Princess Grace Foundation-USA explained

Princess Grace Foundation - USA
Founder:	Prince Rainier III
Type:	Charitable organization
Vat Id:	23-2218331
Purpose:	To fund and recognize emerging artists and performers
Headquarters:	New York City, New York
Owners:	-->
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	Caroline, Princess of Hanover
Leader Title2:	Vice Chairman
Leader Name2:	Prince Albert II
Key People:	Trustees: Princess Stéphanie of Monaco Princess Charlene of Monaco John F. Lehman Robert O. Marx Melia Bensussen Raymond P. Caldiero Gérard Cohen Norman E. Donoghue^[1]

The Princess Grace Foundation – USA is a charity organization named after Princess Grace of Monaco, which supports emerging performers in theater, dance, and film in the form of awards, grants, scholarships, and fellowships. The Foundation holds an annual awards ceremony to recognize fledgling and established artists across the country. Prince Albert II of Monaco serves as its patron.

History

The Foundation was established by Prince Rainier III of Monaco to honor the legacy of the late Princess Grace, who supported Monégasque arts in culture as well as numerous up-and-coming American artists during her lifetime.^[2] In 1982, Robert Hausman, founding Chairman, incorporated Princess Grace Foundation-USA as a non-profit public charity. The Board of Trustees at the time of its founding consisted of Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, Roger Moore, John Johnson, William P. Rogers, Mary Wells Lawrence, and Lynn Wyatt.^[3]

The first financial grants in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships were awarded in 1984 to artists associated with schools or performing arts companies in the dance and theater. An arts advisory board composed of professionals in each of those fields was appointed to the Awards recipients. President Ronald Reagan, and First Lady Nancy Reagan oversaw the first gala at the White House in Washington, D.C.; The Foundation has continued with annual Awards Galas, rotating between New York City, Los Angeles and Monte Carlo. ^[4] Currently, there are five avenues of funding for Award winners, available exclusively to Award winners and honoraria: Special Projects, Works in Progress in partnership with Baryshnikov Arts Center, Choreography Mentorship Co-Commission, Professional Development, and Professional Development partnerships for filmmakers.

The Princess Grace Awards

The Princess Grace Awards are a ceremony held each year, hosted by the Princely Family of Monaco and the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, to recognize emerging and established artists in the performing arts. The five nomination categories include theater, playwriting, dance, choreography, and film.^[5]

The Princess Grace Statue Award

The Princess Grace Statue Awarded is the foundation's highest honor, received by artists who distinguish themselves in their respective disciplines after receiving a previous Princess Grace Award. In addition to a $25,000 cash gift, the awardees are presented with a bronze statuette of Princess Grace created by the Dutch artist Kees Verkade.^[6] As of 2020, sixty-seven artists have received this award, including Oscar Isaac, John M. Chu, Leslie Odom Jr., Chinonye Chukwu, Gillian Murphy, David Hallberg, Anna D. Shapiro, and Rose Bond.^[7]

The Prince Rainier III Award

The Prince Rainier III Award was inaugurated in 2005, after the passing of Prince Rainier. The Award is presented to established artists who are both highly celebrated in their careers and have made significant humanitarian contributions to their fields. The Award includes a grant to the philanthropic organization of the honorees's choice. Recipients to date include George Lucas, Glenn Close, Denzel Washington, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Redford, Queen Latifah and James Cameron.^[8]

Notable Princess Grace Awards Winners

Theater

• Jared Mezzocchi, 2012 Theater Fellowship^[9]
• Nicolette Robinson, 2009 Theater Scholarship, Gant Gaither Theater Award^[10]
• Scott Turner Schofield, 2007 Theater Fellowship - Acting, 2009 Special Project Award^[11]
• Oscar Isaac, 2004 Theater Scholarship^[12]
• Sam Gold, 2004 Theater Scholarship, 2018 Statue Award
• Leslie Odom Jr., 2002 Theater Scholarship, 2016 Statue Award
• Richard Kimmel, 2000 Theater Fellowship^[13]
• Anna Shapiro, 1996 Theater Apprenticeship, 2010 Statue Award^[14]
• Michael John Garcés, 1995 Theater Fellowship, 2007 Statue Award
• Eric Simonson, 1994 Theater Fellowship, 2005 Statue Award^[15]
• David Barrera, 1993 Theater Scholarship^[16]
• David Neumann, 1993 Theater Apprenticeship, 2011 Works in Progress Residency^[17]
• Paul Tazewell, 1993 Theater Fellowship, 2004 Statue Award^[18]

• Shishir Kurup, 1993 Theater Apprenticeship^[19]
• Donna Lynne Champlin, 1992 Theater Scholarship^[20]
• Michael Wilson, 1992 Theater Fellowship, 2001 Statue Award^[21]
• Ricardo Hernandez, 1992 Theater Apprenticeship, 2000 Statue Award
• Ty Taylor, 1990 Theater Scholarship^[22]
• Yareli Arizmendi, 1990 Theater Scholarship, 1995 Statue Award^[23]
• Christopher Ashley, 1989 Theater Apprenticeship, 1998 Statue Award^[24]
• Orlagh Cassidy, 1989 Theater Scholarship^[25]
• Bruce Graham, 1988 Theater Fellowship, 1991 Statue Award
• Tina Landau, 1988 Theater Scholarship, 1999 Statue Award^[26]
• Patrick Page, 1988 Theater Fellowship^[27]
• Anthony Kushner, 1987 Theater Fellowship, 1994 Statue Award^[28]
• Paul Warner, 1986 Theater Apprenticeship, 1987 Statue Award^[29]

Playwriting

• Kenneth Lin, 2005 Playwriting Fellowship^[30]
• Jesse Kellerman, 2003 Playwriting Fellowship^[31]
• Madeleine George, 2002 Playwriting Fellowship
• Sheila Callaghan, 2000 Playwriting Fellowship, 2008 Works in Progress Residency^[32]

• Bridget Carpenter, 1997 Playwriting Fellowship^[33]
• Adam Rapp, 1999 Playwriting Fellowship, 2006 Statue Award^[34]
• Kate Robin, 1995 Playwriting Fellowship, 2003 Statue Award^[35]

Dance

• Jacqueline Green, 2014 Dance Fellowship^[36]
• Isabella Boylston, 2009 Dance Fellowship^[37]
• Jeffrey Cirio, 2009 Dance Fellowship^[38]
• Joseph Walsh, 2009 Dance Fellowship^[39]
• Alexander Peters, 2008 Ballet Scholarship^[40]
• Blaine Hoven, 2008 Ballet Fellowship^[41]
• Jermel Johnson, 2008 Ballet Fellowship^[42]
• Lucien Postlewaite, 2008 Ballet Fellowship^[43]
• Andrew Bartee, 2007 Dance Scholarship - Ballet^[44]
• Brooklyn Mack, 2007 Dance Fellowship - Ballet^[45]
• Sarah Kathryn Lane, 2007 Dance Fellowship - Ballet^[46]
• Adrienne Benz, 2006 Dance Fellowship - Ballet^[47]
• Drew Jacoby, 2005 Dance Fellowship, 2008 Special Project Award^[48]
• John Lam, 2005 Dance Fellowship^[49]
• Tiler Peck, 2004 Dance Scholarship^[50]
• Christine Shevchenko, 2003 Dance Scholarship^[51]
• David Hallberg, 2002 Dance Fellowship^[52]
• Michele Jimenez, 2002 Dance Fellowship^[53]
• Jared Angle, 2001 Dance Fellowship^[54]
• Gonzalo Garcia, 2000 Dance Fellowship^[55]
• Lilyan Vigo-Ellis, 2000 Dance Fellowship, 2004 Special Project Grant^[56]
• Michele Wiles, 1999 Dance Fellowship^[57]

• Gillian Murphy, 1998 Dance Fellowship, 2009 Statue Award^[58]
• Maria Bystrova-Renko, 1998 Dance Scholarship^[59]
• Alexandra Ansanelli, 1997 Dance Fellowship^[60]
• Miranda Weese, 1995 Dance Fellowship^[61]
• Carlos Acosta, 1995 Dance Fellowship^[62]
• Maria Kowroski, 1994 Dance Scholarship, 2006 Statue Award^[63]
• Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, 1994 Dance Fellowship, 2017 Statue Award
• Derick Grant, 1993 Emerging Dance Artist^[64]
• Robert Battle, 1993 Dance Scholarship, 2007 Statue Award^[65]
• Jennie Renee Somogyi, 1992 Dance Scholarship, 2002 Statue Award^[66]
• Riolama Lorenzo, 1992 Dance Scholarship^[67]
• Ethan Stiefel, 1991 Emerging Dance Artist, 1999 Statue Award^[68]
• Kristin Long, 1990 Emerging Dance Artist^[69]
• Pauline Reyniack, née Golbin, 1990 Emerging Dance Artist, 1991 Statue Award^[70]
• Tina LeBlanc-Jerkunica, 1988 Dance Fellowship, 1995 Statue Award^[71]
• Elizabeth Walker, 1988 Dance Scholarship^[72]
• Diane Madden, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1994 Statue Award^[73]
• Terese Capucilli, 1985 Dance Scholarship, 1986 Statue Award^[74]
• Li Cunxin, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1993 Statue Award^[75]
• Amanda McKerrow, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1987 Statue Award^[76]

Choreography

• Olivier Wevers, 2011 Choreography Fellowship^[77]
• Zoe Scofield, 2011 Choreography Fellowship^[78]
• Kyle Abraham, 2010 Dance-Choreography Fellowship^[79]

• Kate Weare, 2009 Choreography Fellowship^[80]
• Camille A. Brown, 2006 Choreography Fellowship - Modern^[81]

Film

• Chinonye Chukwu, 2009 Film Scholarship, 2019 Statue Award
• Ben Steinbauer, 2006 Graduate Film Scholarship^[82]
• Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2005 Graduate Film Scholarship^[83]
• Ben Russell, 2002 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2010 Special Project Grant^[84]
• Ham Tran, 2001 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2006 Special Project Grant^[85]
• Jon M. Chu, 2001 Film Scholarship, 2011 Statue Award
• David Riker, 1995 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2001 Statue Award^[86]

• Ilya Chaiken, 1994 Undergraduate Film Scholarship, 2003 Statue Award^[87]
• Parine Jaddo, 1993 Graduate Film Scholarship^[88]
• Mark Christopher, 1992 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2005 Statue Award^[89]
• Rose Bond, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2008 Statue Award^[90]
• Eric Darnell, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship^[91]
• Stephen Hillenburg, 1991 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2002 Statue Award^[92]
• Gregory Mottola, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship, 1998 Statue Award^[93]

References

• News: Princess's foundation rewards filmmaker. Staples. Gracie Bonds. October 22, 2008. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2008-10-27.
• News: Princess Grace Foundation Award Winners Unveil Fabergé Egg. October 15, 2008. Broadway World. 2008-10-27.

Notes and References

1. Web site: BOARD OF TRUSTEES . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . 27 October 2020.
2. Web site: ON THE FOUNDATION . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . 27 October 2020.
3. News: Weaver . Hilary . Prince Albert Recalls Grace Kelly's Star-Studded Life in Monaco . 27 October 2020 . Vanity Fair . 27 February 2017.
4. Web site: PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION-USA GALA .
5. The Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces Its 2020 Applications For Princess Grace Awards In Theater, Dance And Film . Cision Newswire . 27 October 2020.
6. Web site: PRINCESS GRACE AWARD WINNERS . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . 27 October 2020 . 3 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803215520/https://pgfusa.org/award-winners/ . dead .
7. Web site: PRINCESS GRACE STATUE AWARD WINNERS . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . 27 October 2020.
8. Web site: PRINCE RAINER III AWARDS . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . 27 October 2020.
9. https://www.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Jared-Mezzocchi/ Jared Mezzocchi
10. Web site: Nicolette Robinson . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . 17 September 2018 . 17 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180917190900/https://www.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Nicolette-Robinson/ . dead .
11. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2649 Scott Turner Schofield
12. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2372 Oscar Isaac
13. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2399 Richard Kimmel
14. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2547 Anna Shapiro
15. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2551 Eric Simonson
16. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2231 David Barrera
17. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2472 David Neumann
18. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2583 Paul Tazewell
19. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2405 Shishir Kurup
20. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2273 Donna Lynne Champlin
21. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2622 Michael Wilson
22. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2582 Ty Taylor
23. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2223 Yareli Arizmendi
24. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2225 Christopher Ashley
25. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2270 Orlagh Cassidy
26. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2412 Tina Landau
27. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2491 Patrick Page
28. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2406 Anthony Kushner
29. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2609 Paul Warner
30. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2425 Kenneth Lin
31. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2396 Jesse Kellerman
32. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2259 Sheila Callaghan
33. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2265 Bridget Carpenter
34. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=22 Adam Rapp
35. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2522 Kate Robin
36. https://www.dancemagazine.com/accidental-star-2306970154.html Accidental Star
37. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2713 Isabella Boylston
38. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2714 Jeffrey Cirio
39. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2720 Joseph Walsh
40. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2683 Alexander Peters
41. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2677 Blaine Hoven
42. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2682 Jermel Johnson
43. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2687 Lucien Postlewaite
44. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2643 Andrew Bartee
45. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2651 Brooklyn Mack
46. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2652 Sarah Kathryn Lane
47. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=8 Adrienne Benz
48. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2376 Drew Jacoby
49. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2410 John Lam
50. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2496 Tiler Peck
51. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2548 Christine Shevchenko
52. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2349 David Hallberg
53. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2383 Michele Jimenez
54. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2219 Jared Angle
55. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2324 Gonzalo Garcia
56. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2604 Lilyan Vigo-Ellis
57. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2618 Michele Wiles
58. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2468 Gillian Murphy
59. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2255 Maria Bystrova-Renko
60. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2220 Alexandra Ansanelli
61. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2611 Miranda Weese
62. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2212 Carlos Acosta
63. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=21 Maria Kowroski
64. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2338 Derick Grant
65. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2232 Robert Battle
66. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2561 Jennie Renee Somogyi
67. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2430 Riolama Lorenzo
68. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2569 Ethan Stiefel
69. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2429 Kristin Long
70. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2331 Pauline Golbin
71. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2417 Tina LeBlanc-Jerkunica
72. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2606 Elizabeth Walker
73. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2433 Diane Madden
74. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2261 Terese Capucilli
75. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2289 Cunxin
76. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2444 Amanda McKerrow
77. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2776 Olivier Wevers
78. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2775 Zoe Scofield
79. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2753 Kyle Abraham
80. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2721 Kate Weare
81. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=31 Camille A. Brown
82. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=19 Ben Steinbauer
83. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2319 Cary Joji Fukunaga
84. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2532 Ben Russell
85. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=30 Ham Tran
86. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2518 David Riker
87. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2272 Ilya Chaiken
88. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2377 Parine Jaddo
89. Web site: Mark Christopher . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . May 5, 2020.
90. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=28 Rose Bond
91. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2293 Eric Darnell
92. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2362 Stephen Hillenburg
93. http://www.pgfusa.org/view_alum.php?alum_id=2464 Gregory Mottola