Public support will go toward supporting Arts For All’s mission to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts as well as work with youth organizations to build self-confidence, self-expression, teamwork, resilience, and creativity in children.
Arts For All is one of nearly 1,100 cultural organizations across New York City to receiving support as part of the City’s largest-ever $59.3 million Cultural Development Fund
New York, NY – Arts For All has received an award of $36,960 from the City of New York as part of the city’s recent announcement of more than $59 million in Cultural Development Fund (CDF) grants to 1,078 cultural organizations across the five boroughs. With support coming from the NYC Mayor’s Office and the City Council, this is the city’s largest-ever allocation for the CDF and represents a major investment in the cultural life of New York City.
For Arts For All, this CDF grant will support its mission to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. as well as work with youth organizations to build self-confidence, self-expression, teamwork, resilience, and creativity in children.
“We are so grateful to DCLA for the continued support of our organization,” said Arts For All Executive Director Anna Roberts Ostroff. “Because of this award, we are able to provide much needed accessible art programming to so many children in New York City. This funding will go such a long way in advancing Arts For All’s mission and helping us to grow.”
“To make New York City the best place to raise a family, we need good-paying jobs and vibrant cultural organizations; these grants will help us support both by bolstering our museums, music venues, and much more,” said Mayor Adams. “Our administration has already shattered the record for the most jobs in city history and made the largest ever investment in the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. With the record grant money announced today for our cultural organizations, we are adding another exciting milestone to that list and strengthening our city’s position as the cultural capital of the globe.”
“Simply put, there is no New York City without the cultural sector that strengthens our communities, drives our economy, and makes us the creative capital of the world. And the work that goes into making our cultural sector thrive starts with the 1,000+ nonprofits that we’re proud to support through the Cultural Development Fund,” said DCLA Commissioner Cumbo. “This year, we’re rolling out new reforms that will expand investments in low-income communities, we’re bringing back city support for cultural programming that break down barriers to access, we’re increasing support for individual artists, we’re offering greater stability to the groups who rely on our funding to deliver cultural programs for New Yorkers — and we’re doing it all with a record investment from the city, thanks to Mayor Adams and our partners on the City Council. Congratulations to all of this year’s CDF recipients!”
The FY25 CDF funding — which is awarded annually by DCLA using a competitive, peer-evaluated grant process — includes $51.9 million from the New York City Mayor’s Office and $7.4 million from members of the New York City Council. Funding from the CDF supports a broad range of artistic, cultural, and historic organizations across New York City, helping support good-paying jobs and strengthening the city’s flourishing cultural sector. Additionally, this year’s CDF includes investments to create a more inclusive cultural sector, as funding will support people who speak a language other than English, people with disabilities, vulnerable populations, and more.
Learn more and find a full list of this year’s CDF grantees in the City’s official press release.
About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity.
