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Film Forum thanks our generous supporters January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.
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in Partnership with the City Council
Laurie Cumbo, Commissioner of Cultural Affairs
New York City Council
Adrienne Adams, Speaker
Erik Bottcher, Council Member, District 3
New York State Council on the Arts
with the Support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
Kathy Hochul, Governor Katherine Nicholls, Chair
Erika Mallin, Executive Director
National Endowment for the Arts
Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair
$250,000 PLUS
The Harry S. Thomson Memorial Foundation
$150,000 - $249,999
The Kaplen Brothers Fund
Alex Katz Foundation
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation
Ostrovsky Family Fund
Anonymous
$50,000 - $149,999
The Berkshire Foundation
Charina Endowment Fund
Wendy Keys / Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust
Matt McClure / Goldman Sachs Gives
Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation
Daniel Palladino & Amy Sherman-Palladino
Max Rifkind-Barron / The Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation
Stella M. Strazdas & Hank Forrest
Anonymous
$25,000 - $49,999
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J. Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Joel Coen & Frances McDormand
Karen Crennan & Allen Toman
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Alba Greco & Roger Garcia
Mary W. Harriman Foundation
Maureen A. Hayes
Oscar Isaac
Alan & Lauren Klein
Natasha Lyonne
Daniel M. Snow & Merilee Raines
Anonymous (2)
$10,000 - $24,999
Ad Hoc Foundation
Robert E. Appel
The Appleman Foundation
Adam Bartos & Dr. Mahnaz Ispahani / Pannonia Foundation
Barbara H. Chacour
Gray Coleman
Cultural Heritage Preservation Fund
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Ethan Hawke in honor of River Phoenix
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Francis Levy & Hallie Cohen
Richard L. & Ronay Menschel / Charina Foundation
Ruth A. Nordenbrook
Kevin R. Parks
Sara F. Plath
Cindy Sherman
The Nancy Sidewater Foundation
Cameron Winklevoss
Tyler Winklevoss
The Winston Foundation
Fred Wistow
Anonymous in memory of Robert Christman
Anonymous (2)
$5,000 - $9,999
Jan Albert & Dick Demenus
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Stuart S. Applebaum in honor of Karen Cooper
Lawrence N. Barshay
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Ethan Coen
Con Edison
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Catherine Gund
Kent & Liz Habecker
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David Koepp
Lemberg Foundation
Madeleine Richard
Rohauer Collection Foundation
Sagalyn Family Fund
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Anne E. Smith
David Toberisky
Anonymous (2)
$2,500 - $4,999
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Paula Cooper
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Jeffrey Cranor & Jillian Sweeney
Todd Dimston
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Hope Foundation
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Diane Jacobs
Kino Lorber, Inc.
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Peter Menz
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Richenthal Foundation
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Ellen Schleifer
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Anonymous
$1,000 - $2,499
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Michael Bennett
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Jeanne Collins & John Elderfield
David Corkery
Edrie A. Cote
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Ritik Dholakia
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Tom Ferriter
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The J.M. Kaplan Fund
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New York University
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$500 - $999
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Jonathan Goldberg & Michael T. Murphy
Elaine Goldman
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Stuart Hamilton
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Robin Reikes
Patrick Reisinger
David Rivel & Laura Ensler
Anne E. Rosen & Andre Spears / The A & A Spears Fund
William H. Roth
Anne Rudman
Kristina F. Saxena
Stephen Schaefer
Bruno Schiavello
Laura Schoen
Schwab Charitable Fund
Sherry Schwartz
Peter Scibetta
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Isabel Sheinman
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Tina Silvestri & David Pugh
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Michael Stringer
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$250 - $499
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Martin A. Cohen
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Legacy Circle
Film Forum expresses its deep appreciation to the following individuals for their foresight, generosity, and commitment to sustaining our mission. Their legacy pledges and gifts enable us to envision and plan for Film Forum’s future.
Estate of Richard Brick
Andrew G. Dickos
Estate of Harvey Fried
Kitty Glantz
Alba Greco & Roger Garcia
Julie A. Gross & Lawrence Loewinger
Ted Hicks
Estate of Peter Jacobs
Hely Lima and Estate of Herbert Zohn
Estate of Robert Bruce Martin
Estate of Frederick Meyer
Kevin R. Parks
Estate of Sam Shepard
Dominique Singer & Joan Greenfield
Anne E. Smith
David Toberisky & Martha Hanson
Estate of Margo Wintersteen
Thank you to the following corporations that contribute through matching gift and employee giving programs:
Apple
Ares Management
Bank of America
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Blackbaud Giving Fund / Your Cause
BNY Mellon
Celonis
Charles Schwab
D.E. Shaw Group
Disney
Dolby Laboratories
Duolingo
Etsy
ExxonMobil
Fidelity Investments
First Eagle Investment Management Foundation Ford Foundation
Give Lively
GivingTrax
Google
Hearst
Jewish Communal Fund
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
KKR
LinkedIn
McGraw Hill
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley
Open Society Institute
Oracle Corporation
Paul Hastings LLP
Peloton Interactive
Pitney Bowes Foundation
Reuters America
Rockefeller Foundation
Starz
Texas Instruments Foundation
Third Point
The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving
UBS Matching Gifts Program
Vanguard
Viacom
Wallace Foundation
For a list of contributors to our 2024 small is beautiful campaign, click here.
For a list of contributors to our endowed funds, click here.
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