NYC ARTS is a public/private initiative. Major private sponsors include Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Bay and Paul Foundations, Bloomberg, Christie's, Consolidated Edison, Fifth Floor Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, Liman Foundation, Ogilvy New York, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Starr Foundation.
Visionary early private funders of these services include American Express, founding sponsor of NYC ARTS; AT&T Foundation; Lily Auchincloss Foundation; AXA Foundation; Sanford C. Bernstein Foundation; Bloomberg; Booth Ferris Foundation; Citi Foundation, founding sponsor of NYCkidsARTS; Consolidated Edison; Robert Sterling Clark Foundation; Hazen Polsky Foundation; Intrepid Fund; JPMorgan Chase Foundation; Robert Lehman Foundation; Merrill Lynch; Margaret T. Morris Foundation; Liman Foundation; New York Community Trust; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Joseph E. Seagram & Sons/Universal Studios; and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Alliance for the Arts publications, including those online, are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
The Alliance for the Arts serves the entire cultural community through research and advocacy and serves the public through cultural guides and calendars. Through its NYC ARTS guides and calendars, the Alliance promotes New York cultural institutions. Through its research studies highlighting the importance of the arts to the economy and to education, the Alliance helps government and civic leaders understand the importance of cultural organizations to New York City. More information on the Alliance's work can be found at the new www.AllianceforArts.org.
