Merce Cunningham Trust
EIN 016186903 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$513K
107 grants · $64K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$600
typical micro grants · $500–$4K
grant size
22%
balanced · 16/73 multi-year
repeat
$8.7M
Assets (2023)
73
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
ALEXZANDER LARSON
Phone
(212) 255-8240
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $89K | $10.6M | $462K | 11 |
| 2017 | $76K | $11.4M | $1.1M | 53 |
| 2018 | $213K | $10.1M | $2.2M | 32 |
| 2019 | N/A | $10.1M | $887K | N/A |
| 2020 | $15K | $10.4M | $412K | 1 |
| 2021 | $35K | $10.8M | $677K | 3 |
| 2022 | $60K | $8.4M | $277K | 4 |
| 2023 | $26K | $8.7M | $510K | 3 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 107 grants on record
Minimum
$150
25th Pctl
$500
Median
$600
Average
$5K
75th Pctl
$4K
Maximum
$120K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
KT
Kenneth Tabachnick
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
PL
Patricia Lent
8+ yrs
Trustee and Director of Licensing
AS
Allan Sperling
8+ yrs
Trustee
GP
Georgiana Pickett
4 yrs
Trustee
LG
Laurence Getford
8+ yrs
Trustee
SJ
Shayla-Vie Jenkins
4 yrs
Trustee
LK
Laura KUHN
8+ yrs
Trustee
RM
Rashaun Mitchell
8+ yrs
Trustee
JS
Jeffrey Seroy
5 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert Swinston
8+ yrs
Trustee
KT
Kenneth Tabachnick
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
PL
Patricia Lent
8+ yrs
Trustee and Director of Licensing
AS
Allan Sperling
8+ yrs
Trustee
JS
Jeffrey Seroy
5 yrs
Trustee
RM
Rashaun Mitchell
8+ yrs
Trustee
LK
Laura KUHN
8+ yrs
Trustee
SJ
Shayla-Vie Jenkins
4 yrs
Trustee
LG
Laurence Getford
8+ yrs
Trustee
GP
Georgiana Pickett
4 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert Swinston
8+ yrs
Trustee
KT
Kenneth Tabachnick
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
PL
Patricia Lent
8+ yrs
Trustee and Director of Licensing
AS
Allan Sperling
8+ yrs
Trustee
GP
Georgiana Pickett
4 yrs
Trustee
LG
Laurence Getford
8+ yrs
Trustee
SJ
Shayla-Vie Jenkins
4 yrs
Trustee
LK
Laura KUHN
8+ yrs
Trustee
RM
Rashaun Mitchell
8+ yrs
Trustee
JS
Jeffrey Seroy
5 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert Swinston
8+ yrs
Trustee
KT
Kenneth Tabachnick
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
PL
Patricia Lent
8+ yrs
Trustee and Director of Licensing
RS
Robert Swinston
8+ yrs
Trustee
AS
Allan Sperling
8+ yrs
Trustee
JS
Jeffrey Seroy
5 yrs
Trustee
RM
Rashaun Mitchell
8+ yrs
Trustee
LK
Laura KUHN
8+ yrs
Trustee
SJ
Shayla-Vie Jenkins
4 yrs
Trustee As of 9/1/2020
TC
Trevor Carlson
5 yrs
Trustee Through 7/8/2020
LG
Laurence Getford
8+ yrs
Trustee
GP
Georgiana Pickett
4 yrs
Trustee As of 9/1/2020
KT
Kenneth Tabachnick
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
PL
Patricia Lent
8+ yrs
Trustee and Director of Licensing
RS
Robert Swinston
8+ yrs
Trustee
AS
Allan Sperling
8+ yrs
Trustee
JS
Jeffrey Seroy
5 yrs
Trustee
RM
Rashaun Mitchell
8+ yrs
Trustee
LK
Laura KUHN
8+ yrs
Trustee
LG
Laurence Getford
8+ yrs
Trustee
TC
Trevor Carlson
5 yrs
Trustee
KT
Kenneth Tabachnick
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
PL
Patricia Lent
8+ yrs
Trustee - DIR. of Licensin
AS
Allan Sperling
8+ yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert Swinston
8+ yrs
Trustee - Teacher
LG
Laurence Getford
8+ yrs
Trustee
RM
Rashaun Mitchell
8+ yrs
Trustee
JS
JEFF Seroy
3 yrs
Trustee
LK
Laura KUHN
8+ yrs
Trustee
TC
Trevor Carlson
5 yrs
Trustee - Consultant
KT
Kenneth Tabachnick
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
LK
Laura KUHN
8+ yrs
Trustee
JS
JEFF Seroy
3 yrs
Trustee
RM
Rashaun Mitchell
8+ yrs
Trustee
LG
Laurence Getford
8+ yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert Swinston
8+ yrs
Trustee - Teacher
AS
Allan Sperling
8+ yrs
Trustee
TC
Trevor Carlson
5 yrs
Trustee - Consultant
PL
Patricia Lent
8+ yrs
Trustee - DIR. of Licensing
KT
Kenneth Tabachnick
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
LW
Lynn Wichern
Executive Director
Leadership
RM
Rashaun Mitchell
8+ yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert Swinston
8+ yrs
Trustee - Teacher
AS
Allan Sperling
8+ yrs
Trustee
PL
Patricia Lent
8+ yrs
Trustee - DIR. of Repertor
LK
Laura KUHN
8+ yrs
Trustee
TC
Trevor Carlson
5 yrs
Trustee - Consultant
JS
JEFF Seroy
3 yrs
Trustee
LG
Laurence Getford
8+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (107 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cage Trust | Red Hook, NY | $120,000 | SPECIAL CENTENNIAL GRANT APPROVED BY TRUSTEES | 2018 |
| The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $38,050 | ARCHIVE PROCESSING AND CATALOGING | 2016 |
| The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $30,000 | GRANT TO SUPPORT CUNNINGHAM SCHOLARS IN CENTENNIAL | 2018 |
| Purchase College Foundation | Purchase, NY | $25,000 | TO SUPPORT COURSES IN MODERN TECHNIQUE AND MODERN REPERTORY WITHIN THE PURCHASE COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF DANCE. | 2022 |
| Centre National De Danse Contemporaire-Angers | $15,032 | ANNUAL GRANT TO CNDC | 2018 | |
| Purchase College Foundation | Purchase, NY | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT DANCE PROFESSORS IN DANCE CONSERVATORY | 2020 |
| Purchase College Foundation | Purchase, NY | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT COURSES IN MODERN TECHNIQUE AND MODERN REPERTORY WITHIN THE PURCHASE COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF DANCE. | 2021 |
| Centre National De Danse Contemporaire-Angers | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT 2 WEEKS OF REHEARSAL OF CUNNINGHAM WORK | 2016 | |
| Centre National De Danse Contemporaire-Angers | $15,000 | BOARD APPROVED ANNUAL SUPPORT TO CENTRE NATIONAL DE DANSE | 2017 | |
| Purchase College Foundation | Purchase, NY | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT COURSES IN MODERN TECHNIQUE AND MODERN REPERTORY WITHIN THE PURCHASE COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF DANCE. | 2022 |
| Centre National De Danse Contemporaire-Angers | $10,468 | GRANT FOR ROBERT SWINSTON'S WORK AT THE CNDC IN FRANCE | 2018 | |
| Centre National De Danse Contemporaire-Angers | $10,468 | SUPPORT RESTAGING BIPED AT CENTRE NATIONAL DE DANSE CONTEMPORAIRE | 2017 | |
| Nancy Dalva | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2018 SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE STIPEND | 2018 |
| Centre National De Danse Contemporaire-Angers | $10,000 | SUPPORT RESTAGING BIPED AT CENTRE NATIONAL DE DANSE CONTEMPORAIRE | 2018 | |
| Alexzander Larson | Tigard, OR | $10,000 | TO OFFER FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO A BIPOC DANCER AS THEY TRANSITION FROM THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING INTO THE... | 2021 |
| Morgan Amirah Burns | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | TO OFFER FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO A BIPOC DANCER AS THEY TRANSITION FROM THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING INTO THE... | 2021 |
| Arielle Francois | Kissimmee, FL | $10,000 | SUPPORT FOR YOUNG BIPOC DANCE ARTISTS NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION FROM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO PROFESSIONAL DANCE CAREERS. | 2023 |
| Alexzander Larson | Tigard, OR | $10,000 | TO OFFER FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO A BIPOC DANCER AS THEY TRANSITION FROM THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING INTO THE... | 2022 |
| Morgan Amirah Burns | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | TO OFFER FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO A BIPOC DANCER AS THEY TRANSITION FROM THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING INTO THE... | 2022 |
| Purchase College Foundation-State University of New York | Purchase, NY | $8,342 | TO SUPPORT CUNNINGHAM TECHNIQUE AND REPERTORY COURSES WITHIN THE CONSERVATORY | 2016 |
| Purchase College Foundation-State University of New York | Purchase, NY | $8,342 | GIFT TO SUPPORT TEACHING CUNNINGHAM CLASSES AT PURCHASE COLLEGE | 2017 |
| Black and White Project Space Inc | Southampton, NY | $8,000 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS RELATED TO PERFORMANCES OF MERCE CUNNINGHAM REPERTORY AT ROCKAWAY BEACH | 2023 |
| NYAH Malone | Brooklyn, NY | $8,000 | SUPPORT FOR YOUNG BIPOC DANCE ARTISTS NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION FROM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO PROFESSIONAL DANCE CAREERS. | 2023 |
| Jean M. Freebury | New York, NY | $8,000 | FELLOWSHIP AWARD | 2016 |
| Daniel Squire and Julia Cunningham | New York, NY | $6,000 | FELLOWSHIP AWARD | 2016 |
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