Rockefeller Foundation Gives $2.7 Million to Support Local New York City Artists Announces 2009 NYC Cultural Innovation Fund Competition Winners

New York, NY, October 14, 2009 -- Today the Rockefeller Foundation’s President Dr. Judith Rodin announced the 18 winners of the Foundation’s 2009 New York City Cultural Innovation Fund competition – and with it a $2.7 million grant to support local New York City art and artists. Each of these 18 New York City-based organizations will receive a two-year grant of up to $250,000, underscoring the Foundation’s commitment to creative expression and innovation, and the impact and influence creativity has towards social progress.