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Harlem Stage is a jewel in the crown of New York’s performing arts centers.

While tickets and earned income are crucial, we rely on private support from friends and supporters to fulfill our mission and fully underwrite our broad programming initiatives.

We serve our community and the people of New York as we support Harlem’s extraordinary contribution to American culture making our performances accessible to all. Harlem Stage proudly showcases the talents of artists of color from the established genius of artists like Bill T. Jones, Harry Belafonte, Max Roach, Eddie Palmieri and Savion Glover to extraordinary emerging performers like Jason Moran, Carl Hancock Rux, Camille Brown and marc Carey. With your support, Harlem Stage is influencing dance, music, film, and theater - presenting it to people around the corner and across the world.

Your generous support enables Harlem Stage to:

• Provide opportunity, commissioning and support for artists of color. 10-15 emerging and established artists are commissioned each season to create, develop and perform new work in music, theater, and dance.
• Make performances accessible to all audiences. Tickets range from FREE to $40. And we make a night out even more accessible by providing our members an additional discount of 20%.
• Connect audiences to artists and the artistic process. 5-10 conversations, panel discussions and workshops with the artists each season.
• Introduce children to the rich diversity, excitement and inspiration of the performing arts. Serving 10,000+ Harlem and New York City children each year through our educational programs and partnerships with public schools throughout the City.
• Provide a home for artists and presenting organizations who have no stage of their own. Classical Theatre of Harlem, Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project, Black Documentary Collective, Jazz Mobile, Ballet Hispanico, Forces of Nature Dance Co., Harlem School of the Arts, and many more.

Harlem Stage deeply appreciates the many individuals and institutions that provide their generous support, making our programs possible. Support of Harlem Stage is provided, in part, by public funds from: New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Commissioner Kate D. Levin New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn New York City Council Members Robert Jackson and Inez Dickens Manhattan Borough President, Scott M. Stringer Manhattan Delegation of the New York City Council New York State Council on the Arts New York State Governor David A. Paterson New York State Senator Bill Perkins New York State Assemblyman Keith L. Wright Manhattan Democratic Delegation of the New York State Assembly National Endowment for the Arts United States Senator Charles S. Schumer Congressman Charles B. Rangel Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation Endowment Leonard and Sophie Davis Estate The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund Annual Support $100,000 and up Anonymous Bloomberg, LP Carnegie Corporation of New York The Ford Foundation Nonprofit Finance Fund/Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Time Warner Inc. $50,000 to $99,999 American Express Foundation Robert Sterling Clark Foundation The Nathan Cummings Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation Rockefeller Foundation Target The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts $25,000 to $49,999 American Airlines Joseph & Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation A G Fund Mertz Gilmore Foundation Home Box Office, Inc. MetLife Foundation SHS Foundation Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund $15,000 to $24,999 The Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation Jerome Foundation The Scherman Foundation, Inc. $10,000 to $14,999 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Bob & Eileen Gilman Family Foundation Multi-Arts Production Fund The New York Times Company Foundation The Reed Foundation, Inc. The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Theatre Development Fund $5,000 to $9,999 Earl Andrews Burnside E. Anderson Leon Henderson, Jr. Randal Jean-Baptiste Jenette Kahn Michael A. Kenny Robert C. Newton Philip Schlakman Sylvia Shepard and Willy Holtzman Olivia Smashum Tamara Tunie Robert G. and Elisabeth Wilmers Michael A. Young The Bernstein Family Foundation, Inc. Aaron and Betty Gilman Family Foundation Fund The May and Samuel Rudin Foundation $1,000 to 4,999 Tracey 'Binta' Austin Gerri Smith and Neal Baer Isisara Bey Angela Glover Blackwell Valerie S. Brown Joseph Cilibrasi Joan K. Davidson Geraldine Dillard Leon Eastmond Frayda and Ron Feldman Angelina Fiordellisi and Matt Williams Neil Fox Eleanor Friedman Jennifer Goodale and Mark Russell Carol and Ira D. Hall James Hudgins Amy L. Katz and Irving Scher Jill and Peter S. Kraus Karen and Danny Lerner Millie and David McCoy Maxine and John F. Potts Benny Primm Michael A. Sennott Mikki Shepard and Mitchell Davie Ronald Simons Stephen and Nan Swid George T. Wein Fran and Barry Weissler Richard J. Wilson Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation Carver Federal Savings Bank Epstein Becker & Green P.C. Local One IATSE Theatrical Stage Managers Möet Hennessey USA Rayburn Music Pun Badhu and Marc Falato, Zen Dog Production Herman J. Milligan, Wells Fargo $500 to $999 Eric Anderson Carol Becker George and Louise Beylerian Joseph Brown, Jr. Kathleen and Henry Chalfant Gwenn Evitts Cohen Claire Danes Milly H. Daniel Suzanne Davis and Rolf Ohlhausen Corey Delany Joy Elliott David Hammons Stephen and Ruth Hendel Jennifer Manocherian Cynthia Nixon Jay W. Seeman Major Sellers Carol Tolan John Waters Citicorp Foundation The Friars Foundation General Electric Foundation PJ's Pen $100 to $499 Peg Alston George Bollag Jerry L. Conley Kinshasha H. Conwill Anita Contini Stephani Cook Ardrena Cooke Patricia Cruz Howard Dodson Raudline Etienne Heidi Riegler Feldman Francine Godwin Kenneth Greiner Ivan and Cynthia Habersham Debra Hamilton Joyce and Ira Haupt LaQuita Henry Walter Holsey Claire Lea-Howarth Debra A. James Kenneth T. Monteiro Norma P. Munn Enrique Mustelier Stanley E. Nelson Cynthia and William Rivelli Anthony Russell Thelma Russell Sandra L. Scott La Tonya Simpson-Tenorio John D. Smith Hiroko Takada Dana D. Tyler Patricia A. Williams Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Up to $99 Kojo Ade Zechariah Agyeno Victoria Alexander Roberta Alloway Judith Balos Sylvia S. Banks Connie Benson Beryl Berney Dorothy Brown Juliette Brown McKinley Brown Nicole Byrd Anne B. Cammack Irene S. Carter Catherine Cashion Doris R. Conner Marie Conwell Vivian S. Cox George C. Crouch W. Gerald Davenport Georgia J. Davis Patrice M. De Vere Kenneth Douglas-Bey J. Scott Dyer Patricia B. Ealey Vichie B. Eckford Esperanza Eilets Lillie Elliott Beverly Ellis Toni Fay Queen Naomi Francis James E. Frazier Katherine J. Friis Sheila J. Garrison Eugene Gervin Michael Glatthaar Thelma Golden Maia Goodell Arlene Gooding Stella L. Gordon Stanley E. Grayson Marguerite Greene Derek Hargreaves Evelyn Henderson Viola Henry Mary Hiles Elise M. Hurley Natsu Ifill Ann N. Jackson Dona L. Kelly Eleanor Kennedy James King Dorothy Koeppel Diane Lacey Tania Leon Lillie Levy Alexsandra Lloyd Sharon Y. Lopez Corona Machemer Joni R. Manning Jean A. Mar Monique Martin Nancy J. Martinek Marjorie McGhee Ulrich Minoggio Alberta Morris Aj Muhammad Dolores Winona Nelson Jill Nelson Eileen Newman Arlene Offord Lloyd Pounder Charlotte Ramsey Ida E. Reeves Ersie Richardson Diana Richardson Janet Rodriguez George F. Saddler Michelle Salvaggio Michael W. Scott Gloria Scudder Gregory S. Shanck Elza R. Sharpe Stefanie Siegel Adelaide E. Simms Kathy S. Stewart Lynore H. Stewart Patricia Sumner Angela Sutton Ernest L. Swiggett Patricia A. Terry Claude C. Turnbull Bessie E. Ware Tasha Washington Lee H. Wesley Kathryn Williams Sarah Williams Wannetta Worthy Alex J. Zucker Wendy Witman Pfizer Inc. Major institutional support provided, in part, by the Booth Ferris Foundation; the Carnegie Corporation of New York; The Ford Foundation; the Mid-Size Presenting Organizations Initiative, implemented by the Nonprofit Finance Fund and funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; The Nathan Cummings Foundation; and public funds from the Arts and American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation. WaterWorks receives Lead Sponsorship from Time Warner with additional support provided by the Mid-Size Presenting Organizations Initiative, implemented by the Nonprofit Finance Fund and funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; The Nathan Cummings Foundation; the MAP Fund, a program of Creative Capital supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation; and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affair, the New York State Council on the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts. Harlem Stage Partners Program receives Leadership Support from Deutsche Bank and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. Harlem Stride receives support from the Aaron and Betty Gilman Family Foundation Fund, the Bob & Eileen Gilman Family Foundation, and public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. E-Moves receives Lead Sponsorship from Bloomberg with additional support made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. Dance at Harlem Stage is supported by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation and Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation. Harlem Stage Education Programs (International Series, Harlem Stage in Schools, and Family Series) receives Lead Sponsorship from JPMorgan Chase with additional support provided by the MetLife Foundation, Consolidated Edison, the Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation, and The New York Times Company Foundation, the Theatre Development Fund, and public funds from the New York City Council, the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, and New York City Cultural After School Adventures (CASA) program. Harlem Stage on Screen receives major support from HBO, and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. Harlem Stage Fund for New Work receives Leadership Support from the Jerome Foundation. The programs of Harlem Stage are funded and managed by Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall, Inc., an independent, not-for-profit educational, artistic, and charitable corporation. Programs at Aaron Davis Hall are presented with the cooperation and support of The City College of New York.

In keeping with our mission to make performances easily accessible to all, we have created My Harlem Stage, a membership program with a difference.  We have eliminated the graduated fee and benefit structure common to most member programs!  With just a single member fee you’ll receive a host of benefits designed to connect audiences with artists, starting with a 20% discount off our already reasonably priced tickets.

BECOME A myHarlemStage MEMBER TODAY!

Membership Benefits

Single Membership $50 ($35 Senior)

• 20% ticket discounts (max 2 tickets per performance)
• Elimination of ticketing fees when purchased through member services
• Invitations to rehearsals, annual gala/benefit, pre/post performance receptions, and other special events
• Discounts on space Harlem Stage rentals for your private events and/or meetings
• Newsletter subscription

Dual Membership $75

• All of the above benefits PLUS
• 20% ticket discounts (max 4 tickets per performance)

Harlem Stage needs YOU!

We can only sustain our dance, music, theatre, educational and community programs through the help of YOU, our individual and institutional supporters.
There are many ways to make a contribution to Harlem Stage. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation using our secure online service.

For more information, please call the development office at 212.281.9240 x26 or email us.

Harlem Stage offers our Corporate Sponsors special opportunities to make an investment in the arts in Harlem. We will work directly with you, tailoring our offering to meet your marketing goals.

In addition to being a great place to experience music, dance, theater and film, Harlem Stage is contributing to our community’s economic development.  Our burgeoning neighborhood is a great place to work, live and visit. We are proactive in Harlem’s growth and prosperity and our new membership program, My Harlem Stage, provides a vehicle to help make this happen. My Harlem Stage builds loyalty, generates new customers, and builds awareness for your brand in the Harlem community and across the city.

Put your brand on Harlem Stage and:

• Support artists of color and the continuation of Harlem’s great performing arts tradition.
• Help make performances at Harlem Stage accessible to all.
• Support Education on Harlem Stage and the 10,000 children we influence each year.
• Add your name and those of your employees to the My Harlem Stage membership roster. A great benefit to be enjoyed all year long!
• Share your support of Harlem Stage with your customers by gifting them a My Harlem Stage membership.
• Participate as a featured sponsor in a host of communication initiatives like our new website, e-communications, promotions and more.
• Introduce our tickets buyers to your brand and all it offers.

Our staff is ready to design a Sponsorship package that works for your company, contact Renee Danger-James, Director of Development at 212-281-9240 ext. 23.

There are many ways to make a contribution to Harlem Stage, from gifts of cash and securities, to bequests and charitable trusts. These gifts can provide the individual important reductions in current personal income taxes and estate taxes while maintaining ever increasing income from the donated assets involved.

Harlem Stage recommends that you discuss your gift plans with your legal and financial advisors. Our Development staff can work with you and your advisors to discuss the many ways your contribution to Harlem Stage can benefit a great cultural institution and provide tax savings for you.

Watch our website for announcements of upcoming special benefit events.

Recent Benefit Events include:

June 10, 2009
Benefit Celebration Honoring Bill T. Jones
View images from this event on our Flickr page.

April 16, 2009
E-Moves 10th Anniversary Celebration

January 13, 2009
Harlem Stage Gatehouse Dinner