Our Supporters

Brooklyn Arts Council's programs are sustained through the generous support of institutional and corporate partners who share our vision of a Brooklyn where all creative practices can thrive and coexist.

Our programs are made possible, in part, with public funds from:

National Endowment for the Arts

New York City Department for the Aging

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council

New York City Council Members:
Alexa Avilés, Charles Barron, Justin Brannan, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Shahana Hanif, Crystal Hudson, Rita Joseph, Ari Kagan, Farah N. Louis, Darlene Mealy, Mercedes Narcisse, Sandy Nurse, Chi Ossé, Lincoln Restler, Inna Vernikov, and Kalman Yeger

New York State Assembly Members:
Robert C. Carroll and Helene E. Weinstein

New York State Council on the Arts

New York State Education Department

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation

Major corporate, foundation, and in-kind support is provided by:

American Immigration Council
Rose Badgeley Charitable Trust
Bloomberg
Brookfield Properties
Brooklyn Brewery
City Point
Con Edison
Damascus Bakery
Fulton Street Property

Howard Gilman Foundation
Hyde and Watson Foundation
Kettering Foundation
Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
New York Community Trust

Henry Nias Foundation
NYC & Company Foundation
Scherman Foundation
Sudarsky Family Foundation
TD Bank
Tiger Baron Foundation
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
H.W. Wilson Foundation

Individual support for the Brooklyn Empower Fund provided by:

Cey Adams
Yahaira Alexander
Audrey Anastasi
Michele Arbeeny
Joseph Auld
Jacqueline Austin
Lalita Badinehal
Jude Bernard
Katherine Boden
Rose Bonczwek
Robert Brantley
Jack Brown
Leilani Brown
Catherine Campbell
Ayodele Oliver Carnegie
Fei Mei Chan
Jean Cherfils
Julia Chu
Kai Ding
Tiffany Dunn
Josy Dussek
MaryAnn Fastook
David Fuller

Ronen Glimer
Doc Golden
Ellen Gottlieb
Christopher Grant
Richard Grisaru
Zalika Headley
Frazier Holloway
Philip Hyatt
Janice Hyman
Junior M. Jones
Dr. Wanda Julien
Cheryl Kelly
Eun Hea Kim
Maryanne Kinsella
Elena Kliss
Raymond Lafontant
Janice Leibman
Alan J. Levy
Sayar Lonial
Jamal Lopez
Nancy Lunsford
Dan Marks
Carolyn Montaque

Carol Morrison
Elva Naco
Kristina Newman-Scott
Iviva Olenick
Yvette Parker
Sam Petrucci
Jude Pineiro
Li Qiao
Irene Rabinor
Rudy Racine
Amy Richards
Shani Sandy
Nancy Shannon
Joseph Shayne
Brian Shuman
Joyce Shuman
Mona Shuman
Laurence Sorkin
Andrew Squire
Barbara Stallworth
Lawrence Stallworth
Richard Yancey
Ella Yang