Approaches for Adding Core Operating Support and Restructuring Endowments

Overview • June 4, 2009

To help performing arts organizations sustain their work in the short term so they can continue exploring long-term transformation to address the issues of audience development, leadership transition and adaptation in the face of emerging technologies, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Arts Program announced the following:

• $2.5 million to augment project support with unrestricted operating support for organizations that are awarded DDCF-funded re-grants through select initiatives in 2009, 2010 and 2011 without any additional application or reporting requirements for re-grant recipients;
• A process through which grantees can explore restructuring their DDCF artistic program endowments.

To learn more about these two approaches for providing flexible and responsive support for the performing arts, download the following background document:
Approaches for Adding Core Operating Support and Restructuring Endowments for Contemporary Dance, Jazz, Theatre and Presenting Organizations (44 KB PDF)