JEROME ROBBINS FOUNDATION

Name

JEROME ROBBINS FOUNDATION

Legal name

Jerome Robbins Foundation

Website

https://jeromerobbins.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Licensing & Foundation

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Dance Companies (711120)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Ballet licensing services
• Arts foundation grants
• Choreographic rights management
• Theatrical licensing royalties
• Dance legacy preservation

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ballet Licensing Royalties: The Robbins Rights Trust licenses Jerome Robbins' ballets to approved ballet companies worldwide. Companies submit licensing requests indicating the ballet(s) of interest, rehearsal and performance dates, company details (number of dancers, theater size, music requirements). The Advisory Committee reviews requests and may require video footage of the company.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Jerome Robbins Foundation licenses nearly 60 of Jerome Robbins' ballets to professional ballet companies worldwide through the Robbins Rights Trust, supported by an Advisory Committee and approved repetiteurs. The Foundation awards grants to dance organizations, recognizes contributions through the Jerome Robbins Award, and maintains the Jerome Robbins Catalogue — a comprehensive database of Robbins' works. Theatrical licensing is executed in partnership with Music Theatre International's MTI Concert Dance.

Product overview

The Jerome Robbins Foundation operates as an arts preservation and licensing organization consisting of three main components: (1) The Jerome Robbins Foundation, which awards grants to support dance organizations; (2) The Robbins Rights Trust, which licenses Jerome Robbins' artistic works for theatrical productions; and (3) The Jerome Robbins Catalogue, a comprehensive database documenting his complete choreographic output. The Foundation also offers the Jerome Robbins Award for distinguished contributions to dance. Licensing of theatrical works is handled exclusively through MTI Concert Dance (Music Theatre International). The organization does not operate a technology platform or SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Jerome Robbins Catalogue: A comprehensive database chronicling every known work created by Jerome Robbins, whether on a stage or screen, organized chronologically from Fancy Free (1944) to Brandenburg (1997).

Products and services

• Jerome Robbins Foundation
• The Robbins Rights Trust
• The Jerome Robbins Catalogue
• MTI Concert Dance (via Music Theatre International)
• Jerome Robbins Award

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Music Theatre International (MTI)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMTI has partnered with The Robbins Rights Trust to exclusively license nearly 60 of Jerome Robbins' legendary ballets. MTI established MTI Concert Dance which envisions licensing work from well-known choreographers and creators across many genres of dance. MTI is one of the world's leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond.
• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - Jerome Robbins Dance DivisionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts houses virtual exhibitions about Robbins' work. The Foundation directs visitors to explore virtual exhibitions from this institution. Additionally, Allen Greenberg serves as chair of The Dance Committee of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
• Barhama.comminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarhama.com hosts virtual exhibitions including Voice of My City: Jerome Robbins and New York and Archive in Motion 75 Years of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Exhibit website and photography by Ardon Bar-Hama, exhibit funded by George S. Blumenthal.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Twyla Tharp Foundation: Foundation preserving and licensing the choreography of Twyla Tharp. Smaller-scale and more recently established than the Robbins Foundation, but pursues the same IP-licensing model for a major American choreographer.
• Music Theatre International (MTI): The Foundation's exclusive theatrical licensing partner for MTI Concert Dance. Closely tied operationally and economically, though from the licensing-agency side rather than the IP-owner side; convergence is increasing as MTI expands dance licensing.
• Paul Taylor Dance Foundation: Foundation preserving Paul Taylor's choreographic legacy and licensing his works to dance companies. Comparable as a choreographer-focused IP/licensing foundation serving the ballet/modern dance community.

Broad incumbents

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Foundation: Major dance-heritage foundation that preserves Alvin Ailey's works and operates an active performing company. Comparable due to its dual mission of legacy preservation and dance production, although broader in scope than the Robbins Foundation.

Others

• Dance/NYC: New York-based dance service organization where Foundation VP Christopher Pennington previously served on the board. Indirectly comparable as a dance-sector nonprofit supporting the broader ecosystem in which the Foundation operates.
• American Ballet Theatre: Major ballet company and licensee of Robbins' works (Fancy Free originated there in 1944). Comparable as a key customer and ecosystem participant, though operating as a performing company rather than a licensing entity.
• New York City Ballet: A flagship licensee and primary customer of the Robbins Rights Trust. While not a peer in the IP-licensing sense, NYCB is essential ecosystem context — the institutional anchor for Robbins' repertoire and a benchmark for major ballet institutions.

Direct peers

• The George Balanchine Trust: The most directly comparable peer — a trust that licenses the choreographic works of George Balanchine to ballet companies worldwide through an Advisory Committee process, mirroring the Jerome Robbins Foundation's Robbins Rights Trust model. Ellen Sorrin previously served as director of the Balanchine Trust, evidencing direct operational overlap.
• Merce Cunningham Trust: Trust managing the choreographic legacy of Merce Cunningham and licensing his works for restaging. Highly comparable as a choreographic IP licensing entity serving professional dance companies.
• Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance: Foundation that preserves and licenses Martha Graham's choreographic catalog to dance companies globally. Comparable as a dance-heritage foundation with both grantmaking and licensing functions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheGeniusOfJeromeRobbins
• Instagraminstagram.com/jeromerobbinsfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jerome-robbins-foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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