Funding search · EIN 133620909 · New York, NY

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

Name: The Aaron Copland Fund for Music grants, 2021–2024
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.

822
grants reported: $5.5M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

american appreciation encourage music contemporary knowledge performing supplemental

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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.

Top recipients

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

New Music USA3 grants · $184,000
New Music USA3 grants · $170,500
Bmop5 grants · $110,700
Albany Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $85,500
Copland House4 grants · $82,200
Albany Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $78,000
Cabrillo Festival3 grants · $77,000
The Koussevitzky Foundation1 grant · $75,000
Boston Modern Orchestra Project2 grants · $70,250
Boston Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$1.2M

2021

$1.4M

2022

$1.4M

2023

$1.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 822 grants.

$94,500
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$90,000
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$80,000
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$75,000
The Koussevitzky Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$75,000
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2021
Supplemental grant
$69,750
Boston Modern Orchestra Project · Malden, MA · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$55,000
Albany Symphony Orchestra · Albany, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$44,650
Copland House · Peekskill, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$43,000
Albany Symphony Orchestra · Albany, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$38,500
Cabrillo Festival · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$37,600
Copland House · Peekskill, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$37,500
Copland House · Peekskill, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$36,500
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$36,500
Copland House · New York, NY · 2021
Supplemental grant
$32,000
Cabrillo Festival · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$31,000
Seattle Symphony Orchestra · Seattle, WA · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$30,000
Cabrillo Festival of Contemp Music · New York, NY · 2021
Performing grant
$28,600
Bmop · Malden, MA · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$28,500
Albany Symphony Orchestra · Albany, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$28,500
Bmop · Malden, MA · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$28,500
Bmop · New York, NY · 2021
Performing grant
$28,000
Bang On a Can · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$28,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$28,000
Bang On a Can · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$28,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$27,500
American Composers Orchestra · New York, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$27,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · New York, NY · 2021
Supplemental grant
$26,000
International Contemporary Ensemble Fdtn · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$25,000
American Composers Forum · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Encourage knowledgeand appreciation ofcontemporary american music
$25,000
International Contemporary Ensemble · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$25,000
International Contemporary Ensemble · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$25,000
The Koussevitzky Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$25,000
Albany Symphony Orchestra · New York, NY · 2021
Performing grant
$25,000
Bmop · New York, NY · 2021
Special grant
$25,000
Minnesota Orchestral Association · New York, NY · 2021
Supplemental grant
$23,000
Eighth Blackbird Per · Chicago, IL · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$23,000
Fractured Atlas · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$22,000
Bang On a Can · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
Trustees of Columbia · New York, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
American Composers Forum · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Encourage knowledgeand appreciation ofcontemporary american music
$20,000
John Simon Guggenhei · New York, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
Trustees of Columbia · New York, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
American Composers Forum · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
Miller Theater at Columbia Univ · New York, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
Trustees of Columbia U · New York, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$20,000
Bang On a Can · New York, NY · 2021
Performing grant
$20,000
Int'L Contemp Ensemble Foundatiion · New York, NY · 2021
Performing grant
$20,000
John Simon Guggenheim Mem Fn · New York, NY · 2021
Supplemental grant
$20,000
Trustees of Columbia U · New York, NY · 2021
Performing grant
$18,000
The Industry · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$17,500
American Composers Forum · New York, NY · 2021
Supplemental grant
$17,000
Roulette Intermedium · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$17,000
Eighth Blackbird Per · Chicago, IL · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$17,000
Eighth Blackbird Performing Art Assn · Chicago, IL · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$16,000
Alarm Will Sound · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$16,000
Seattle Symphony Orchestra · Seattle, WA · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$16,000
Alarm Will Sound · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$16,000
American Composers Orchestra · New York, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$16,000
Alarm Will Sound · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$16,000
Biophilia Records · New York, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$15,500
The Jazz Gallery · New York, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$15,000
Big Ears Festival · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$15,000
The Crossing · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$15,000
Big Ears Festival · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$15,000
Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$15,000
Seattle Symphony Orchestra · Seattle, WA · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$15,000
The Big Ears Festival · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$15,000
Alarm Will Sound · New York, NY · 2021
Performing grant
$15,000
Gem Theatre Cultural & Perf Arts · New York, NY · 2021
Special grant
$15,000
Seattle Symphony Orchestra · New York, NY · 2021
Performing grant
$14,500
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2021
Special grant
$14,000
June in Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$14,000
State University of New York at Buf · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$14,000
June in Buffalo (Ub Foundation Activities Inc) · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
Carnegie Hall Corporation · New York, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
Jack Music · New York, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
Other Minds · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
Jack Music · New York, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
Roulette Intermedium · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
Carnegie Hall Corporation · New York, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
Jack Music · New York, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
Roulette Intermedium · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$13,000
University of Buffalo Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Supplemental grant
$12,500
Wet Ink Music Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Beth Morrison Projects · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Caramoor Center for Music Arts · Katonah, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Kronos Performing Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Present Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Beth Morrison Projects · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Kronos Performing Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Present Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Beth Morrison Projects · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Kronos Performing Arts Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
New Performance Traditions · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Other Minds · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$12,000
Present Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$11,500
Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2024
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
$11,500
American Composers Orchestra · New York, NY · 2023
Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music

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