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The show must go on — and judging by the amount of money flowing from federal and local government, the New York theater industry’s road to recovery could be paved with gold (or at least dollars).
The latest figures from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program show that 91 organizations in Hell’s Kitchen and the Midtown Theater District have been approved to receive a total of $221,155,213.
Unlike the Restaurant Revitalization Fund which ran out of money, the SVOG appears to be fully funded to help applicants, although its process has been plagued by delays and technical difficulties.
At the end of last month, the New York Times reported that large shows like Hamilton had received grants of $30 million (see our table below — the organization names are “And Peggy Tour LLC”, “Angelica Tour LLC” and “Hamilton Uptown LLC”). The newspaper reported that the final grant figure might increase to $50 million.
Philip Boroff at Broadway Journal reported that Waitress (which closed in January 2020 before the pandemic) — will now return to Broadway in September for a limited four-month engagement with Sara Bareilles, thanks to a $10m SVOG grant. The national tour of Waitress also received over $7m.
Closer to home, Birdland has been approved for funding of $2,752,504. Back in January, owner Gianni Valenti set a goal of $250,000 to save “The Jazz Corner Of The World”, President Clinton joined a host of celebrities for a benefit concert and GoFundMe campaign that raised over $400,000.
The Westside Theater on W43rd Street between 9/10th Avenue managed to secure funding of $441,655 — and Skid Row Downtown LLC, the production company behind Little Shop of Horrors, which returns to the theater in September, got funding of over $7 million to keep the off-Broadway production going.
Other winners were Feinstein’s 54 Below (54 Below LLC) $3,575,584, The Town Hall (Town Hall Foundation, Inc.) $2,198,835, Carolines on Broadway (Carolines Entertainment, Inc) $1,611,793, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble $916,990, Cruel Intentions (Cruel Intentions Worldwide LLC) $342,386 and Tea at Five (Tea At Five On Broadway LLC) $313,988.
In the past week, Corey Johnson announced his final budget as Speaker of the New York City Council. He sponsored spending of over $33 million throughout his west side council district (which includes Hell’s Kitchen, the Theater District, Chelsea and the Village). We calculate that 48.8% of that spend was on theater and the arts, with 22% on parks, 16% on social services and housing and 5% each on LGBTQ+ projects and education.
Roundabout Theater was a beneficiary of both the SVOG fund and Johnson’s budget. The non-profit was granted $10 million by the SVOG, and awarded $2,100,000 by the Speaker for HVAC & fire alarm systems replacements. Roundabout also received another $1m from the City in the Cultural Affairs capital budget.
Out of the $33,382,000 of discretionary capital and expense allocation in Council District 3, we calculate that $9,782,250 (29%) was spent in Chelsea, $4,113,500 (12%) in Hell’s Kitchen, $9,081,250 (27%) in The Village, and $10,086,500 (30%) in the Theater District.
Notable Hell’s Kitchen wins in the budget were $2m for the Irish Arts Center (An Claidheamh Soluis Inc), $446,000 to renovate the Midtown Community Court Courtroom, $300,000 for replacement of the ADA lift at Columbus Branch Library and $105,000 for the Pier 84 Dog Park in Hudson River Park. From 2015 through the current year, Irish Arts Center had $7.5 million funding. The Pier 84 Dog Park had previously received funding of $257,000 in the 2021 budget.
“Theaters are economic drivers for the entire community, and help drive business to Hell’s Kitchen restaurants, stores, and hotels. They also employ many people in the neighborhood. The Council is proud to support theaters, particularly as they try to rebuild after COVID,” said Council spokeswoman Jennifer Fermino.
“The Speaker is proud of the funding he secured for all of District 3, which includes a total of roughly $7 million in Council expense funding for the three area codes that cover Hell’s Kitchen. In addition to theaters, the Speaker is also supporting the community by increasing funding for services for street homelessness, mental health programs, the LGBTQ community, and affordable housing preservation.”
Fermino told us the Council funded every eligible non-profit that applied for Speaker capital funding this year from Hell’s Kitchen. No one was turned down.
She added that the amount Hell’s Kitchen receives from the City Council will end up even higher. Some $180 million in Council discretionary funding has not been allocated and some of that money will be directed to Hell’s Kitchen. And Fermino pointed out that the $33,382,000 Speaker’s Capital and Discretionary funding referenced in the table below is a fraction of the overall $98.7 billion city budget, which includes much more for the Speaker’s district.
Thank you to Vinay Raval, Sandra Mangan, Kevin McAnarney and the City Councli’s Budget team for their help in sifting through this data. Below are the tables for the local SVOG Funding (as of 7/6/2020) and the NYC Budget FY2022 items for the west side.
Shuttered Venue Operators Grants — Zips 10018, 10019 & 10036
| SVOG Grantee | Address | Zip | Venue Type | SVOG Amount |
| And Peggy Tour LLC | 1501 Broadway 24th Fl | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $10,000,000 |
| Angelica Tour LLC | 1501 Broadway 24th Fl | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $10,000,000 |
| Cain’t Say No LLC | 630 9th Ave Ste 809 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $10,000,000 |
| Hamilton Uptown LLC | 1501 Broadway 24th Fl | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $10,000,000 |
| Jujamcyn Theaters LLC | 246 W 44th St | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $10,000,000 |
| Nederlander Organization, Inc. | 1501 Broadway, 14th Fl | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $10,000,000 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company Inc. | 231 W 39th St Ste 1200 | 10018 | Live performing arts organization operator | $10,000,000 |
| Temptations Broadway LLC | 254 W 54th St Fl 15 | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $10,000,000 |
| The Carnegie Hall Corporation | 881 7th Ave | 10019 | Live performing arts organization operator | $10,000,000 |
| The Chicago Limited Partnership | 165 W 46th St Ste 1202 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $10,000,000 |
| Waitress LLC | 165 W 46th St Ste 1202 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $10,000,000 |
| Duluth Broadway LLC | 1650 Broadway Ste 800 | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $9,900,000 |
| The Phantom Company, A Limited Partnership | 1650 Broadway Ste 800 | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $9,900,000 |
| Utopia Broadway LLC | 1650 Broadway Ste 800 | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $9,468,725 |
| Skid Row Downtown LLC | 1650 Broadway Ste 609 | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $7,360,389 |
| Waitress Tour LLC | 165 W 46th St | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $7,077,689 |
| Voss Events Inc | 448 W 37th St 8a | 10018 | Live venue operator or promoter | $6,231,401 |
| Jb Second National Tour L.p. | 311 W 43rd St. 6th Fl | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $5,764,663 |
| Summer First National Tour LLC | 311 W 43rd St 6th Fl | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $5,007,026 |
| New York City Center Inc. | 130 W 56th St | 10019 | Live venue operator or promoter | $4,367,594 |
| The Stomp Company Lp | 254 W 54th St, 10th Fl | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $3,982,085 |
| Paris On Tour LLC | 630 9th Ave Ste 1206 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $3,597,523 |
| 54 Below LLC | 254 W 54th St Fl 10 | 10019 | Live venue operator or promoter | $3,575,584 |
| Off-Broadway Goes Wrong Limited Partnership | 561 7th Ave Fl 3 | 10018 | Theatrical producer | $3,187,411 |
| Jayarvee Incorporated Dba Birdland | 315 W 44th St | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $2,752,504 |
| 1185 Comedy, Inc. | 1626 Broadway | 10019 | Live venue operator or promoter | $2,694,353 |
| Fifth Estate Entertainment LLC | 311 W 43rd St 12th Fl | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $2,591,175 |
| Town Hall Foundation, Inc. | 123 W 43rd St. | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $2,198,835 |
| Xmas Story6 LLC | 630 9th Ave Ste 1206 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $1,891,771 |
| Columbia Artists Music LLC | 1500 Broadway Ste 1900 | 10036 | Talent representative | $1,783,301 |
| Carolines Entertainment, Inc | 1626 Broadway | 10019 | Live venue operator or promoter | $1,611,793 |
| Building For The Arts Ny, Inc. | 412 W 42nd St 5th Fl | 10036 | Live performing arts organization operator | $1,326,389 |
| Broadway Booking Office Nyc, Ltd | 270 Madison Ave 16th Fl | 10036 | Talent representative | $1,191,610 |
| 321 Theatrical Management, LLC | 420 W45th St., 2nd Fl | 10036 | Live performing arts organization operator | $1,189,145 |
| St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Inc. | 450 W 37th St Ste 502 | 10018 | Live performing arts organization operator | $916,990 |
| Tbd Creative LLC | 254 W 54th St 14th Fl | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $695,775 |
| Ensemble For The Romantic Century Inc | 214 W 50th St, 301 | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $589,238 |
| Juniper St Productions, Inc. | 1650 Broadway Ste 405 | 10019 | Live performing arts organization operator | $531,727 |
| Massimo Gallotta Productions Ltd Dba MGP Live | One Penn Plaza, Ste 2601 | 10019 | Live venue operator or promoter | $484,782 |
| Love Productions, Inc | 400 W 43rd St 10r | 10036 | Talent representative | $471,147 |
| Reno Productions, Inc. Dba Westside Theatre | 407 W 43rd St | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $441,655 |
| Seven String Ltd | 1001 Ave Of The Americas 2nd Fl | 10018 | Theatrical producer | $416,913 |
| Bret Adams Ltd. | 448 W 44th St | 10036 | Talent representative | $408,208 |
| Michiko Rehearsal Studios Inc. | 149 W 46th St | 10036 | Live performing arts organization operator | $407,494 |
| Cruel Intentions Worldwide LLC | 630 9th Ave #701 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $342,386 |
| Uzan Corporation D/b/a Uia Talent Agency | 850 7th Ave Ste 1003 | 10019 | Talent representative | $339,423 |
| Cirque-tacular Productions Inc | 888 C 8th Ave Num 244 | 10019 | Live performing arts organization operator | $339,256 |
| Sex Tips Vegas, LLC | 306 W 38th St Ste 1501 | 10018 | Theatrical producer | $329,905 |
| Maximum Entertainment Productions, Limited Liability. Company | 630 9th Ave Ste 701 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $316,044 |
| American Symphony Orchestra | 1330 Ave Of The Americas Ste 23a | 10019 | Live performing arts organization operator | $314,856 |
| Tea At Five On Broadway LLC | 500 W 43 St 14a | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $313,988 |
| Gorgeous Entertainment | 1650 Broadway, Ste 1210 | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $278,727 |
| Arts Management Group, Inc. | 130 W 57th St, #6a | 10019 | Talent representative | $277,137 |
| Freesolo Entertainment LLC | 1675 Broadway 20th Fl | 10019 | Talent representative | $230,692 |
| Saratoga International Theater Institute, Inc | 520 8th Ave #310 | 10018 | Live performing arts organization operator | $221,978 |
| Douglas, Gorman, Rothacker, & Wilhelm, Inc. | 353 W 48th St. Ste 335 | 10036 | Talent representative | $217,467 |
| The Talent House | 1430 Broadway 1100 | 10018 | Talent representative | $215,095 |
| Wine Lovers LLC | 635 W 42nd St 3c | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $197,904 |
| 358 W 44th St. Theatre Co., Inc. | 358 W 44th St | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $194,326 |
| Big League Productions, Inc. | 630 9th Ave Ste 1206 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $193,064 |
| Diet Show Tour, LLC The | 201 E 37th St 2b | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $192,896 |
| Eric Krebs Theatrical Management, Inc | 340 W 55 St 11d | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $192,417 |
| Henderson Hogan Agency, Inc | 336 W 37th St Rm 990 | 10018 | Talent representative | $180,693 |
| Wolf Talent Group | 165 W 46th St Ste 910 | 10036 | Talent representative | $169,000 |
| Happy Hour Entertainment LLC | 635 W 42nd St 3c | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $166,798 |
| Below 14th, Inc. | 1 Columbus Pl Apt N10l | 10019 | Talent representative | $155,272 |
| Primary Stages Company, Inc. | 520 8th Ave Ste 312 | 10018 | Live performing arts organization operator | $148,421 |
| Lisa Dozier Productions, LLC | 115 W 45th St Ste 606 | 10036 | Live performing arts organization operator | $128,797 |
| Hudson Artists Agency Inc | 353 W 48th St, Fl 4 | 10036 | Talent representative | $127,382 |
| Jumpstart Entertainment LLC | 1460 Broadway | 10036 | Live performing arts organization operator | $103,971 |
| 44 West Entertainment, LLC | 461 W 44th St Apt 5b | 10036 | Talent representative | $100,764 |
| Sunnyspot Productions Inc | 1650 Broadway Ste 1103 | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $86,197 |
| Transport Group, Inc. | 520 8th Ave, #311 | 10018 | Live performing arts organization operator | $85,651 |
| Evamere Entertainment LLC | 630 9th Ave Ste 1215 | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $84,062 |
| Stand Up Comedy Corp | 711 7th Ave, Second Fl | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $83,168 |
| The Midtown Management Group, Inc | 630 9th Ave Ste 802 | 10036 | Live performing arts organization operator | $82,372 |
| Participatory Safety Inc | 560 W 43rd 37b | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $76,941 |
| P.s. Advertising Inc Dba Perry St Theatricals | 1650 Broadway Ste 700 | 10019 | Live performing arts organization operator | $74,359 |
| Whole Artist Management, Corp | 1460 Broadway 10th Fl | 10036 | Talent representative | $73,610 |
| Ars Nova Theater I, Inc. | 511 W 54th St | 10019 | Live venue operator or promoter | $69,855 |
| Dreamthree, Inc. | 440 W 47th St, Apt 4f | 10036 | Talent representative | $63,789 |
| Snug Harbor Productions, Inc. | 262 W 38th St Room 202 | 10018 | Live performing arts organization operator | $58,347 |
| Variations Theatre Group Inc | 312 W 36 St #4e | 10018 | Live venue operator or promoter | $56,423 |
| Madaras Productions Group LLC | 250 W 50 St | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $54,660 |
| Throughline Artists Inc. | 15 W 53rd St 22f | 10019 | Theatrical producer | $44,347 |
| Peccadillo Theater Company Inc | 423 W 46th St | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $39,551 |
| Get Naked LLC | 619 9th Ave 4e | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $33,123 |
| Perspectives Nyc Inc | 15 W 36th St Fl8 | 10018 | Theatrical producer | $26,857 |
| Cesa Entertainment, Inc. | 1460 Broadway | 10036 | Theatrical producer | $26,758 |
| Belinda Sinclair Fraser | 375 W 48th St | 10036 | Live venue operator or promoter | $17,765 |
| Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc. | 229 W 42nd St | 10036 | Live performing arts organization operator | $13,824 |
Speaker Corey Johnson New York City Budget — Council District 3
| Spending Type | Legal Name of Organization – Program Name | Purpose of Funds | Amount |
| Capital | High Line Renovations | Renovations To Make The High Line More Accessible To New Yorkers as Well As Improving Life-safety Features and Visitor Circulation and The Long-term Sustainability Of The Park. | $2,900,000 |
| Capital | Greenwich House inc. – Muscial School Renvoation | $2,880,000 | |
| Capital | The New 42nd Street inc. | New 42 Studios Green Roof and HVAC | $2,750,000 |
| Capital | Breaking Ground Ii Housing Development Fund Corporation | Paramount Hotel Suprtv. Hsg/safe Haven | $2,500,000 |
| Capital | Haleakala inc. DBA The Kitchen | The Kitchens Building Renovation | $2,500,000 |
| Capital | Westbeth Hpd | Westbeth Elevator Modernization | $2,200,000 |
| Capital | Roundabout Theatre Company inc. | HVAC & Fire Alarm Systems Replacement | $2,100,000 |
| Capital | Manhattan Theatre Club – Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Renovation | $2,065,000 | |
| Capital | An Claidheamh Soluis Inc | New Irish Arts Center. Ac Phase Ii 51st Street | $2,000,000 |
| Capital | Chelsea Park | Synthetic Turf Field And Track Improvements | $1,028,000 |
| Capital | Aids Memorial – Larry Cramer Statue | $1,000,000 | |
| Capital | Hudson River Park Trust – Pier 26 Science Playground | $1,000,000 | |
| Capital | Hudson River Park Trust- Chelsea Waterside Phase Ii | Supplemental Funding For Chelsea Waterside Phase Ii Improvements | $1,000,000 |
| Capital | Lesbian And Gay Community Services Center inc – | HVAC Upgrade | $656,000 |
| Capital | Chelsea Park | Replace The Synthetic Turf Field And Track. | $572,000 |
| Capital | Joyce Theater Foundation – Hvac Replacement Project | $450,000 | |
| Capital | Fund For The City Of New York/center For Court Innovation Renovation | Midtown Community Court Courtroom | $446,000 |
| Capital | Second Stage Theatre – Hayes Theater Envelope Restoration | Funding To Rehabilitate The Roof Parapets Inner Masonry And Corroded Structural Steel Embedded In The Parapet. | $350,000 |
| Capital | Columbus Branch Library | Ada Lift Replacement | $300,000 |
| Capital | Rattlestick Productions Inc. – 224 Waverly Theater Renovation | Phase 2 Work Including Elevator Connecting Theater To The Street Level And New Public Ada-accessible Front-of-house Bathrooms. | $300,000 |
| Capital | Suny – Fashion Institute Of Technology B: S: | Roof Replacement: FIT Dubinsky Dining Hall | $295,000 |
| Capital | Actors Fund Housing Dev Corp – Friedman Residence Fire Safety System | Friedman Residence Fire Safety System | $250,000 |
| Capital | Hudson River Park Trust – Pier 40 Public Walkway | $200,000 | |
| Expenses | Friends of the High Line, Inc. | Funding will be used to support free education programming. | $150,000 |
| Expenses | Hudson Guild | Funding will support Hudson Guild’s Teen Services program, which serves young people ages 14-24 with comprehensive education, career, and recreation services. | $150,000 |
| Expenses | Hudson River Park Trust | Funding will allow HRPT to conduct a survey and census of current and prospective visitors, including specific entrance and attendance counts and in person and online surveys in order to estimate how many people use Hudson River Park. | $150,000 |
| Expenses | Broadway League, Inc., The – Broadway Bridges | Funding would ensure that every student in New York City Public High Schools has the opportunity to see a Broadway show before graduation. | $125,000 |
| Capital | Hudson River Park Trust-Chelsea Waterside | Chelsea Waterside Park Upgrades – Replacement Of The Existing Metal Halide Sports Lighting Fixtures On The Perimeter Of The Athletic Field | $125,000 |
| Capital | Hudson River Park Trust-Chelsea Waterside | Chelsea Waterside Park Upgrades – Fabrication And Installation Prefabricated Kiosk At 23rd Street At 11th Avenue Entrance | $125,000 |
| Expenses | New 42nd Street, Inc., The | Funding to support the New Victory Education program providing access to live performances for students K through 12 and includes classroom workshops, professional development and resource guides. | $125,000 |
| Expenses | Playwrights Horizons, Inc. | To support its Student Ticket Programs for public high school and college students throughout New York City, enabling younger audiences to attend the six new productions planned for the upcoming season. | $125,000 |
| Expenses | Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc. | Support for legal services and organizing programs as follows: 1) Legal representation; 2) Advocacy; 3) Tenant Organizing; and 4) Community Organizers educate and mobilize residents around impact issues facing the community. | $115,000 |
| Capital | Hudson River Park Trust – Clinton Cove Sculpture | $105,000 | |
| Capital | Hudson River Park Trust – Pier 84 Dog Run | Pier 84 Dog Run | $105,000 |
| Expenses | Hudson River Park Trust | To fund STEM education and interactive community research. Hudson River Park’s Estuary Lab offers STEM education and authentic scientific research with the purpose of communicating the ecological importance of the Park’s 400-acre Estuarine Sanctuary. | $100,000 |
| Expenses | Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center (LGBT Center), Inc. | To provide funding support for an archivist. | $100,000 |
| Expenses | New York City AIDS Memorial, Inc. – Visual Impact: On AIDS, Art, and Activism | To provide funding support for printing, exhibition installation and removal, securing rights and permissions, project editing, press/marketing campaigns, honorariums, and to strengthen the visual exhibit with an innovative audio soundscape installation. | $100,000 |
| Capital | Ps111 B:m111 S:m111 | Technology Upgrade | $100,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For Broome Street Academy B: S: | Technology Upgrade | $100,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For P.s. 41 Greenwich Village School B:m041 S:m041 | Technology Upgrade For P.s. 41 Greenwich Village School | $100,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For Ps 11 B:m011 S:m011 | Technology Upgrade | $100,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For City Knoll Middle School B:m111 S:m933 | Technology Upgrade | $77,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For P33 B:m033 S:m033 | Technology Upgrade | $77,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For Nyc Lab School 02m412 B:m070 S:m412 | Technology Upgrade | $75,000 |
| Capital | Playwrights Horizons Inc. | Moveable Property – Standalone Equipment And/or Equipment System | $72,000 |
| Capital | Schoolyard Repair For Manhattan School For Career Dev B:m440 S:m751 | Complete Repair And Repaving Of Pot-hole Studded School Yard. The Asphalt Has Badly Deteriorated. It Is A Safety Hazard and Students Cannot Engage In Outdoor Sports Activities Or Safely Use The Basketball Court. | $70,000 |
| Expenses | Hartley House, Inc. | To provide funding support for the Home Outreach Program for Elders (HOPE). | $60,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For Ps 51 Elias Howe B:m338 S:m094 | Technology Upgrade | $60,000 |
| Expenses | Greenwich House, Inc. – Mental Health Services – Vulnerable Population | Funding to support mental health services and treatments given through individualized therapy for vulnerable populations. | $53,500 |
| Capital | New Water Fountains For Hs For Environmental Studies B:m834 S:m400 | Water Fountains With Touchless Water Bottle Filler | $50,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For Hs For Environmental Studies B:m834 S:m400 | Technology Upgrade | $50,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For Nyc Ischool B:m615 S:m376 | Technology Upgrade | $50,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For P35m At Beacon High School B:m912 S:m035 | Technology Upgrade For P35m At Beacon High School | $50,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For Ps 3 Charrette School B:m003 S:m003 | Technology Upgrade | $50,000 |
| Capital | Technology Upgrade For Ps340 B:m340 S:m094 | Technology Upgrade | $50,000 |
| Expenses | Hudson Guild | Funds for academic, educational, and recreational services to young people on the path to success in college and/or in careers. | $44,500 |
| Expenses | Penn South Social Services, Inc. | To provide funding support for social services, health support and recreational/educational activities to promote successful aging in place. | $30,000 |
| Expenses | Carnegie Hall Corporation, The – Future Music Project | Funding will support more than 180 teens from over 140 NYC zip codes with creative opportunities at Carnegie Hall and will give participants the chance to share their music across all five boroughs through the programs of the Future Music Project. | $25,000 |
| Expenses | Hartley House, Inc. | Funding to support HOPE programming and services, providing a comprehensive range of services for seniors to ensure that they can live out lives with dignity in own homes. | $25,000 |
| Expenses | Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. – Theatrical Workforce Development Program | To provide funding support for the theatrical workforce development program. | $25,000 |
| Expenses | Church of the Holy Apostles – Soup Kitchen | Funding will be used for consumable supplies for the Soup Kitchen. | $15,750 |
| Expenses | Penn South Social Services, Inc. | Funding to support programming/activities including educational and exercise classes such as “Music and You”, and “Indoor Gardening”, programs for seniors who are not able to work in a traditional outdoor garden to learn about plants and flowers. | $15,500 |
| Expenses | Greenwich House, Inc. – Music Programs | Funding to support Greenwich House’s music programs. | $15,000 |
| Expenses | Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc. | Funding to support legal services to represent low-income households, and general operating and programming expenses including staff support. | $15,000 |
| Expenses | Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center (LGBT Center), Inc. – Community Crisis Intervention Program | Funding to support the LGBT Community Crisis Intervention Program (LGBT CCI), providing crisis support and information. | $15,000 |
| Expenses | Westbeth Artists Residents Council | Funding to support senior programming including classes and seminars emphasizing mental, physical and artistic well-being of the senior community. | $15,000 |
| Expenses | Greenwich House, Inc. – The Daily Money Management | Funding to support The Daily Money Management to help seniors remain in stable financial condition. | $13,500 |
| Expenses | Hartley House, Inc. | To support youth afterschool programming. | $12,000 |
| Expenses | Westbeth Artists Residents Council | Funding to support senior programming including classes and seminars emphasizing mental, physical and artistic well-being of the senior community. | $11,000 |
| Expenses | Abundant Waters, Inc. | Funding to support services of a Learning Specialist who assesses and diagnoses a child’s learning difficulties and/or differences. | $10,000 |
| Expenses | Church of the Holy Apostles | Funds to support increased hunger relief services due to COVID-19. | $10,000 |
| Expenses | Find Aid for the Aged, Inc. | To fund programming in all centers for homeless, marginally housed and/or poverty-stricken throughout New York City. | $10,000 |
| Expenses | Friends of the High Line, Inc. | Funding to support the expansion and enhancement of programming with an emphasis on increased accessibility for communities with disabilities and diverse languages. | $10,000 |
| Expenses | Good Shepherd Services – Chelsea Foyer | Funding to support the Chelsea Foyer which provides transitional housing beds to the underserved, homeless young adult population. | $10,000 |
| Expenses | TADA! Theatre and Dance Alliance, Inc. | Funds will support additional marketing and outreach, conversations and talk-backs. | $10,000 |
| Expenses | Encore Community Services – Senior Home Delivered Meals | Funding to support Senior Home Delivered Meals. | $9,500 |
| Expenses | Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce | Funds to support “All in Chelsea” and “Shop Bleeker.” | $9,000 |
| Expenses | New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Inc. | Funding to support general operating and programming expenses associated with various services including hotline, counseling, legal services, education, information and safety. | $8,500 |
| Expenses | Chekpeds, Inc. | Funds will be used for software, trees, plants and tree guards. | $8,000 |
| Expenses | Bailey House, Inc. | Funds will support the 24/7 services provided at Bailey-Holt House (BHH), the nation’s first congregate residence for people with AIDS. | $7,500 |
| Expenses | Class Size Matters | Funding to support operating expenses including consumable supplies, printing costs, utilities, and other programming costs. | $7,500 |
| Expenses | Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Inc. – Buddy Program | Funding to support the “Buddy Program,” which provides emotional support and engagement to people living with HIV/AIDS. | $7,500 |
| Expenses | Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. | Funding to support expenses associated with the JoycePass program; offering heavily discounted tickets to performances at the Joyce Theater. | $7,500 |
| Expenses | Say Ah!, Inc. | Funds to train staff and volunteers at senior centers in Council District 3. | $7,500 |
| Expenses | Services And Advocacy For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Elders, Inc. | Funding to support the SAGE Center; providing access to services, benefits counseling, legal and financial planning, educational offerings, health and wellness programs, support groups and congregate meals. | $7,500 |
| Expenses | Dances for a Variable Population, Inc. – Senior Dance & Community Cultural Initiative | To fund citywide Senior Dance and Community Cultural Initiative taking place in four boroughs and eleven Council Districts, including Council District 3. | $7,000 |
| Expenses | Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation | Funds will support educational programming and activities for the community. | $7,000 |
| Expenses | New Alternatives for Children, Inc. | Funding to support the expansion and enhancement of increased access to healthcare with an emphasis on outreach to child welfare in communities, specifically to children and young adults with medical fragility. | $7,000 |
| Expenses | Judson Memorial Church, Inc. | Funds will be used to support Quarterly Events, including subcontracting web designer and sending physical mailer. | $6,000 |
| Expenses | 42nd Street Workshop – New Play Development | Funding to support costs associated with New Play Development programming and activities, including provision of low-cost/no-cost tickets to students, seniors and general public. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | 52nd Street Project, Inc., The | To support The 52nd Street project’s theatrical and academic mentoring programs. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Actors Fund of America, The – Seniors Advisory Committee | Funding to support the operational costs associated with the Actors Fund for Seniors Advisory Committee. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | AIDS Service Center of Lower Manhattan, Inc. | Funding to support End the Epidemic project list to continue supporting the Alliance’s HIV Prevention Network. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Inc. | Funding to support programming expenses with an emphasis on three new initiatives addressing equity and access for under-represented artists and audiences. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Animal Care and Control of New York City – Surrender Prevention Program | Funding to support the Surrender Prevention program which provides residents with free one-on-one education and resources. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Ballet Hispánico of New York, Inc. | Funding to support performances in schools by dancers of BHdos, Ballet Hispánico’s second company of eight pre-professional dancers. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Chelsea Film Festival, Inc. | Funding to help support expenses related to presenting the 9th year of the film festival. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Children’s Museum of the Arts, Inc. – Accessible Arts Program | Funding to support Accessible Arts program, which provides free or reduced-price entrance to the museum and off-site arts education programs. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Door – A Center of Alternatives, Inc., The | Funding to support Runaway and Homeless Youth programs and services. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Film Forum, Inc. | Funding to support reduced-price memberships and tickets for New York City’s high school and college students via student membership program. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Friends of Hudson River Park, Inc. | Funding to support educational programming and activities for schools and organizations in Council District 3. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Gilda’s Club New York City | Funding to support Gilda’s Club NYC’s Spanish/English bilingual educational programs, support groups, lectures and workshops. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Greenwich House, Inc. – Mental Health Services | Funding to support mental health services and treatments for youth, homeless and immigrant populations. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Greenwich Village Film Festival, Inc. | Funding to support operational expenses associated with providing film festival including venue costs, staffing, advertisement/promotion, ticketing and awards. Funding to also support workshops and lectures. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) – Institute for Senior Action (IFSA) | Funding to support JASA’s Institute for Senior Action (IFSA), which provides advocacy workshops. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Jewish Museum – Public School 51M | To support ArtPartners programming at Public School 51M. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Kids Creative 404, Inc. – Public School 11M | Funding to support KC after school programming, including arts classes and High School Apprenticeship program at Public School 11M. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Legal Aid Society – Civil Legal Services – Council District 3 | Funding to support Civil Legal Services in Council District 3, including housing, foreclosure prevention, homeless rights, government benefits, health, employment, low- wage worker, and immigration. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Loco-Motion Dance Theatre for Children, Inc. | To help fund dance classes for boys and girls ages 5 – 17. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Manhattan Legal Services | Funding to support general operating expenses associated with providing legal assistance/representation including staff support. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | MCCNY Charities, Inc. | Funds will be used to support the position of client services assistant who runs drop-in program. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Medicare Rights Center, Inc. – Education & Enrollment Town Hall – Council District 3 | Funding to support a Medicare Education and Enrollment Town Hall in Council District 3. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Melodia Women’s Choir of NYC, Inc. | Funding to support concert series, featuring a wide variety of rarely heard women’s choral music including world premiere works by women composers, and to support free and affordable tickets. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | New Dramatists, Inc. | To help support the New Dramatists Playwrights Lab, including the extended workshops and playwright/theater partnerships. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | New York City Community Chorus at Holy Apostles | Funding to provide free choral training and free public concerts, featuring the Chorus and guest artists. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | New York City Urban Debate League, Inc. | Funding to provide programmatic and operational support to debate education programs year-round in Council District 3. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | New York Live Arts, Inc. | Funding to support program-related expenses for presenting the 2021/2022 season of dance and movement-based artistry. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), Inc. | The requested funds will be used to support core program services. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Playwrights Horizons, Inc. – Arts Access Program | Funding to support Arts Access programming. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries, Inc. | To help fund general operations for free after-school program for students in Hell’s Kitchen. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Rosie’s Theater Kids, Inc. | Funding to support the PS Broadway and ACTE II (A Commitment to Excellence) programs. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center | Funding to support flu vaccines. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Second Stage Theatre, Inc. | Funding to support the expenses associated with providing Free Student Matinees. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Signature Theatre Company, Inc. | Funding to support operational expenses associate with the Signature Ticket Initiative, an initiative that provides heavily discounted tickets to individuals throughout NYC. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | StoryCorps, Inc. – Legacy Initiative | Funding to the Legacy Initiative enabling people with serious illness and their families an opportunity to record, preserve, and share the stories of their lives. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. – Community Education Initiative & Name Change Project | Funding to support programming including the Community Education Initiative and The Name Change Project to further empower the transgender and non-binary communities. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Transportation Alternatives, Inc. | Funding to help support FSS’s community-based, multilingual direct services to traffic crash victims and their families. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Funding to support a Benefits Enrollment Facilitator; aiding enrollment in Medicaid and other Government Sponsored Health Insurance programs, and help clients resolve problems related to benefits and health insurance coverage. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | Young People’s Chorus of New York City, Inc. | Funding to support music programming and education in Council District 3. | $5,000 |
| Expenses | VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Support food pantry operations. | $4,250 |
| Expenses | Chashama Arts, Inc. | Funds will be used to transform empty storefronts into vibrant hubs of presentation and work space for artists of all genres in Council District 3. | $4,000 |
| Expenses | Ars Nova Theater I, Inc. – Greenwich House Night | Funding to support Greenwich House Night. | $3,500 |
| Expenses | Chess-in-the-Schools, Inc. | Funding to support chess programming and activities including classroom, after-school and teacher training. | $3,500 |
| Expenses | Clinton Housing Development Company, Inc. | To help support tenant groups and tenant association workshops to help address housing repair issues and landlord/management issues. | $3,500 |
| Expenses | Historic Districts Council, Inc. | Funds will support staffing and other expenses associated with the Historic Districts Council’s educational programs. | $3,500 |
| Expenses | New 42nd Street, Inc., The | Funds will be used to subsidize tickets to New Victory school-time performances. | $3,500 |
| Expenses | New Festival, Inc., The | To help support annual LGBTQ Film Festival in Council District 3. | $3,500 |
| Expenses | New York City Housing Authority – Elliott-Chelsea Houses | Funding to support Family Day. | $3,500 |
| Expenses | New York City Housing Authority – Robert Fulton Houses | Funding to support Family Day. | $3,500 |
| Expenses | Carnegie Hall Corporation, The – Council District 3 | Funding to support broadened musical engagement opportunities by Ensemble Connect fellows at multiple community centers and social service organizations in Council District 3. | $3,000 |
| Expenses | Hudson River Community Sailing, Inc. | To support Sail Academy and affordable sailing activities for youth in Council District 3. | $3,000 |
| Expenses | Primary Stages Company, Inc. | Funding to support the expenses associated with providing free matinees to New York City public high school students. | $3,000 |
| Expenses | Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. | Funding to support operating and programming expenses associated with educational services and activities. | $3,000 |
| Expenses | Vocal Ease, Inc. | Funding to support general operating expenses including staff support. | $3,000 |
Thanks for this Wonderful list. It is so nice to see Corey and the city giving some support to so many of the wonderful Hell’s Kitchen arts groups, venues and social services. These are some of the organizations and places that make Hell’s Kitchen such a special place in the hear and pulse of New York City. Thanks to 42WST and Phil for the constant support and information for our area!
The Westside Theatre is between 9th and 10th Ave., not 8th and 9th.
Thanks Anne. That’s been corrected now.