THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC
520 EIGHTH AVENUE NO 24 FL, NEW YORK, NY 100184156 www.tcg.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO STRENGHTEN, NURTURE AND SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT AMERICAN THEATRE.

TCG GRANT PROGRAMSTHROUGH A SERIES OF PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS, TCG DISTRIBUTES GRANTS EACH YEAR TO THEATRES AND INDIVIDUALS. BY MAKING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, TCG IS ABLE TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR A GROWING BODY OF PROFESSIONALS AND HELP BUILD AND CONNECT A NEW GENERATION OF PRACTITIONERS FOR THE FIELD. PROGRAMS DURING FY20 INCLUDE: THE FOX FOUNDATION RESIDENT ACTOR FELLOWSHIPS; THE WILLA KIM COSTUME DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP; THE ALAN SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR AWARD; THE RISING LEADERS OF COLOR PROGRAM; GLOBAL CONNECTIONS; AND AUDIENCE (R)EVOLUTION WHICH IS A MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED BY TCG AND FUNDED BY THE DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TO STUDY, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT MODELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHILE NOT A GRANT PROGRAM, TCG'S EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION (EDI) INSTITUTE IS A KEY PART OF TCG'S EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVE TO TRANSFORM THE NATIONAL THEATRE FIELD INTO A MORE EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY - THE EDI INSTITUTE INCLUDES RESOURCES FOR NETWORKING, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND MOVEMENT BUILDING AMONG PREDOMINANTLY WHITE THEATRES AND NETWORKS OF THEATRES OF COLOR. THE EDI INSTITUTE IS SUPPORTED BY THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION AND THE HEARST FOUNDATIONS.TCG'S GRANTMAKING AND SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS AND ADVANCE THE THEATRE FIELD. THE GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES THAT TCG AWARDS BOTH ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF TCG'S CONSTITUENCY AS WELL AS LEVERAGING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIELDWIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING. TCG DISTRIBUTES APPROXIMATELY $1.5 MILLION PER YEAR THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONORS, AND SPONSORS. SINCE 1961, TCG HAS AWARDED OVER $43 MILLION IN DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE FIELD BY PROVIDING OVER 900 AWARDS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND OVER 1,300 INDIVIDUALS.

TCG PUBLICATIONSTCG IS THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER OF DRAMATIC TEXT IN NORTH AMERICA. OUR CATALOGUE HAS OVER 450 TITLES, INCLUDING 18 PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYS, ONE NOBEL PRIZE WINNER, 11 MACARTHUR "GENIUSES", AND NUMEROUS TONY, DRAMA DESK, AND OBIE AWARD WINNERS. TCG BOOKS PROUDLY REPRESENTS OVER 235 WRITERS WHO EMBODY EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY PLAYWRITING AND ALSO REPRESENT DIVERSE IDENTITIES OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND AGE. OUR PLAYWRIGHTS AND AUTHORS ARE SHAPING THE CANON AND LEGACY FOR MODERN THEATRE. TCG BOOKS HAS A DUAL OBJECTIVE: TO BRING NEW LITERARY VOICES TO PUBLIC ATTENTION AND TO CULTIVATE INDIVIDUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ITS PLAYWRIGHTS THAT NURTURE THEIR CAREERS. TO DATE, OVER 4 MILLION COPIES HAVE BEEN SOLD.AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE IS THE MUST-READ PERIODICAL ABOUT NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL THEATRE. THE COUNTRY'S LEADING ARTS JOURNALISTS, AS WELL AS TOP PROFESSIONALS FROM THE FIELD, CONTRIBUTE TO AMERICAN THEATRE, WHICH NOW EXISTS IN AN ONLINE FORMAT WITH SELECT PRINT EDITIONS.

MEMBER SERVICESTCG CONDUCTS RESEARCH FOR AND ABOUT NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATRE FIELD TO ASSESS THE CHANGING NEEDS AND CONDITIONS OF THE THEATRE COMMUNITY, CHRONICLE THE FIELD'S GROWTH, SUPPORT NATIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AND CREATE RESOURCES TO AID THEATRE PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR WORK. THESE RESOURCES INCLUDE: THEATRE FACTS, AN ANNUAL REPORT ANALYZING THE U.S. NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATRE FIELD INFORMED BY AN ANNUAL FISCAL SURVEY; THE SEMI-ANNUAL SPECIAL REPORT ON EDUCATION, WHICH PROVIDES RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO PROFESSIONALS IN THE THEATRE EDUCATION FIELD; AND THE SALARY SURVEY, WHICH GATHERS COMPENSATION INFORMATION TO AID PARTICIPATING THEATRES IN PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND MAKING CRITICAL PERSONNEL DECISIONS. TCG ALSO PROVIDES FIELD WIDE LEADERSHIP BY REPRESENTING THE FIELD IN WASHINGTON, DC BY ADVOCATING ON A RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING NEA APPROPRIATIONS, COVID-RELIEF EFFORTS, ARTS EDUCATION FUNDING, TAX INCENTIVES FOR CHARITABLE GIVING, THE VISA PROCESS FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, FUNDING FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND PROTECTING PERFORMING ARTS TECHNOLOGY.TCG HOLDS TWO ANNUAL CONVENINGS WHICH BRING TOGETHER PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE US TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD. THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE (HELD VIRTUALLY IN 2020) IS USUALLY PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A DIFFERENT HOST CITY EACH YEAR. THIS EVENT IS THE LARGEST NATIONWIDE GATHERING OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL THEATRE COMMUNITY. THE FALL FORUM ON GOVERNANCE IS HELD IN NEW YORK CITY EACH YEAR (IN-PERSON DURING FY20 IN NOVEMBER 2019), AND PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEATRE TRUSTEES AND SENIOR STAFF TO ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND TO CONNECT WITH PEERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY IN AN INTIMATE SETTING. TCG ALSO OFFERS THEATRE PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERSHIP TELECONFERENCES TO ALLOW ITS GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPARATE MEMBERS TO CONNECT AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE AT MORE FREQUENT INTERVALS - WHICH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN COVID-19 RECOVERY EFFORTS.

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