Brooklyn Academy of Music

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is America's oldest continuously operating performing arts center, founded in 1861 in Brooklyn, New York. Known for its bold, innovative programming, BAM presents cutting-edge theater, dance, music, opera, and film across multiple historic venues. The institution has earned international recognition for championing both emerging artists and established masters, making it a vital cultural hub where traditional and experimental arts converge.

Total Patrons: 4,344

Top Donation Programs

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Supporters (7007 donors) , Next Stage Campaign (3470 donors) , Board of Trustees (871 donors) , Bam Next Stage Campaign (824 donors) , Endowment Trust Donors (327 donors) , Bam Angels (234 donors) , Bam Endowment Trust (199 donors) , Endowment Trust (135 donors) , Endowment Trust Board of Trustees (86 donors) , Bam Endowment Trust Donors (61 donors)

Patrons Supporting This Institution

Patron Name	Donation Tiers	Contributions
Judith R. and Alan H. Fishman	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , Planned Giving BAM Angels , BAM Angels , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	32
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Christensen III	Next Stage Campaign , Planned Giving BAM Angels , BAM Angels , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	27
Barry M. Fox	Board of Trustees , Next Stage Campaign , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters , BAM Angels	26
Charles J. and Irene F. Hamm	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , BAM Hamm Archives , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	25
Jeanne Donovan Fisher	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters	24
Joseph A. Stern	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters	24
Tony Bechara	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters	24
Diane & Adam E. Max	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	23
Nora Ann Wallace and Jack Nusbaum	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	23
The SHS Foundation	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	23
Bruce C. Ratner	BAM Endowment Trust , Board of Trustees , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	22
James I. McLaren	BAM Endowment Trust , Board of Trustees , Endowment Trust Board of Trustees , Endowment Trust	22
Mary Kantor	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , Supporters	22
The Jerome Robbins Foundation	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	22
Edgar A. Lampert	Planned Giving BAM Angels , Board of Trustees , BAM Angels	21
Mallory Factor	Planned Giving BAM Angels , Board of Trustees , BAM Angels	21
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	21
May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	21
Neil D. Chrisman	Planned Giving BAM Angels , Board of Trustees , BAM Angels	21
Nora Ann Wallace	BAM Endowment Trust , Board of Trustees , Endowment Trust Board of Trustees , Endowment Trust	21
Scott C. McDonald	Next Stage Campaign , Planned Giving BAM Angels , BAM Angels , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters	21
Timothy Sebunya	BAM Endowment Trust , Board of Trustees , Endowment Trust , Endowment Trust Board of Trustees , Next Stage Campaign	21
William Josephson	Planned Giving BAM Angels , Board of Trustees , BAM Angels	21
Beth Rudin DeWoody	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters	20
Donald R. Mullen Jr.	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters	20
Elaine Weinstein	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters	20
Rockefeller Brothers Fund	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	20
The Howard Gilman Foundation	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	20
Frances A. Resheske	Board of Trustees , Supporters	19
Harvey Lichtenstein	Planned Giving BAM Angels , Board of Trustees , BAM Angels	19
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	19
The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation	BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust , Next Stage Campaign	18
The Starr Foundation	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	18
Alberto Sanchez	Board of Trustees , BAM Endowment Trust , Endowment Trust , Endowment Trust Board of Trustees	17
Robert L. Forbes	Board of Trustees , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters , Next Stage Campaign	17
Steven G. Felsher	Board of Trustees , Endowment Trust Board of Trustees	17
Karen Brooks Hopkins	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , Supporters	16
MaryAnne Gilmartin	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , Supporters	16
The Jessica E. Smith and Kevin R. Brine Charitable Fund	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	16
Anonymous	BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	15
Joseph V. Melillo	Next Stage Campaign , Board of Trustees , Supporters	15
R. Edward Spilka	BAM Endowment Trust , Endowment Trust Board of Trustees , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters , Endowment Trust , Next Stage Campaign	15
Alan H. Fishman	Board of Trustees , Endowment Trust Board of Trustees	14
Brooklyn Community Foundation	BAM Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Supporters , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust , Next Stage Campaign	14
Charlene Magen Weinstein	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Next Stage Campaign , Supporters , BAM Angels	14
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation	BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust , Supporters	14
James McLaren and Lawton Fitt	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	14
Verizon Communications	Next Stage Campaign , BAM Endowment Trust , BAM Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust Donors , Endowment Trust	14
Brian Stafford	Board of Trustees , Supporters	13
Claire Wood	Board of Trustees , Next Stage Campaign	13

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