizzo
William Winthrop Parsons
Howard Pitsch
Marie D. Powers
David L. Ramsay, MD
William Boss Sandberg
Louis Sanders
Katherine Schrier
Harriet L. Senz
Sidney Shanker
Toni Mendez Shapiro
Ellen & Sam Sporn
Lynn M. Stirrup
Bella F. Stoll
Paula Marie Susi
Grace Timberlake
Judge Franklin R. Weissberg
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Anonymous
Updated December 2024
Updated January 2026