Editing Edward Albee (section)

==Philanthropy==
Albee established the [[Edward F. Albee Foundation, Inc.]] in 1967, from royalties from his play ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?''. The foundation funds the [[William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center]] (named after the composer [[William Flanagan (composer)|William Flanagan]], but better known as "The Barn") in [[Montauk, New York]], as a residence for writers and visual artists.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grundberg|first1=Andy|title=The Artists of Summer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/03/arts/the-artists-of-summer.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 3, 1988}}</ref>
The foundation's mission is "to serve writers and visual artists from all walks of life, by providing time and space in which to work without disturbance."<ref name=found>{{cite web|title=Mission & History|url=http://www.albeefoundation.org/mission--history.html|website=The Edward F. Albee Foundation|access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref>