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Make your mark on culture by supporting LMCC.

For the past 35 years, LMCC has invigorated the arts throughout Manhattan with progressive cultural planning, innovative artist work space programs, a multitude of funding opportunities for artists and arts groups, and a non-stop calendar of free public events in the visual, performance, and new media arts.

Your gift will allow us continue to fulfill our mission to serve artists and arts audiences downtown and throughout Manhattan’s diverse neighborhoods and cultural communities.

As a donor, you will receive:

  • Invitations to exclusive VIP events
  • “This Month”, LMCC’s monthly e-newsletter
  • Email announcements catered to your specific interests
  • Mailings announcing upcoming events and programs

Donate Online

To make a donation online, visit DonateNow.

Donate by Check

You may also mail a check payable to “Lower Manhattan Cultural Council” to:

Development Department

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10038

LMCC relies on a variety of funding sources — including corporate, foundation, government, and individual support — to sustain our renowned arts programs. Your support will go directly towards our efforts to “make art happen” in every corner of downtown and throughout Manhattan. Thank you for your generosity.

LMCC is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Most financial contributions are fully tax deductible

Our most recent IRS Form 990 is available here on our website. A copy of our Annual Report is available online. Please contact us at 212.219.9401 for additional information.

Look & Listen »

Slideshows, Recordings, & Videos

John Burnside

Poems & Pints: John Burnside

John Burnside read selections from his “desirably scarce” collection, The Hunt in the Forest.

Meena Alexander

Poems & Pints: Meena Alexander

Meena Alexander read selections from her most recent collection Quickly Changing River as well as a few newer as-yet-unpublished pieces.

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