THE IMPACT OF YOUR PHILANTHROPY

January 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

very show you have seen, read, is already receiving generous support bookwriter Anaïs Mitchell for a Salon listened to, shared, and loved to help it grow, including a grant from in June, just days before she and the all began with a blank piece the Maurer Family Foundation that production won eight Tony Awards. As Eof paper. The struggle of filling that supports formal evaluation of our these individuals inspired us with their paper is something we can all relate curriculum to improve our efficacy commitment to the preservation and to. Thankfully, the thousands of and ensure that young students continuation of the craft, so did many writers every year that interact with are receiving the best playwriting of you by joining DGF’s new The Write the Dramatists Guild Foundation education possible. Stuff Society. Thanks to our newly hired have found ways to push through that Development Director Mady Schuman In December 2018, we received an and our Development Manager doubt. They have inspired me and incredibly generous gift from the Jamie Balsai, The Write Stuff Society our whole team to take bold steps to Seller-Lehrer Family Foundation for brings together our most dedicated better serve our community across the $2 million in support of our Fellows supporters from all backgrounds. United States. program and Emergency Grants. Personally, I faced the blank page, The Fellows program continues to Please take a look through this Donor paper after paper while pursuing my be a leading entity in identifying and Impact Report to learn more about Masters in Nonprofit Management at elevating the most promising voices our programs and see first hand how Columbia. I am proud to share with of the future, with former Fellows your support is creating exponential all of you that I graduated this year, like Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Michael benefit to the lives of writers across and could not be more excited to be R. Jackson, Antoinette Nwandu, the country. Educational programs, putting my new skills to use for DGF. Lauren Yee, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, free space, and awards, grants and and others making tremendous stipends that you help fund are having The last year and a half has been waves in the community with their a huge impact on writers at all stages full of new beginnings. We have groundbreaking work. We also of their careers. Those programs, welcomed new staff and Board awarded the inaugural Stephen and all of the wonderful milestones members, ushered in a new program, Schwartz Award to former Fellow we have hit this year, are all because and expanded our outreach to writers Oliver Houser. Thank you, Stephen! of you. Just as writers inspire us to in exciting ways. First, our Traveling challenge ourselves and reach toward We have worked to grow our Masters, supported by Roe Green and a more beautiful future, you too inspire community, reaching out to several the Roe Green Foundation, has now us to thrive in our mission every day. luminaries of the stage who have reached writers and students in nearly Thank you! all 50 states – we will reach this goal by become wonderful allies of DGF and the end of 2019! our mission. In March, we were joined by legends Judith Light and Tony Rachel Routh We launched the New Voices program Kushner, who we awarded the Madge last year and have now expanded into Evans and Sidney Kingsley Awards a new school, doubling the number for Excellence in Theater. We also had of 4th grade students we have helped the distinct honor of being joined by find their unique voices. The program Hadestown composer, lyricist, and Executive Director

Madge Evans & Sidney Kingsley Award winner Judith Light with former Fellow Michael R. Jackson THANKS TO YOU...

GRANTS "An Emergency Grant from DGF is providing me with extraordinary peace of mind at an otherwise utterly bewildering moment." DGF's granting programs ensure that writers are able to -Emergency Grant Recipient do their best work, and that their in need over the past 18 months. values. The writer is one whose accomplishments and potential Last year DGF awarded $100,000 work pushes boundaries and are acknowledged. Emergency to the second ever group of shows tremendous promise. The Grants, which provide immediate Writers Alliance Grants recipients. theater, which is either currently or assistance to writers in crisis, ensure These grants are awarded both to slated to work with that writer, is that writers can continue their nonprofit theaters and to writers in one that holds itself to superlative important work. Because of you, celebration of working relationships ethical standards in supporting the DGF awarded $279,500 to writers that align deeply with DGF core livelihoods and careers of writers.

His talk covered a wide variety of topics

EDUCATION that always came back to the point that “it’s about who we are “ DGF offers educational programs and honoring across the country to writers at all our own stages of their careers, providing as writers.

resources and opportunities to voices the storytellers of the American -Attendee of a Traveling Masters theater. Our educational programs with Playwright Steve Yockey include Traveling Masters, Fellows, and New Voices. MUSIC HALL With your support, DGF has sent 21 Masters into theaters and This year we celebrated the 4th anniversary of the founding of schools across the country to lead one of our most popular programs, the DGF Music Hall. Our educational workshops and public beloved former Vice President Carol Hall believed that writers events. Your contributions helped should be able to work in a space that is comfortable, well- us launch and expand our New appointed, and professional. Thanks to her, thousands of writers Voices program, giving hundreds have been able to enjoy the Music Hall free of charge. of children the opportunity to bring their words to the stage. We “Walking into the Music Hall feels like coming home. presented the work of 10 talented I’m always greeted by a friendly face, I always feel Fellows in an Off-Broadway comfortable, and most importantly, I feel that I can reading and welcomed 12 new share my newest, most fragile work.” Fellows into a year of craft and development. -Alex Rubin, Playwright, Lyricist, Bookwriter, and Music Hall guest

2 EMERGENCY GRANTS $103,000 in housing emergency support $46,500 in natural disaster support $81,000 in medical emergency support $49,000 in other emergency support FELLOWS Our 22 Fellows have had 16 Off-Broadway and regional productions

708 MUSIC HALL New 2,451 writers served $1,332,100 saved in Voices rental fees since 2015 4th grade playwrights were able to write and share their stories WRITERS ALLIANCE GRANTS $100,000 in support of productions of new work across the country

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5 programs and secure their futures. No writer’s story ends when the curtain A NOTE FROM MADY Money, No Mission! closes. Stories travel alongside audiences across nations, through generations. They Although my professional and volunteer help us understand ourselves and each life has focused on fundraising for other better, and empower us to become healthcare and social services, my n January of this year I took on the full, valiant, and loving participants in life. exciting role of DGF Development academic background is in theater Director. A veteran of the non-profit history and popular culture. Of all of the I am floored by what DGF has already Isector, I come to DGF with 35 years organizations I have worked with and been able to accomplish – what YOU have been able to accomplish. of executive external relations and continue to serve, DGF is the one whose Thousands of writers who are dedicating mission means the most to me – a return fundraising experience, helping diverse their lives to the enrichment of our to my theater roots. organizations and institutions including society have been touched by DGF, the 92nd Street Y, Planned Parenthood I have a lifelong commitment to the which simply could not exist without our of New York City, American Cancer theater and championing its role as a many friends and supporters. It is my Society, NYU/Stern and SAGE build their change agent for society’s good. No honor to list those donors here:

ANNUAL FUND DONORS (Jan 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019)

Nancy Rose Debbie Butterfield Edward Trach $25,000 + Ashley Carr & Vicki Carr Krowe Kristen Anderson – Lopez & Robert Stephen Sondheim Alexandra Trower Spring Point Partners, LLC Joe Christopher Lopez Tuacahn Center for the Arts / Ryan David Stone Michael David Elizabeth Dewberry & Ahmet Norton Theatrical Rights Worldwide / Steve Deanfox Foundation, Inc / Jeff C. Kocabiyik Universal Theatrical Group / Chris Spiegel Harling The Lillian Hellman Fund Herzberger ULTA Inc / Tara Simon Disney Theatrical Productions / Tom Sidney Kingsley Trust / Jeffrey Lyons Vanguard Charitable Anonymous Schumacher Charlotte E. Kesselring Trust / Michelle Walter Christopher Durang Michael A. Colton Diana Elton Laurie Wenk-Pascal The Seller – Lehrer Family $5,000 – $9,999 Beth Falcone WitzEnd Productions / Michael Foundation / Martin Singer 360i, LLC / Patrick Affleck David Faux Jackowitz The John Logan Foundation / Margaret Hayes Adame Frank Fazzinga, III Lee Wolf & Dr. Jordan Cohen James Bagley Joseph A. Bierman & Riva Alper Stephen Fife Charlayne Woodard Barbara & Emery Olcott Beth Bronner Angelina Fiordellisi Maury Yeston Richenthal Foundation / David The Justin Dart Family Foundation Joan D. & Richard Firestone Richenthal / Iris Dart Pia & Jimmy Zankel Nancy Ford Charles Flora Roberts, Inc Lynne Greene Robert Freedman Stephen Schwartz HRH Foundation / Helen Henderson Givaudan $500 – $999 The Samuel and Latanya R. Jackson Michael Gordon Suzanne Booker Foundation Amanda Green Stephen Bray $10,000 – $24,999 Jo Malone London Arcade Beauty / Diane Crecca Barbara & Ed Hajim Phillip Clayton James Kirkwood Revocable Trust Concord Music, Inc Debbie Halpern Rick Elice Leila Larijani Jon Cryer & Lisa Joyner Jane Harmon Associates / Jane Tina Fallon Loeb & Loeb LLP John Demsey Harmon MAC Cosmetics / Catherine Sean Patrick Flahaven The Ettinger Foundation / Heidi Anna Hasapoglou Bomboy Dougherty Stephen Flaherty & Trevor Hardwick Ettinger & Jonathan Reynolds Winnie Holzman & Paul Dooley The Miranda Family Fund CJ Follini Louise & Mathew Evins Cookie Johnson Nordstrom, Inc / Gemma Lionello Goodspeed Musicals / Donna Lynn Firmenich / Herve Pierini Gene Kratus Marsha Norman Hilton Ira J. Gilbert Deborah Krulewitch Benj Pasek Catherine & John Hackett Grace Beauty, LLC / Frank Fazzinga, Jr.* Brian Land Justin Paul Roe Green James Lapine Jeremy Heinerich Mamak Shahbazi & William LoPinto HBO / Dennis Williams Warren Leight Hal Leonard LLC Cathy & Harry Totonis International Flavors and Fragrances Donald J. & Holly Loftus Andrew Lippa Kara Unterberg / Frederic Pignault Janis & Alan Menken Charity Fund Jill Johnson Susan B. Laubach Patrick & Alix Morrow John Kander Linda G. & Steve Levy $1,000 – $4,999 Sara Moss & Michael Gould Carol Kaplan Judith Light Anisa / Caroline Bacon Esther Muller Louis Katsos The Frederick Loewe Foundation / ASCAP / Michael Kerker Neiman Marcus / Mimi Sterling Craig Kenworthy Emily Altman John Adams Jeannie Pearce & Eric Gibson David Kurkowski Lucille Lortel Foundation / George Lynn Ahrens & Neil Costa Rhonda Raden Shirley Lauro Forbes Jon Robin Baitz Marcia & David Routh Kevin Lee Macy’s, Inc Jennifer Balbier Daria Salusbury Mark Merriman Leonard Majzlin Chad Beguelin Jolie Schaffzin Jacqueline Meyer & Martin Gold The Maurer Family Foundation / Joanne & Roy Benjamin Robert Schenkkan Jeffrey & Meredith Hutchison Nell Benjamin & Laurence O’Keefe Sephora Lynn Nottage The Michael Stewart Foundation Melissa Bird Ellen Shedlarz Carmel Owen Morgan Stanley Dianne Brandi Eileen Slater Francine Pascal Music Theatre International / Drew Broadway Licensing / Sean Cercone Dustin Sparks & Muriel Goncalves David & Rennie Polk Cohen Lee Bryant & Norman Schwartz Marlene Spigner James Radomski Marc Platt Robert Buchen Swarovski Janna Raskopf

* Deceased The Write Stuff Society Member The Write Stuff Society Member through Dramatists Guild of America 3 Howard Marren Lewis Carlino continued DONORS David Mauriello James Carter Buzz Mauro Candy Carstensen Daryl Roth Rita Messing Roslyn Catracchia Rachel Routh & Andrew Mary Mitchell Tara Connaughton Lazarow Julia Monk Carla Conway Paul Scarbrough Tracie Morris Jesse Corbin Stefan Schick Marilynn Murphy Susan Cooper Cronyn Harris & Nicole Schwartzberg Catherine & Raymond Nelson Charles Covington Allan Scott Finan Steven Dietz Matthew Sklar Ruth & Leonard Perfido Laura Eason Andrea Stimmel Peter Ratray Wendy Federman Christine Strong Lois Robbins Michael Greenspun Every play and every musical Hubie Weyer Luc-Henry Rousselle David Helfenbein Samm-Art Williams Eileen Sherman Marcia Jablonski you have ever seen was written Nadine Wong David Shire Bryan Janeczko Terry Young by someone. But in order to Faye & David Sholiton Jonathan Josephson Jean Zimmerman Silverlake Children’s Theatre Ernest Joselovitz realize their full potential and David Zippel Jonathan Slawson Elisabeth Kalogris create the stories that change Darcy Sternberg Jay Kamen the world, writers need a $250 - $499 Georgia Stitt & Jason Robert Jodi Katz The Actors Fund Brown John Kennedy community of support. Donna Gay Anderson Mike & Corky Hale Stoller Annalie Killian Stephen Avery Foundation T.E. Klunzinger Claudine & Fred Bacher Barbara Strouse Richard Kuller That’s where DGF steps in... Catherine Barbour The Bernard M. and Caryl H. Steven Kunes Emily Bond Susman Foundation Camille McDonald The Write Stuff Society is a Joanna Capobianco Stanley Taikeff Peter Melnick The Estate of A.J. Carothers Beth Thompson McCourt Ronald Meyers dedicated group of individuals Faith Hope Consolo* Paul Thureen Levy Michael Nick Morgan who support DGF with annual Joel Cornfield Alfred Uhry Todd Dettor John Vermeer Maureen Munroe gifts, providing playwrights, Ronny Dutra Irene Vitan Dael Orlandersmith Jack Everly Theresa Rebeck lyricists, composers, and Teresa Coleman Wash Tom Fontana Patrick Wilcox Kathleen Reiter bookwriters with the resources Carl Galioto Tania Wisbar Mahoney David Rintels & Vicki Riskin Gregory Giblin Andrew Roitstein they need to create works that Michael Wolk Rebecca Gilman Dan Zucker Ralph and Tobe Sevush bring their vital messages to life. Rosemary & Barry Grove Barbara Slocum Lori Haram Virginia Smith Annie & Chuck Holland $125 - 249 Andy Tobias Willy Holtzman Rhonda Allen Jonathan Tolins Cheryl & Victor Houser Tita Beal Anntares Lisa Verniero Blake Hunter Richard Backer Mito Yamada By joining The Write Stuff Society, Hiroshi Kashiwagi Sandra Baldwin Ed Weissman Elaine Kuracina Jocelyn Beard your gift will help support our Wade Leak Andrew Bergman DGF is truly grateful to every core programs by: Susan H. & Alan Levy Dennis and Stacey Blackmon donor. Space restricts this Craig Lucas Tema Blackstone listing to donors of $125+. Providing financial assistance Emily Mann Katherine Burkman We apologize for any errors. Michael Margarites Jean Burton Walker Please contact us with to writers facing unforeseen Donald Margulies Alex Cammy corrections. 212-391-8384. medical and housing emergencies PROGRAM ENDOWMENT DONORS (as of 6/30/19)

Bringing an innovative and Chad Beguelin Kevin Hager & Timothy Bill & Sally Martin unique arts education Joseph A. Bierman & Riva Meola Patrick & Alix Morrow Alper Carol Hall* & Leonard Barbara & Emery Olcott curriculum to elementary Kirsten Childs Majzlin Park Piedmont Advisors / school classrooms Gretchen Cryer Winnie Holzman & Paul Vic, Nick & Tom Levinson Jon Cryer & Lisa Joyner Dooley Peter Ratray Elizabeth Dewberry Jill Johnson Rachel Routh & Andrew Nurturing the next generation Rick Elice Brad & Roberta Karp Lazarow of dramatists through an Louise R. Evins James Lapine Harris & Nicole Sean Patrick Flahaven Susan B. Laubach Schwartzberg immersive year-long fellowship Nancy Ford Charles Shirley Lauro Jenna & Paul Segal The Richard P. Garmany The Seller – Lehrer Family Jolene Smith Garcia Partnering with theatrical Fund / David Polk Foundation Dustin Sparks & Muriel institutions across the country Ira J. Gilbert Warren Leight Goncalves Michael Gordon Andrew Lippa Doug Wright to provide master classes The Roe Green Foundation Donald J. & Holly Loftus Anonymous and writing workshops with John Guare The John Logan Foundation esteemed dramatists * Deceased The Write Stuff Society Member The Write Stuff Society Member through Dramatists Guild of America 356 West 40th Street 2nd Floor

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