The John Giorno Foundation supports the legacy of the poet and artist John Giorno (1936-2019), whose work pushed poetry off the printed page and into visual, musical, and social realms. In the spirit of Giorno’s life-long commitment to supporting other artists, poets, and musicians, as well as those who study the Nyingmapa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, the Foundation hosts lectures, performances, salons, and retreats at the historic Bunker at 222 Bowery, in downtown Manhattan, and maintains Giorno’s extensive archive of his career in the downtown New York poetry, art, performance, and music communities. Building on a history of supporting poets and artists suffering from AIDS that began in the early 1980s, the Foundation also provides grants to LGBTQ+ artists, poets, and musicians.