About The Dramatists Guild Fund
The Dramatists Guild Fund is the public charity arm of the Dramatists Guild of America. Its mission is to aid and nurture writers for the theater; to fund non-profit theaters producing contemporary American works; and to heighten awareness, appreciation, and support of theater across the country.
The Dramatists Guild Fund depends heavily on individual contributions from theater enthusiasts across the country in order to carry out its mission. For many years, the Fund has provided grants to non-profit theatrical organizations across the country that produce works by American writers. A limited number of grants are also allotted to deserving members of the theatrical community who have fallen upon hard times due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances. DGF also provides funds for the Dramatists Guild's Fellows Program, created in 1999 to nurture the next generation of American dramatists. In January of 2008, the Dramatists Guild Fund was re-classified as a 501(c)3 public charity, enabling it to expand its reach through new programs such as The Legacy Project, the expansion of the Fellows Programs across America, and the preservation the Dramatists Guild Archives.
Based in New York, the Dramatists Guild of America has a history of more than eighty years of service to playwrights, lyricists, librettists and composers for the theater. Since its inception, the Dramatists Guild membership has included a broad cross-section of writers for the American stage, including legendary talents whose names are synonymous with Broadway, Off-Broadway and American Theater. To learn more, visit www.dramatistsguild.com.