The Ford Foundation Begins to Fund Nonprofit Theaters
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts, Economics
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Business, Trade, Commerce, Philanthropy, Philanthropists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: 1957-1962
Article abstract: The Ford Foundation initiated the first major subsidy program for nonprofit theaters, creating the groundwork for the establishment of professional nonprofit resident theaters across the United States.
Summary of Event
In October, 1953, W. McNeil Lowry joined the prestigious Ford Foundation as a vice president, initially to work in its education program. Two years later, he turned his attention to the foundation’s new program for grants in the humanities, and he subsequently convinced the foundation’s officers to expand this program...
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