Edgerton Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation based in Los Angeles (established in 2001) that specializes in funding theater arts and education projects. In 2024, it reported about $111 million in assets and awarded $7.18 million in grants to nonprofit organizations. Since 2006, the foundation has supported the Edgerton New Play Awards—administered through Theatre Communications Group—which provides extended rehearsal funding for playwrights and creative teams. Over the past years, it has funded hundreds of new plays, many of which have advanced to Broadway and won major awards.
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Bradford W Edgerton
President & Director
