WMI programs are made possible, in part, by private and public funds from:
The 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 FY22
$50,000+
Daisy & David Paradis
Howard Bayne Fund
Howard Gilman Foundation
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
SBA: SVOG Grant
$25,000 – $49,999
Andrew Faulkner
New York State Council on the Arts
Rajika and Tino Puri
Thomas & Kamala Buckner
$10,000 – $24,999
Con Edison
Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Neal Parikh
$1,000 – $9,999
Aditya & Raman Kaul
Alexandra Cohen
Alexis Daran
Anne Posel
Anonymous
Cedomir Crnkovic
Erin Ardleigh
Frank Rand
John Habel
Kamakshi Rao/Rao Deshpande Family Fund
Kellie Specter
Rob Adler
Roger Noel
Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation
Suman Gollamudi
Thomas Kunz
Turner Cowles
Zette Emmons
$200 – $999
Alan Tigay
David Hansen
David Wyckoff
Delrosa Marshall
Dorothy Behr
Edward Haber
Frank Grobman
Joan Dinkelspiel
Joni Manning
Moez Doraid
Noreen McDonald
Pritpal Singh Kochhar
Ralph Samuelson
Serge Mezhburd
Steven Schwartz
and the support of many friends and members of WMI. We are grateful for all contributions to our mission.