The Illumination Fund considers media and communications as an important way to amplify the work of its grantees and to share program models. Some recent press coverage and program news can be found below.
New program will support organizations that use the arts to address mental health challenges in communities disproportionately affected by the COVID 19 pandemic in New York City
Harlem World, March 23, 2021: New York City NYC Health + Hospitals’ Arts in Medicine program today announced the third group of artists that will lead community-based mural projects at nine facilities. The artists, chosen from 131 applications, will engage patients, staff, and local community…
Jan 7, 2021: New York Community Trust releases “Resilience & Resolve,” a report detailing the scope and impact of the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, a historic collaboration that distributed more than $110 million in grants and loans to nearly 800 nonprofits. The Illumination Fund was one of the founding donors, which included Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, the Trust and more.
COVID-19 Health Care Heroes features compelling stories, photos, and videos from employees throughout the system, and key statistics highlighting what makes NYC Health + Hospitals a national leader in the pandemic response.
New report by the Center for an Urban Future, supported by the Illumination Fund along with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and New York Community Trust, provides a new level of detail on the landscape of immigrant arts in New York City— and what’s needed to sustain immigrant arts communities across the five boroughs.
The Community Murals Project is a flagship of the public hospital system’s Arts in Medicine program, which seeks to foster the emotional well-being, promote healing, wellness, and engagement of patients, families, employees, and the greater health system’s community by integrating all disciplines of the arts such as literary, visual and performing arts throughout the public hospital system.
“This is a time of unprecedented need. Our most vulnerable populations are impacted by the pandemic more severely than others. It is imperative that philanthropic organizations take immediate action to meet this challenge. From its inception, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund has stepped up…
Press release New Mural is part of the largest mural project in any public hospital system since the Works Progress Administration of the 1930s Community paint party to create Through Healing We Unite at Woodhull Hospital THURSDAY October 8, 2020 at 3 p.m., NYC Health…
Artists will engage patients/residents, staff, and local community residents to create an integrated mural at NYC Health + Hospitals facilities (New York, NY – August 4, 2020) NYC Health + Hospitals’ Arts in Medicine program today announced the second group of artists that will lead…
Illumination Fund supports partners in emergency food project in Washington Heights by Kristin Shaughnessy A man whose family was devastated by grief and loss is working through that grief by giving back. Tom’s mother died on Valentine’s Day from an illness unrelated to. His father…
by Mike Scutari In my recent conversations with arts professionals looking at how philanthropy can build a more resilient post-coronavirus arts sector, respondents repeatedly called for more robust advocacy from funders. “Right now, we are seeing a demand for the arts like never before: individually…
The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, established by a coalition of foundations and other donors, announced support for 750 New York City-based social services and arts and cultural organizations that have been affected by the current coronavirus public health crisis. The fund was launched…
Donation builds on the Illumination Fund’s continuous support for healthcare workers at NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals seeks additional donations to provide equipment and support staff with urgent supplies as well as to temporarily hire new staff Post COVID-19’s immediate crisis, funds…
The New $75 Million Fund will Provide Grants and Loans to New York City-Based Social Services and Cultural Organizations to Support Them in the COVID-19 Pandemic “The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund has stepped in to support New Yorkers in times of adversity — from…