Funding search · EIN 133911396 · Syosset, NY

Les Paul Foundation

Name: Les Paul Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

188
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

music education paul exhibit mentorship learning virtual after

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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.

31 grants matching “music education” · $197,900

$24,900
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2024
Music education
$5,000
Young Audiences of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
Music education
$4,200
Keep Music Alive · Brookhaven, PA · 2024
Music education
$2,500
Louisville Academy of Music · Louisville, KY · 2024
Music education
$2,500
Vertus Charter School · Rochester, NY · 2024
Music education
$2,000
The Summit Academy · Herman, PA · 2024
Music education
$2,000
San Diego State University Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Music education
$2,000
Vibe of Portland · Portland, OR · 2024
Music education
$2,000
Noble Minds Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Music education
$2,000
Pepin Academies Pasco · New Port Richey, FL · 2024
Music education
$1,500
The Innovation School · Bismarck, ND · 2024
Music education
$1,500
Maine Academy of Modern Music · Portland, ME · 2024
Music education
$1,000
Artsquest · Bethlehem, PA · 2024
Music education
$24,900
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2023
Music education
$5,000
Amelia Park Children'S Museum · Westfield, MA · 2023
Music education
$4,000
Louisville Academy of Music · Louisville, KY · 2023
Music education
$3,500
Keep Music Alive · Brookhaven, PA · 2023
Music education
$2,500
Young Audiences of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023
Music education
$2,500
Conservatory Lab Charter School (Conserva · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Music education
$2,000
Artistyear · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Music education
$1,500
Intempo Organization · Stamford, CT · 2023
Music education
$1,500
Suzuki Music School of Westport · Westport, CT · 2023
Music education
$1,000
Shell Lake Arts Center · Shell Lake, WI · 2023
Music education
$50,000
Little Kids Rock · Verona, NJ · 2022
Music education in schools
$24,900
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2022
Music education
$5,000
Young Audiences of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022
Music education
$5,000
Broadway for Arts Education · New York, NY · 2022
Music programs
$5,000
Songbirds Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
Music education programs
$3,000
Education Through Music · New York, NY · 2022
Music programs
$2,000
Broward Education Foundationsilver Lakes · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Music programs
$1,500
Birch Creek Music Performance Center · Egg Harbor, WI · 2022
Music guitar education program

Top recipients

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

Discovery World3 grants · $225,000
Hearing Health Foundation2 grants · $150,000
Notes for Notes3 grants · $105,000
Waukesha County Historical Society&Museum2 grants · $95,000
Soulsville Foundation3 grants · $75,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute3 grants · $74,700
Rowan University Foundation3 grants · $70,000
Musicians On Call3 grants · $65,000
Little Kids Rock1 grant · $50,000
Mahwah Museum Society2 grants · $25,500

Giving over time

$565,540

2022

$525,320

2023

$418,042

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 188 grants.

$100,000
Hearing Health Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Medical research
$75,000
Discovery World · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Stem programs and exhibits
$75,000
Discovery World · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Stem programs and exhibits
$75,000
Discovery World · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Stem programs and exhibits
$50,000
Hearing Health Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Medical research
$50,000
Waukesha County Historical Society&Museum · Waukesha, WI · 2023
Les paul exhibit
$50,000
Little Kids Rock · Verona, NJ · 2022
Music education in schools
$45,000
Waukesha County Historical Society&Museum · Waukesha, WI · 2022
Les paul exhibit
$35,000
Notes for Notes · Nashville, TN · 2024
Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs
$35,000
Notes for Notes · Nashville, TN · 2023
Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs
$35,000
Notes for Notes · Nashville, TN · 2022
Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs
$30,000
Soulsville Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
Music programs
$25,000
Musicians On Call · Nashville, TN · 2024
Virtual bedside performance program
$25,000
Rowan University Foundation · Glassboro, NJ · 2023
Music programs
$25,000
Soulsville Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
Music programs
$25,000
Rowan University Foundation · Glassboro, NJ · 2022
Music programs
$24,900
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2024
Music education
$24,900
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2023
Music education
$24,900
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2022
Music education
$20,000
Rowan University Foundation · Glassboro, NJ · 2024
Music programs
$20,000
Musicians On Call · Nashville, TN · 2023
Virtual bedside performance program
$20,000
The College of Saint Rose · Albany, NY · 2023
Education program
$20,000
Musicians On Call · Nashville, TN · 2022
Virtual bedside performance program
$20,000
Soulsville Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
Music programs
$17,500
Mahwah Museum Society · Mahwah, NJ · 2022
Les paul exhibit
$15,000
Guitars for Vets · Brookfield, WI · 2023
Music programs
$10,000
Bangtown Studio On the Go · Flint, MI · 2022
Music programs
$10,000
Build Incorporated · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fund recording studios
$10,000
Center for Food Action · Englewood, NJ · 2022
Supporting funds for program
$10,000
Food Pantry of Waukesha County · Waukesha, WI · 2022
Supporting funds for program
$9,750
The Lincoln Academy · Eastchester, NY · 2022
Supporting funds for music programs
$8,000
Mahwah Museum Society · Mahwah, NJ · 2024
Les paul exhibit
$7,500
Country Music Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Supporting funds for music programs
$7,500
First Stage Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Music programs
$7,500
Rock & Soul Forever Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Music programs
$7,500
First Stage Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Music programs
$7,500
First Stage Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Music programs
$7,500
Ramapo College Foundation · Mahwah, NJ · 2022
Les paul festival at ramapo college
$7,500
Youth & Family Services · Rapid City, SD · 2022
After school programs
$7,000
Building for the Arts Ny · New York, NY · 2022
Hybrid learning platform
$6,000
Building for the Arts Ny · New York, NY · 2023
Hybrid learning platform
$6,000
Litchfield Performing Arts · Litchfield, CT · 2022
Music programs
$5,440
Mississippi Arts Entertainment Experien · Meridian, MS · 2023
Audio engineering program
$5,440
Mississippi Arts Entertainment Experien · Meridian, MS · 2022
Audio engineering program
$5,030
Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pa · Erie, PA · 2023
Audio production workshops
$5,000
Dynamo Studios · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Music programs
$5,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Music programs
$5,000
Liveconnectionsorg · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Funding for world cafe live venue
$5,000
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Music programs
$5,000
Young Audiences of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
Music education
$5,000
Amelia Park Children'S Museum · Westfield, MA · 2023
Music education
$5,000
Collingswood Public Schools · Collingswood, NJ · 2023
Supporting funds for music programs
$5,000
Country Music Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Supporting funds for music programs
$5,000
Dynamo Studios · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Music programs
$5,000
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Music programs
$5,000
Riverwest Artists Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Music programs
$5,000
The Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
Science of learning instrument design program
$5,000
After School All Stars · New York, NY · 2022
Music programs
$5,000
Broadway for Arts Education · New York, NY · 2022
Music programs
$5,000
Christina Cultural Arts Center · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Fund program
$5,000
Collingswood Public Schools · Collingswood, NJ · 2022
Supporting funds for music programs
$5,000
Country Music Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Supporting funds for music programs
$5,000
Exploring the Arts · Astoria, NY · 2022
Music programs
$5,000
Foundation for Portland Public Schools · Portland, ME · 2022
Supporting funds for music programs
$5,000
Guitars for Vets · Brookfield, WI · 2022
Music programs
$5,000
Hearing Education & Awareness for Rockers · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Hearing issues - awareness
$5,000
Institute of Music for Children · Elizabeth, NJ · 2022
Supporting funds for music programs
$5,000
Maya Angelou Public Charter School · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting funds for music programs
$5,000
Northwest Colorado Health · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2022
Funding for medical research
$5,000
Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pa · Erie, PA · 2022
Audio production workshops
$5,000
Rock & Soul Forever Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Music programs
$5,000
Sasha Bruce Youthwork · Washington, DC · 2022
Mentorship program
$5,000
Songbirds Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
Music education programs
$5,000
The Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
Science of learning instrument design program
$5,000
Young Audiences of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022
Music education
$4,500
Benchmark School · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Education program
$4,200
Keep Music Alive · Brookhaven, PA · 2024
Music education
$4,000
Louisville Academy of Music · Louisville, KY · 2023
Music education
$3,750
Hear Your Song · New York, NY · 2023
Expand virtual programming
$3,750
Hear Your Song · New York, NY · 2022
Expand virtual programming
$3,600
Bright Beginnings School · Chandler, AZ · 2023
Education program
$3,500
Exploring the Arts · Astoria, NY · 2023
Music programs
$3,500
Keep Music Alive · Brookhaven, PA · 2023
Music education
$3,300
Eleanor Roosevelt High School · New York, NY · 2022
Supporting funds for music programs
$3,000
Building for the Arts Ny · New York, NY · 2024
Hybrid learning platform
$3,000
National Blues Museum · St Louis, MO · 2024
Les paul exhibit
$3,000
Dc Jazz Festival · Washington, DC · 2023
Live music programs
$3,000
Mobile Symphony · Mobile, AL · 2023
Music programs
$3,000
National Blues Museum · St Louis, MO · 2023
Les paul exhibit
$3,000
Dc Jazz Festival · Washington, DC · 2022
Live music programs
$3,000
Education Through Music · New York, NY · 2022
Music programs
$3,000
The Home Team - Miami · Miami, FL · 2022
After school programs
$3,000
The Musical Arts Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Supporting funds for music programs
$2,500
A Place Called Home · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Build lp pro tools learning lab
$2,500
Boys & Girls Club of Vista · Vista, CA · 2024
Music programs
$2,500
Center of Creative Arts · St Louis, MO · 2024
Music programs
$2,500
Higher Octave Healing · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Music programs
$2,500
Horizons Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Mentorship program
$2,500
Louisville Academy of Music · Louisville, KY · 2024
Music education
$2,500
Midori Foudnation · New York, NY · 2024
Music programs

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