Major Supporters

Sustaining Groundswell's ability to use art as a tool for social change.
Our 2023 Voices Her'd Mural with a young woman astronaut

Groundswell receives support from a wide range of individual donors, private foundations, and  corporations. Their generosity, together with contributions from our community partners,  sustains our annual initiatives.

Our programs are also supported by public funds administered by the National Endowment for  the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New York State Division of Criminal Justice  Services, New York State Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City Department of Youth  and Community Development, and STARS Citywide Girls Initiative of the New York City Council.

We are grateful to the Office of the Mayor of New York City; the Office of the Brooklyn Borough  President; the New York City Council; and New York City Council Members Alexa Avilés, Shahana Hanif, Crystal Hudson, Rita Joseph, Lynn Schulman, Inna Vernikov, Susan Zhuang.

 

Major Supporters

  • AEG Community Foundation 
  • Anonymous (1) 
  • Bogopa Service Corporation 
  • City Council Members: Alexa Avilés, Shahana Hanif, Crystal Hudson, Rita Joseph, Lynn Schulman, Inna Vernikov, Susan Zhuang
  • Common Sense Fund 
  • Donald Pels Charitable Trust
  • Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
  • Durst Family Foundation
  • Ford Foundation 
  • Hyde & Watson Foundation 
  • Jerome L. Greene Foundation
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Lily Auchincloss Foundation
  • M&T Charitable Foundation
  • MacMillan Family Foundation
  • Milton & Sally Avery Foundation 
  • National Endowment of the Arts
  • New York City Council
  • New York City Council
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
  • New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
  • Paramount
  • The Charles H. Revson Foundation
  • Sagalyn Family Fund
  • The Sports Training and Role-Models for Success Citywide Girls Initiative (Stars CGI)
  • Youth Organizing and Culture Change Funds (via New York Foundation)

 

Support

Each year, Groundswell curates unique programs for our key stakeholders to further develop their talents, embrace their creative expression and empower their respective voices.