WMI programs are made possible, in part, by public and private funds from:
National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and the Howard Gilman Foundation. WMI PLUS and WMI PLUS At Home experiences are supported by a grant from Con Edison.
WMI gladly accepts donations from Donor Advised Funds, is set up to receive corporate employee matching contributions, and also has a brokerage account that welcomes gifts in the form of securities, stocks, and/or bonds. Please contact Gaby Sappington at gaby@worldmusicinstitute.org for more details on these opportunities to support WMI.
Members and Donors FY21
Members and Donors $50,000+
Howard Bayne Fund
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
NYC Community Trust (COVID Relief & Impact Fund)
Daisy & David Paradis
Members & Donors $25,000 – $49,999
Tom & Kamala Buckner
Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Andrew & Emily Faulkner
Howard Gilman Foundation
Anupam & Rajika Puri
Members & Donors $10,000 – $24,999
ConEdison
Thomas Kunz & Rosemarie Sweeney
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
NYC Department of Small Business Workforce Development Fund
Members & Donors $1,000 – $9,999
Anonymous
Alexis Daran
Zette Emmons
Suman Gollamudi
Aditya & Raman Kaul
Kamakshi Rao
Kellie Specter
SBATargeted
EIDL Advance
Members & Donors $200 – $999
Erin Ardleigh
Alexandra Cohen
Laurent Corbel
Cedomir Crnkovic
Joan Dinkelspiel
Angela Dulce de Lara
Fotografiska
Bill Gordh
Paula Greenman
John Habel
Edward Haber
David Hansen
Delrosa Marshall
Rachel Miller
Rafael Pabon
Anne Posel
Casey Rieder
Gargi Shinde
Six Degrees Records
Debora Speyer
State Street Foundation
Michael Steinberg
Michael Stuermer
Hiroko Takada
Members and Donors FY20
Corporate Patron Level ($4,000)
Corporate Donor Level ($2,000)
Members & Donors $25,000+
Thomas & Kamala Buckner
Andrew & Emily Faulkner
Howard Bayne Fund
Howard Gilman Foundation
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
Daisy & David Paradis
Anupam & Rajika Puri
Members & Donors $10,000 – $24,999
Con Edison Foundation
Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
NYC Department of Small Business Services
Members & Donors $2,500 – $9,999
Zette Emmons
WLIW LLC – ALL ARTS
Members & Donors – $1,000 – $2,499
Kellie Castruita-Specter
Alexis Daran
GLP Music
Prasad Gudavalli
Raman & Aditya Kaul
Nora Lavori / Lavori Sterling Foundation
Rex Niswander
Anne Posel
Members & Donors – $250 – $999
Angela de Lara
Moez Doraid
Steve Dyott
Martha Fleischman
Salar Ghahramani
Global Policy Advisors
Edward Haber
Pritpal Singh Kochhar
Beata Krasowska
Marina Livanos
Delrosa Marshall
Serge Mezhburd
Casey Rieder
Valerie Rubsamen / Cedomir Crnkovic
Gargi Shinde
State Street Foundation
Michael Steinberg
Jason R. Stone
Irene Van Slyke
Kate Winn
David Wyckoff
and the support of many friends and members of WMI. We are grateful for all contributions to our mission.