Howard Gilman Foundation

A steward of New York City's performing arts, providing dependable general operating support to the dance, theater, and music organizations of one city, carrying founder Howard Gilman's belief in the transformative power of the arts across generations.

Financial profile

Howard Gilman Foundation · EIN 13-3097486 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$25,835,427$34,794,757$590,748,646Dec 2023
FY2022$73,121,815$35,383,080$544,193,530Dec 2022
FY2021$27,420,964$35,825,719$663,535,700Dec 2021
FY2020$27,754,418$37,666,678$597,524,231Dec 2020
FY2019$26,614,145$22,760,812$560,582,407Dec 2019
FY2015$4,820,120$14,438,036$329,044,225Dec 2015

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Peer societies

Five societies Howard Gilman Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs HGF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

A steward of New York City's performing arts, providing dependable general operating support to the dance, theater, and music organizations of one city, carrying founder Howard Gilman's belief in the transformative power of the arts across generations.

  • Authority
  • Preserve
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Citadel and The Village.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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