Don't believe the rap that mega-donors now see L.A. as the innovative arts mecca and New York as the calcified city of yesteryear. A major gift to The Shed—by a billionaire Angeleno, no less—suggests otherwise.
Read MoreThe Wallace Foundation's latest Building Audiences for Sustainability Story looks at a theater troupe's successful efforts to attract younger attendees by tapping into the power of market research.
Read MoreWhat does it look like when a big-city cultural institution and a donor stay in sync for decades? The relationship between Henry and Elaine Kaufman and the Kaufman Music Center serves as a good case study.
Read MoreThe Great American Songbook Foundation may have a new home thanks to an estate donation valued at more than $30 million from Bren Simon of the Mel and Bren Simon Foundation.
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Donors have found a lot to like about the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's innovative engagement initiatives, along with other steps the ensemble has taken to put itself on a path to sustainability.
Read MoreA new case study from the Wallace Foundation shows how the Seattle Symphony leveraged market research to effectively engage the city's burgeoning class of "new urban cultural consumers."
Read MoreHigher ed has been relatively immune from the kind of socially driven arts philanthropy currently permeating the curatorial and performing arts spaces. Here's a sign that this is changing.
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Funding trends in Wilmington, Delaware, provide a sobering reminder to arts organizations everywhere: It's not just government funders that are in retreat.
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Another scrapped renovation project—after the usual cost overruns and recriminations—may cause mega-donors to think twice before supporting risky capital expenditures. Then again, maybe not.
Read MoreNews out of Philadelphia suggests that when "highbrow" performing arts groups tap into unique local assets to boost audience engagement, funders respond.
Read MoreThe foundation's support for a high school arts training program is another example of this freewheeling yet strategic funder venturing into areas where other funders are scarce.
Read MoreWhile Dr. Dre's sale of Beats to Apple didn't quite make him a billionaire, the hip hop mogul netted plenty of cash. We take a look at Dre's emerging philanthropy, including a recent performing arts gift.
Read MoreIt's a scary time for music education organizations, so we figured some good new would be appreciated. We check in with a foundation that provides donated instruments to support music education programs.
Read MorePushback to Paul Allen's planned music festival suggests that while maverick mega-donors don't face conventional checks on their giving, they nonetheless have to answer to critics.
Read MoreFaced with dwindling subscribers, changing demographics and potential labor unrest, music ensembles need more help than ever. We look at who's stepping up and how.
Read MoreWith arts patrons increasingly giving to areas not based on either coast, regions like the Rust Belt are positioning themselves as vibrant and viable arts destinations. For proof, we turn to the Iron City.
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With music programs again facing cuts, we figured it was a good time to check in on VH1's Save the Music Foundation's digital and classroom-based efforts promoting music education.
Read MoreHollywood TV producer Thomas C. Werner's philanthropy not only involves Boston and Los Angeles, but several other cities in the U.S. We take a look at this family's multiregional giving.
Read MoreFunders haven't given up on classical music, or striving for more diversity in the ranks of classical musicians. We look at a $2.5 million grant to a consortium serving students across Greater Philadelphia.
Read MoreMulti-million-dollar capital campaigns are fraught with risk even under the best of circumstances. So what happens when an organization's leader walks away mid-project?
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