In the name of equity, New York City diverts public arts funding from big prestige arts organizations, like the Met and Lincoln Center, to arts and culture nonprofits in underserved communities across the city:  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/arts/design/deblasio-museums-cultural-plan-funding.html?_r=1&WT.mc_id=SmartBriefs-Newsletter&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=smartbriefsnl