Arts & Humanities
Strengthening and uplifting the arts and humanities through support for libraries, literature, higher education, museums and exhibitions, visual and performing arts, and archives.
Grantees
266
Grants
2,130
Awarded
$167.9M
(Top Left) Center for Curatorial Leadership Student Seminar Program - Photo by Nour Annan; (Bottom Left) Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival - Photo by Erick Munari; (Center) The Morgan Library & Museum, Mr. Morgan's Library (East Room) - Photo by Graham Haber
The Morgan Library & Museum, Mr. Morgan's Library (East Room) - Photo by Graham Haber
Foundation Initiatives
Arts & Humanities
Nature & Gardens
Human Rights & Civil Liberties
Jewish Culture
The pioneering Archives Initiative safeguards and ensures access, by scholars and the public, to vital historical information at a wide-range of institutions.
Arts & Humanities
The Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center elevates the art and craft of biography.
Arts & Humanities
The Moynihan Center at The City College of New York advances the twin goals of public scholarship and public service.
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Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons at Brooklyn Public Library
In 2010, the Foundation endowed the Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons at the Brooklyn Public Library, a communal, interactive destination space for all library users.
Shelby White and Leon Levy Director at Brooklyn Museum
In 2014, the Foundation endowed the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director of the Brooklyn Museum. The position is currently held by Anne Pasternak.
Leon Levy Professor at Institute for Advanced Study
In 2012, the Foundation endowed the Director and Leon Levy Professor of the Institute for Advanced Study. The position is currently held by David Nirenberg.
Leon Levy Endowment to Support Free & Low-Cost Chamber, Orchestral & Classical Music at Lincoln Center
The Foundation established the Leon Levy Endowment to Support Free & Low-Cost Chamber, Orchestral & Classical Music at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair of Public Policy at Maxwell School, Syracuse University
In 2007, the Foundation endowed the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Policy at Syracuse University, honoring the late U.S. Senator, a former faculty member of the Maxwell School and close friend of Leon Levy.
Works & Process at The Guggenheim Museum
The Foundation provides general operating support to Works & Process, which champions performing artists and their creative process from studio to stage through residencies and commissioning support.
Center for Curatorial Leadership
The Foundation provides general operating support to help CCL train curators to become visionary leaders of art museums.
Tenement Museum
In 2007, the Foundation helped the Tenement Museum purchase its building on Orchard and Delancey Streets. Long-time operating support helps the Museum tell the stories of working-class tenement residents who moved to New York and helped build the city and nation.
LaGuardia Community College
The Foundation supports tuition scholarships and emergency aid for students at LaGuardia Community College.
The Writers Room
The Foundation provides general operating support to The Writers Room, New York City's only not-for-profit workspace dedicated entirely to the creation of literature in all of its forms.
A.R.T./New York
The Foundation provides general operating support to A.R.T./New York, an arts service organization dedicated to supporting New York City's vibrant community of nonprofit theaters.
IndieSpace
The Foundation gives general operating support to IndieSpace, which provides responsive funding, real estate programs, professional development, and advocacy to individual artists, theater companies, and indie venues.