Juilliard Receives $20M Donation

This week, the Juilliard School announced Jody and John Arnhold’s donation of $20 million USD. Their donations will benefit Juilliard’s Jazz and Creative Enterprise programs.

What’s up: On September 11th, the Juilliard School announced that the Arnhold Foundation had donated $20 million to the school. $5 million of the gift will go towards Juilliard Jazz and the rest towards the school’s Creative Enterprise program. The jazz program’s gift is the largest in its history and will enhance scholarship programs, curricular offerings, and performance activities. The donation celebrates Juilliard Jazz’s leader, Wynton Marsalis.

The Creative Associates program was created in 2018 by Juilliard President Damien Woetzel. The program brings together a group of interdisciplinary artists who collaboratively engage the Juilliard community. The Creative Associates was renamed the Arnhold Creative Associates in 2023.

Catch-up: Jody and John Arnhold’s philanthropic donations have totalled over $50 million since 2005. They donate to causes including environmental efforts, arts and humanities, and athletics. Jody Arnhold is a former public school teacher. Her husband John’s father Henry was head of a prominent banking family.

[Updated: Sept 17, 2024 — The Arnhold Creative Associates were renamed in 2018 in recognition of the Arnholds’ support of the program. This change is not related to the recent gift.]

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Sara Schabas is a Dora-nominated soprano, writer and yoga teacher. She has performed and created leading roles with companies including Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, the Dayton Opera, and Aspen Opera, and is a former member of Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium Young Artists. Currently based in Montreal, she is a doctoral student at McGill University — where she recently received the Wirth Vocal Prize — and editor of Art Song Canada magazine.