The Council is deeply grateful  to the many individuals, corporations, foundations and public agencies  that generously underwrite our programs and services for artists  and the public. You are vital partners in the fulfillment of our mission. We are especially thankful to our Board members for their support and effort on the Council's behalf.

We extend our warmest thanks to the following supporters  for your commitment and funding over the past year.  For more information about making a tax–deductible gift to the Council,
please contact Elaine Bowen,  at 212-219-9401, x120.

Founder ($1,000,000 and above)

• Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
• The September 11th Fund

Benefactor ($500,000 to $999,999)

• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
• New York State Council on the Arts
• New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Partner ($100,000 to $499,999)

• Alliance for Downtown New York
  
• Booth Ferris Foundation
• Carnegie Corporation
• JPMorgan Chase Foundation
• The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Patron ($50,000 to $99,999)

• Altria Group
• American Express
• The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
• Bank of America
• CB Richard Ellis
• Empire State Development Corporation
• Fidelity Foundation
• Goldman, Sachs & Co.
• Greenberg Trauirg
• Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
• Judith A. Livingston and Thomas A. Moore
• Jeffrey and Tondra Lynford
• National Endowment for the Arts
• New York City Council and Speaker Christine Quinn
• New York City Council Manhattan Delegation
• New York Community Trust
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Aaron Sosnick
• Tides Foundation/Starry Night Fund

Donor ($25,000 to $49,999)

• Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation
• Citi
• Ned Cloonan, AIG
• Con Edison
• George David and Marie Douglas David
• Deutsche Bank
• F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc
• Leonard Litwin
• New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
• News Corporation
• Northfork Bank
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Tishman Construction Corporation
• Tishman Speyer Properties, LP
• Wachovia

Supporter ($15,000 to $24,999)

• Brack Capital Real Estate
• Davis Brody Bond, LLP
• The Francis Greenburger Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund
• The Greenwall Foundation
• Norman Hsu
• Jerome Foundation
• Morgan Stanley
• Related and Vornado Realty Trust on behalf of Moynihan Station Venture
• Sheldrake Organization, Inc.
• Silverstein Properties
• Skidmore Owings & Merril
• Warren Spector
• Time Equities
• Verizon Foundation

Contributor ($10,000 to $14,999)

• Frank Bisignano
• Borough of Manhattan Community College
• Jill Braufman & Dan Nir
• Brookfield Financial Properties
• Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, LLP
• Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association
• Ford Foundation
• Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, LLP
• General Growth Properties
• Jonathan M. Tisch Foundation
• Richard Kauffman and Ellen Jewett
• Kettering Family Foundation
• Simone & David Levinson
• Loews Hotels
• May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation
• Millennium Partners
• New York Stock Exchange
• Pepsi-Cola
• Phoenix Constructors JV
• Rockstar Games
• Saatchi & Saatchi
• SHoP Architects
• Kate Solomon and Dan Slivjanovski
• STV, Inc.
• Swig Equities, LLC
• Lillian Vernon and Paulo Martino
• WB Wood NY
• William and Mary Greve Foundation

Associate ($5,000 to $9,999)

Best Friend ($1,000 to $4,999)

Friend (up to $1,000)

Public Support

• Governors Island Preservation & Education Corporation
• Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
• Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
• National Endowment for the Arts
• New York City Council and Speaker Christine Quinn
• New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
• New York State Council on the Arts
• New York State Legislature, through the support of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senator Martin Connor
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
• Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Regrant Programs

• Fund for Creative Communities and Creative Curricula are made possible through a partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts, and supported by New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and New York State Senator Martin Connor.
• Manhattan Community Arts Fund is made possible through a partnership with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and supported by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Council Member Alan Gerson, and the New York City Manhattan Delegation of the City Council

In-Kind Support

• ABC Imaging
• Acme Bar & Grill
• Active World
• Anheuser-Busch
• Brooklyn Brewery
• Century21 Department Stores
• Collegiate Church Corporation
• Continental Airlines
• Design Within Reach
• F.J. Sciame Construction
• General Growth Properties and Seaport Market Place
• Giant Step
• Golden Artist Colors, Inc.
• Harvestworks
• J & R Music World
• Johnson Atelier
• Krispy Kreme
• Materials for the Arts
• New York Magazine
• New York University Department of Art and Arts Professions at Steinhardt School of Education in collaboration with NYU’s Information Technology Services
• Other Music
• Pace University Center for Downtown New York
• Pernod Ricard USA
• Rudin Management
• School of Visual Arts MFA Computer Arts Department
• Silverstein Properties, Inc.
• Sob's
• Specialty Signs
• The American Museum of Natural History
• Time Equities, Inc.
• Tribeca Performing Arts Center
• Trinity Real Estate
• The US Custom House in Partnership with the General Services Administration (GSA)
• W Hotels of New York