In 2024, the Foundation made a major gift to The Public Theater to support the The Fund for Free Theater, a permanently-restricted endowment fund to protect The Public’s free initiatives, including Shakespeare in the Park. The Fund for Free Theater is an essential part of The Public’s capital campaign for the much-needed renovation of The Delacorte Theater, the home to Shakespeare in the Park for more than half a century. The Fund ensures that New York remains a city where citizens always have access to extraordinary free theater.
