These UWS Arts Organizations Got $74M In 'Save Our Stages' Grants

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The Metropolitan Opera, American Museum of Natural History, and Symphony Space, and dozens of other Upper West Side organizations have gotten emergency relief grants from the federal government, according to a recent update — however other neighborhood venues may still be waiting.

Over $74 million have gone to Upper West Side establishments as part of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant — a component of last December's stimulus package also known as Save Our Stages.

Though the $16 billion program has been a lifeline to many venues that lost out on months of revenue during the pandemic, it was also plagued by an initially slow rollout. As of Monday, just $7.6 billion had been distributed, leaving lots of money left to be claimed, according to a report by the Small Business Administration.

On the Upper West Side, four household names received the maximum $10 million grant: the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, and the American Museum of Natural History.

Other major UWS organizations receiving major grants included Symphony Space, New-York Historical Society, and the Philharmonic.

The grants given out on the Upper West Side ranged from the maximum $10 million government assistance to $5,066, which went to the Private Theatre Corp — located at 404 Riverside Drive.

The 50 neighborhood arts organizations receiving $74 million in funds from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant outpaced the 21 organizations on the Upper East Side that received nearly $40 million.

Here's the full list of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant recipients on the Upper West Side.

1. Celtic on Tour: 2109 Broadway Suite 13-126 — $3,079,716
2. CLUBFONE, INC: 178 COLUMBUS AVE — $465,482
3. Early Music Foundation: 10 West 68th Street — $32,872
4. Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center: 129 West 67 Street — $2,655,138
5. Étude Arts LLC: 303 West 66th Street Apt. 17AE — $129,140
6. Guardian Angel Inc.: 30 W. 63rd Street Suite 20A — $24,633
7. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 70 Lincoln Center Plaza — $10,000,000
8. Lori Schwarz Showroom: 124 W 74th Street — $23,101
9. Metropolitan Opera Association: 30 Lincoln Center — $10,000,000
10. MICHAL SCHMIDT ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL: 21 W74th Street — $108,368
11. New York City Ballet: 20 Lincoln Center Plaza David H. Koch Theater — $10,000,000
12. Pamela Cooper Management: 101 West End Ave — $46,873
13. Pipeline Theatre Company: 118 west 72nd street — $141,151
14. Proscenium Partners Inc: 158 W 72nd Street — $480,247
15. Schwalbe & Partners: 33 W 60th Street — $131,393
16. Studio Maestro Inc: 248 W. 60th Street — $604,136
17. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: 70 Lincoln Center Plaza — $620,109
18. The Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York: 20 West 64 Street — $12,816
19. The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York: 10 Lincoln Center Plaza — $8,000,000
20. The Women's Project and Productions: 55 WEST END AVE — $108,474
21. VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER: 150 WEST 65TH STREET — $8,451,774
22. ZEMSKY GREEN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT: 104 W 73rd Street — $538,284
23. 87th Street Entertainment: 67 Riverside Drive — $459,002
24. American Museum of Natural History: Central Park West at 79th Street — $10,000,000
25. Amplified Entertainment Inc.: 201 West 85th Street — $160,527
26. Backbeat Productions Inc: 127 West 79th Street — $26,862
27. Customagic Inc. - SVOG: 202 West 85th Street — $880,350
28. Elixr Global Incorporated: 149 W 80th St — $51,398
29. Everything's Divine: 176 W 87th St — $319,515
30. Kuney Management: 176 W 87th St — $281,722
31. LaughPass 236: 236 West 78th Street — $153,266
32. New-York Historical Society: 170 Central Park West — $1,239,515
33. Sistas Productions LLC: 160 West 87th Street — $145,760
34. Stand Up 236: 236 West 78th Street — $657,587
35. The American Classical Orchestra: 552 West End Ave — $6,807
36. The Center at West Park Inc: 165 West 86th Street — $121,884
37. Rena Shagan Associates: 180 Riverside Drive — $84,831
38. AGED IN WOOD LLC: 320 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH — $280,557
39. BEDLAM INC: 603 WEST 115th Street — $60,303
40. Big Apple Performing Arts Inc: 526 W 113th St — $315,925
41. Century Artists Management Agency: 711 West End Avenue — $500,737
42. Gotham Early Music Scene: 340 Riverside Drive — $186,254
43. JODI H. KAPLAN: 318 WEST 101ST STREET — $72,118
44. New York Edge Music: 865 West End Ave — $80,272
45. New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: 225 West 99th Street — $247,923
46. Parker Artists: 382 CENTRAL PARK W — $43,315
47. Rochel Saks Management LLC: 251 W 97th St — $12,516
48. SMK Entertainment Group: 3751 Broadway — $1,161,242
49. The Private Theatre Corp: 404 Riverside Drive — $5,066
50. The Symphony Space: 2537 Broadway — $1,170,590

Patch reporter Nick Garber contributed to this report.