Why Give?
Why Give?
When you give to The Bushwick Starr, you invest in artists, community, and the future of new performance. Your support helps keep our programs accessible, our stage adventurous, and our doors open to everyone.
Dear friend,
For nearly two decades, The Bushwick Starr has been a home for groundbreaking new work and meaningful community connection. Each season, we support hundreds of artists, students, and community members in bringing ambitious ideas to life both on our stage and beyond.
Your support sustains a special place in the creative ecosystem where artists can take big swings on their own terms, and our Education + Community programs can continue to deepen connections across generations in Brooklyn. Every contribution helps provide space, resources, and opportunities for theater artists, educators, and neighbors to gather, create, and thrive.
Together, we're building a future where transformative art remains accessible, adventurous, and deeply rooted in community.
Make a gift today and help keep The Bushwick Starr a vital home for artists and audiences for years to come.
★ Other Ways to Give
You can make a gift online or by mailing a check to:
The Bushwick Starr
419 Eldert Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
To give via wire transfer, please contact the Development team at devo@thebushwickstarr.org for bank and routing instructions.
The Bushwick Starr is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is eligible to receive grants from donor-advised funds. Please make checks payable to The Bushwick Starr. Our tax ID number is 26-4546315.
Gifts of appreciated securities can provide significant tax advantages while supporting The Bushwick Starr. To make a stock transfer, please contact devo@thebushwickstarr.org.
Help carry The Bushwick Starr into the future. By including the Starr in your estate plans, you can make a lasting investment in artists, community, and bold new work for generations to come. Please contact the Development team for more information at devo@thebushwickstarr.org.
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★ Our Supporters
Institutional Funders
The Faro Foundation
The Howard Gilman Foundation
The Revada Foundation of the Logan Family
The Shubert Foundation
Venturous Theater Fund
The Prospect Hill Foundation
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation
The Amy P. Goldman Foundation
The Anthony A. Sirna Foundation
The Axe-Houghton Foundation
The Nancy Friday Foundation
The Darnell-Moser Charitable Foundation
The Levine Foundation
Edith Lutyens & Norman Bel Geddes Foundation
The Thompson Family Foundation
The Lily Auchincloss Foundation
The Theater Development Fund
Government Funders
The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and Council Members Sandy Nurse and Jennifer Gutiérrez
The Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment
New York City Department for the Aging
Corporate Funders
Lionsgate Studios
Ponce Bank
101 Productions/Waiting for Godot on Broadway
In-Kind Sponsors:
Butter & Lye; Chef D Arthur; Cheryl Kunis; Ella Pennington; Fine & Raw; Foster Sundry; 101 Productions/Waiting for Godot on Broadway; Grimm Ales; Hashtag Photobooth; HERE Arts Center; LCT3; Peach & Lily; Playwrights Horizons; Signature Theatre; The Tank NYC; Union Square Hospitality Group; Wandering Barman
All Starrs
Ben Beinecke; Dominique Bravo; Steve Coats; Michael Contini; Max Dana; Gita Deo; Katharine English
Shooting Starrs
Jeremy Blocker; David Herskovits
Shining Starrs
Ishita Dasgupta; Mary Salter; Joni Yoswein
Rock Starrs
DN Bashir; Braxton Bragg; Rachel Chavkin; Matthew Cowherd; Noel Cyr; Jason Eagan; Alyce Erdekian; Chris Kam; Jill Matichak; Renee McGarry; Emmitt Moore; Timothy Warmath
North Starrs
Susan Bernfield; Joshua Bloom; John Del Gaudio; Seth Fradkoff; Alison Wylegala
Individual Supporters
Salman Al-Rashid; Lynn Angelson; Stephanie Balgeman; Damian Begley; Samantha Black; Marissa Beringer; Jerome Blaine; Susan Bolotin; Krystal Bowden; Lance Braunstein; Vince Bruns; Matt Britten; Claire Brown; Andrianna Campbell-Lafleur; Chris Carbone; Jodie Chan; Art Chang; Sunita Chhabra; Karen Chia; Anasua Chowdhury; Apryl Contini; Jennifer Cormier; Stefania Costa Zaccarelli; Heather Christian; Brenda Davis; Colleen Dechon; Margit Detweiler; Peter Dorogoff; Sean DuPree; Cathy Einhorn; Emily Essner; Sergio Favia; Emily Feinstein; Susan Felsher; XY Feng, Matthew Fishbein; Susan Foote; SB Frasca; Sara Ginsberg; Alex Gonzalez; Robin + Alice Griffiths; Alyssa Haddad-Chin; Andrew Hamingson; Caleb Hammons; Qusai Hammouri; Cheryl Han; Bonnie Harland; Sarah Hughes; Sarah “Sally” Jeffords; Mark Johnson; David Kalodner; Christina Kang; Richard Kaye; Ali Kennedy Scott; Joyce Kessler; Shirley Klein; Cheryl Kunis; Kat Largent; Jonathan Ledoux; R. Lee Stump; Peter Leonard; Stephanie Lim; Elizabeth Logan; Susan Lunden; Meredith Lynsey Schade; Marni Lysaght; John MacIntosh; Amy Marsh; Katrina McCann; Victoria Meakin; Eric Mendez; Larisa Mendez Downes; Pablo Mendez; David Miner; Jane Mitchell; Jojo Mu; Erin Mullahy; Kousha Navidar; Rachel Nalebuff; Erica Newhouse; Peter O'Keefe; Ndidi Oriji; Ana Padovani; Joogy Joo W Park; Sunny Park; Gregory Parks; Dee Pelletier; Faye Premer; Annette Renert; Adam Ring; David Ringer; Carmen Rodriguez; Susan Rose; Alex Rosenberg; John Rothman; Catherine Saavedra; Mary Salter; Tara Sarath; Jaynie + Chad Saunders Tiller; Jonathan Schaffrath; Jennifer Sendrow; Farah Shaikh; Meredith Sharkey; Ethan Sichel; Shannon Sindelar; Eric Smith; Jeremy Smith; Elizabeth Sorrell; Avram Stein; Jeffrey Steinman + Jody Falco; Susan Strickler; Drew Sussman; Danielle Thomson; Diana Timmons; Robert Udell; Florence Vallana; Lucy Walton; Mohammad Yousuf; Michael Zegen; Peter Zuspan