{{Short description|American private foundation}} {{Infobox organization | name = Shubert Foundation | full_name = Sam S. Shubert Foundation | logo = Shubert_Foundation_logo.png | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | named_after = Sam S. Shubert | formation = {{start date and age|1945}} | founders = Lee Shubert & Jacob J. Shubert | founding_location = New York City | type = Private | status = Foundation | purpose = <!-- or |focus = --><!-- humanitarian, activism, peacekeeping, etc. --> | professional_title = <!-- for professional associations --> | headquarters = | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} --> | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = Robert E. Wankel | leader_title2 = President | leader_name2 = Diana Phillips | publication = ''The Passing Show'' | subsidiaries = The Shubert Organization | website = {{URL|www.shubertfoundation.org}} }} The '''Sam S. Shubert Foundation''' is an American private foundation founded in 1945 by Jacob J. Shubert and Lee Shubert in honor of their brother Sam S. Shubert (1878–1905).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schumach |first=Murray |date=1972-07-11 |title=Shubert No Longer a Family Affair |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/11/archives/shubert-no-longer-a-family-affair.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Description== The Shubert Foundation owns The Shubert Organization.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schumach |first=Murray |date=1972-12-11 |title=Shubert Empire Fights a Financial Crisis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/11/archives/new-jersey-pages-shubert-empire-fights-a-financial-crisis-shubert.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It currently owns and operates 23 theaters, including 17 Broadway venues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tremayne-Pengelly |first=Alexandra |date=2023-07-19 |title=Broadway Powerhouse Shubert Foundation Gives Out Nearly $40m in Grants |url=https://observer.com/2023/07/shubert-foundation-broadway-40m-grants/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> It is America's largest funder of not-for-profit theaters, dance companies, and similar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kleinfield |first=N. R. |date=1994-07-10 |title=How a Shubert Fund Produces and Directs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/10/us/how-a-shubert-fund-produces-and-directs.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kleinfield |first=N. R. |date=1994-07-11 |title=I.R.S. Ruling Wrote Script For the Shubert Tax Break |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/11/us/irs-ruling-wrote-script-for-the-shubert-tax-break.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It hosts the annual Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival for New York City Public Schools.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 7, 2016 |title=Students Make Their Broadway Debut |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/students-make-their-broadway-debut-1457404185 |access-date=June 30, 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> Diana Phillips is the president of the organization.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2022-06-22 |title=Shubert Foundation Awards Record $37.6M In Grants To Non-Profit Arts, $2M For HBCU Scholarships |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/shubert-foundation-grants-hbcu-non-profit-arts-groups-1235050240/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2024, the foundation announced $40 million in annual grants.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=June 10, 2024 |title=Shubert Foundation Announces Record-Breaking $40 Million in Annual Grants |url=https://playbill.com/article/shubert-foundation-announces-record-breaking-40-million-in-annual-grants |access-date=June 30, 2024 |work=Playbill}}</ref> {{asof|2023}}, the foundation had approximately $670 million in assets.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon Roberts |date=2013-05-09 |title=Shubert Foundation Inc - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/136106961 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== Further reading == * [https://www.shubertarchive.org/the-passing-show.html ''The Passing Show'' archives] at shubertarchive.org
== External links == *{{official website|http://www.shubertfoundation.org}}
Category:American organizations established in 1945 Category:Arts foundations based in the United States Category:Arts organizations based in New York City Category:Shubert Organization
{{US-company-stub}}