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In 2005, the theatre was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Today, over one hundred productions with over four hundred performances are staged at La MaMa each season. Stewart functioned as an artistic director and "mother" at La MaMa, until she passed away on January 13, 2011. The question of who would follow Stewart was a significant one since, to many people, "Ellen is La MaMa", but she was succeeded by Mia Yoo.
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