Funding search · EIN 133566516 · New York, NY

Gerda Lissner Foundation

Name: Gerda Lissner Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

182
grants reported: $432,650
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

33 grants matching “singer” · $97,500

$17,000
Magdalena Kuzma · Maspeth, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$12,000
Giorgi Guliashvili · Westminster, MD · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$9,000
Erin Wagner · El Paso, TX · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$7,500
Tatev Baroyan · Sarasota, FL · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$6,000
Michael Butler · Bowie, MD · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$5,500
Sofia Gotch · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$5,000
Shelen Hughes · West New York, NJ · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$3,000
Mary Bridget Esler · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$3,000
Amanda Batista · New York, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Benjamin Sokol · Westbury, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Mary Gabrielle Beteag · Lilburn, GA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Navasard Hakobyan · Katy, TX · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Samuel Kidd · San Francisco, CA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Anna Thompson · Fenton, MI · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Ashlyn Rock · Sterling, VA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,750
The Giuilio Gari Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,500
Evan Lazdowski · Moultonborough, NH · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,500
Anna Kelly · New York, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,500
Kamil Enes Pektas · Astoria, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Titus Joseph Muzi Iii · Waukesha, WI · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Alexandra Rose Hammond · Costa Mesa, CA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Angela Yam · Folsom, CA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Cierra Byrd · Noblesville, IN · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Cole McIlquham · Osseo, WI · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Dalia Medovnikov · Woodbridge, CT · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Evan Gray · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Juliette Tacchino · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Matthew Goodheart · Binghamton, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$500
Lin Fan · New York, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$500
Julianna Smith · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$500
Casady School · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$500
Adam Catangui · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$250
Classic Lyric Arts · New York, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Academy of Vocal Arts2 grants · $22,000
Magdalena Kuzma1 grant · $17,000
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen1 grant · $15,000
Sophia Hunt1 grant · $15,000
Eric Ferring1 grant · $15,000
Giorgi Guliashvili2 grants · $12,500
Maire Carmack2 grants · $12,000
Shelen Hughes2 grants · $12,000
Yeongtaek Yang1 grant · $10,000
Eleomar Cuello Calles1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$107,750

2022

$118,150

2023

$109,250

2024

$97,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 182 grants.

$17,000
Magdalena Kuzma · Maspeth, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$15,000
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen · Oakland, CA · 2024
See statement 13
$15,000
Sophia Hunt · New York, NY · 2023
See statement 14
$15,000
Eric Ferring · Riverview, FL · 2022
See statement 14a
$12,000
Giorgi Guliashvili · Westminster, MD · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$12,000
Academy of Vocal Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$10,000
Yeongtaek Yang · New York, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$10,000
Academy of Vocal Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$10,000
Vladyslav Buialskyi · New York, NY · 2023
See statement 14
$10,000
Eleomar Cuello Calles · Miami, FL · 2022
See statement 14a
$9,000
Erin Wagner · El Paso, TX · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$9,000
Curtis Institute of Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$7,500
Tatev Baroyan · Sarasota, FL · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$7,250
Manhattan School of Music · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$7,000
Shelen Hughes · West New York, NJ · 2024
See statement 13
$7,000
Maire Carmack · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
See statement 14
$7,000
Joseph Parrish · New York, NY · 2022
See statement 14a
$6,000
Michael Butler · Bowie, MD · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$6,000
Soo Hyun Gemma Nha · New York, NY · 2023
See statement 14
$5,750
Rosario Hernandez Armas · New York, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$5,500
Sofia Gotch · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$5,000
Shelen Hughes · West New York, NJ · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$5,000
Maire Carmack · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
See statement 13
$5,000
Hye Sang Park · New York, NY · 2023
See statement 14
$5,000
Jazmine Saunders · New York, NY · 2023
See statement 14
$5,000
Alice Chung · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
See statement 14a
$5,000
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$5,000
Teresa Perrotta · Apple Valley, MN · 2022
See statement 14a
$4,500
Leah Hawkins · New York, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$3,500
Nicole Cabell · Honeyoye Falls, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$3,000
Amanda Batista · New York, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$3,000
Mary Bridget Esler · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$3,000
Karolina Anna Podolak · 2024
See statement 13
$3,000
Anna Kelly · New Haven, CT · 2023
See statement 14
$3,000
Korin Gregory Thomas Smith · New Haven, CT · 2023
See statement 14
$3,000
Shaina Martinez-Azzopardi · New York, NY · 2023
See statement 14
$3,000
Erik Paul Grendahl · Little Neck, NY · 2022
See statement 14a
$3,000
Evelyn Saavedra · Miami, FL · 2022
See statement 14a
$3,000
Shannon Keegan · Naperville, IL · 2022
See statement 14a
$2,500
Matthew Cairns · New York, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$2,500
Tatev Baroyan · Sarasota, FL · 2024
See statement 13
$2,500
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$2,500
Linda Collazo · Bronx, NY · 2022
See statement 14a
$2,000
Anna Thompson · Fenton, MI · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Ashlyn Rock · Sterling, VA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Benjamin Sokol · Westbury, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Mary Gabrielle Beteag · Lilburn, GA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Navasard Hakobyan · Katy, TX · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Samuel Kidd · San Francisco, CA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$2,000
Alice Chung · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
See statement 13
$2,000
Jana Alexa McIntyre · Tulsa, OK · 2024
See statement 13
$2,000
Jasmine Olwalia · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
See statement 13
$2,000
Joseph Sacchi · New York, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$2,000
Mary Gabrielle Beteag · Lilburn, GA · 2024
See statement 13
$2,000
Soo Hyun Gemma Nha · Chicago, IL · 2024
See statement 13
$2,000
Yichen Xue · Long Island City, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$2,000
Amanda Sheriff · Smyrna, DE · 2023
See statement 14
$2,000
Amber Ricci Monroe · Cherryville, NC · 2023
See statement 14
$2,000
Jana Alexa McIntyre · Tulsa, OK · 2023
See statement 14
$2,000
Lydia Grindatto · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
See statement 14
$2,000
Maryann E Nelson · Brookhaven, MS · 2023
See statement 14
$2,000
Megan Moore · Newark, NJ · 2023
See statement 14
$2,000
Patricia Westley · New York, NY · 2023
See statement 14
$2,000
Yoseph Park · Houston, TX · 2023
See statement 14
$2,000
Cierra Byrd · Akron, OH · 2022
See statement 14a
$2,000
Hyeyoung Moon · New York, NY · 2022
See statement 14a
$2,000
Jacqueline Piccolino · Chicago, IL · 2022
See statement 14a
$2,000
Raul Hidalgo · New York, NY · 2022
See statement 14a
$2,000
Thomas Cillufo · Bronx, NY · 2022
See statement 14a
$2,000
Vartan Gabrielian · New York, NY · 2022
See statement 14a
$1,750
The Giuilio Gari Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,750
Opera Index · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$1,750
Anthony Roth Costanzo · New York, NY · 2023
See statemnet 14
$1,500
Anna Kelly · New York, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,500
Evan Lazdowski · Moultonborough, NH · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,500
Kamil Enes Pektas · Astoria, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,500
Giulio Gari Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$1,500
Ryan Capozzo · Mamaroneck, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$1,500
Minki Hong · New York, NY · 2023
See statement 14
$1,500
Eunsung Lee · Bronx, NY · 2022
See statement 14a
$1,400
Opera Index · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable - gen'l operating support
$1,000
Alexandra Rose Hammond · Costa Mesa, CA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Angela Yam · Folsom, CA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Cierra Byrd · Noblesville, IN · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Cole McIlquham · Osseo, WI · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Dalia Medovnikov · Woodbridge, CT · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Evan Gray · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Juliette Tacchino · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Matthew Goodheart · Binghamton, NY · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Titus Joseph Muzi Iii · Waukesha, WI · 2025
To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,
$1,000
Ava Linvog · Snohomish, WA · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Donghoon Kang · New York, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Emilie Kealani Suarez · San Francisco, CA · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Evan Gray · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Hailey McAvoy · Kingston, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Jazmine Saunders · New York, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Joanne Evans · Austin, TX · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Julia Stuart · Mountain View, CA · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Kerrigan Bigelow · New York City, NY · 2024
See statement 13
$1,000
Melissa Deborah Joseph · Atlanta, GA · 2024
See statement 13

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.