Theatre Development Fund

Theatre Development Fund

Abbreviation	TDF
Formation	1968
Type	Nonprofit
Purpose	Promotion of theatre/dance and its development, especially in New York City
Location	New York City, United States
Services	Ticket subsidies, disability services, among others
Methods	Use of private and government funding
Award(s)	Special Tony Award[1]
Website	tdf.org

The Theatre Development Fund (TDF) is a not-for-profit performing arts service organization in New York City. Created in 1968 to help an ailing New York theatre industry, TDF has become one of the largest beneficents for the performance arts. The TDF heavily subsidizes Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-off-broadway theatre and dance productions that it deems to be of cultural value, with their most prominent program of this type being TKTS discount ticket booths. The organization also assists Broadway with complying with the ADA, provides educational outreach programs to secondary and college students, and rents out costumes to productions and other non-profits. It has received a Special Tony Award for its work.