Tony Randall Theatrical Fund

Tony For Kids

Tony Randall was known for his love of the arts and his love of children. In addition to being the very proud father of two, he spent many years in the pursuit of giving cultural experiences to the children of New York City. At his National Actors Theatre, he distributed 40,000 free tickets for students to see the productions at his theatre and sent teaching artists into the schools  to prepare the children for their experiences. He also spent many hours volunteering himself for organizations such as the ones we chose for this grant. The kids were always Tony's favorite audiences and The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund is pleased to announce the formation of the Tony's For Kid's Grants for educating public school children in the arts. The following organizations have been selected for two-year, $20,000 grants:
 
Midori and Friends - For providing exciting music education classes and programs to underserved public school children throughout New York City.
http://www.midoriandfriends.org/
 
National Dance Institute - For providing in school and after-school instruction in all forms of dance to children in public schools all over the country.
http://www.nationaldance.org/
 
MOMA - For School Visit Programs. Over 40,000 public school K-12 students to attend the museum.
http://www.moma.org/education/
 
TheatreWorks USA - For it's Early Stages Plus! program which distributes thousands of free tickets to disadvantaged communities as well as on--site teaching experiences to children.
http://www.theatreworksusa.org/
 
52nd Street Project - Which brings together kids aged 9-18 in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan with theatre professionals to create original theatre in after-school and summer programs.
http://www.52project.org/
 
Thanks to all the organizations who continue to nurture children in the arts!