Funding search · EIN 200404771 · Arlington, WA

Sage Foundation

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

59
grants reported
$17.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$160,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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57 grants matching “footnote · $16.7M

  • $1.5M

    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings · Washington, DC · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $1.0M

    E-Town · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $600,000

    Centrum Foundation · Port Townsend, WA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $400,000

    Music Is Extraordinary · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $277,226

    Ojai Valley School Equestrian Program · Ojai, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $260,000

    Celtic Arts Foundation · Mount Vernon, WA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $155,000

    Barmoral School of Piping · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $150,000

    Sing for America Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $125,000

    Los Cenzonties Mexican Arts Center · San Pablo, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $122,000

    Angel Resource Connection · Lake Stevens, WA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $100,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $60,000

    Ul Layfayette Foundation · Lafayette, LA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $56,000

    Seattle Folklore Society · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return.

  • $50,000

    Sunset French Immersion · Sunset, LA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12(footnote) of this tax return

  • $30,000

    San Francisco Boys Choir · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $24,000

    Intermusicsf · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $10,000

    Community Foundation of Acadiana · Lafayette, LA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $650,000

    Centrum Foundation · Port Townsend, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $500,000

    Ojai Valley School · Ojai, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $500,000

    National Council for Traditional Arts · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $500,000

    The Grabhorn Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $400,000

    Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $350,000

    Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    E-Town · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    Cornish College of the Arts · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12(footnote) of this tax return

  • $240,000

    Celtic Arts Foundation · Mount Vernon, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $200,000

    The Grabhorn Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $160,000

    Book-It Repertory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $155,000

    Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return.

  • $150,000

    Book-It Repertory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $150,000

    Sing for America Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $150,000

    Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $125,000

    Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center · San Pable, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $100,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $60,000

    Country Music Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $50,000

    Cinnabar Arts Corporation · Petaluma, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $50,000

    Centrum Foundation · Port Townsend, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $30,000

    Louisiana Folk Roots · Lafayette, LA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $30,000

    Berkeley Society for Preservation of Traditional Music · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $1.5M

    Cornish College of the Arts · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $1.1M

    Centrum Foundation · Port Townsend, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $1.0M

    Ojai Valley School · Ojai, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $375,000

    Ashokan Center · Olivebridge, NY · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    Berkeley Society for Preservation of Music · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    E-Town · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    Cornish College of the Arts · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Referr to statement 12(footnote) of this tax return

  • $200,000

    The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $155,000

    Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return.

  • $150,000

    Book-It Repertory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $100,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $68,000

    Folk Alliance International · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $19,084

    Seattle Folklore Society · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $16,000

    Seattle Folklore Society · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

Top recipients

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

  • Centrum Foundation4 grants · $2.4M
  • Cornish College of the Arts3 grants · $2.0M
  • E-Town3 grants · $1.6M
  • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings1 grant · $1.5M
  • Ojai Valley School2 grants · $1.5M
  • Arhoolie Foundation5 grants · $900,000
  • National Council for Traditional Arts2 grants · $750,000
  • The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame3 grants · $700,000
  • The Grabhorn Institute2 grants · $700,000
  • Celtic Arts Foundation2 grants · $500,000

Giving over time

$6.2M
2022
$5.7M
2023
$5.2M
2024

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.5M

    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings · Washington, DC · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $1.5M

    Cornish College of the Arts · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $1.1M

    Centrum Foundation · Port Townsend, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $1.0M

    E-Town · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $1.0M

    Ojai Valley School · Ojai, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $650,000

    Centrum Foundation · Port Townsend, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $600,000

    Centrum Foundation · Port Townsend, WA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $500,000

    National Council for Traditional Arts · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $500,000

    Ojai Valley School · Ojai, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $500,000

    The Grabhorn Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $400,000

    Music Is Extraordinary · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $400,000

    Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $375,000

    Ashokan Center · Olivebridge, NY · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $350,000

    Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    E-Town · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    Berkeley Society for Preservation of Music · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $300,000

    E-Town · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $277,226

    Ojai Valley School Equestrian Program · Ojai, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $260,000

    Celtic Arts Foundation · Mount Vernon, WA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    Cornish College of the Arts · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12(footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    Cornish College of the Arts · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Referr to statement 12(footnote) of this tax return

  • $250,000

    National Council for Traditional Arts · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

    Refer to statement 12

  • $240,000

    Celtic Arts Foundation · Mount Vernon, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $200,000

    The Grabhorn Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $200,000

    The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $160,000

    Book-It Repertory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $155,000

    Barmoral School of Piping · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $155,000

    Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return.

  • $155,000

    Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return.

  • $150,000

    Sing for America Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $150,000

    Book-It Repertory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $150,000

    Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $150,000

    Sing for America Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $150,000

    Book-It Repertory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $125,000

    Los Cenzonties Mexican Arts Center · San Pablo, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $125,000

    Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center · San Pable, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $122,000

    Angel Resource Connection · Lake Stevens, WA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $100,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $100,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $100,000

    Arhoolie Foundation · El Cerrito, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $100,000

    Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center · San Pable, CA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12

  • $68,000

    Folk Alliance International · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $60,000

    Ul Layfayette Foundation · Lafayette, LA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $60,000

    Country Music Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $56,000

    Seattle Folklore Society · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return.

  • $50,000

    Sunset French Immersion · Sunset, LA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12(footnote) of this tax return

  • $50,000

    Centrum Foundation · Port Townsend, WA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $50,000

    Cinnabar Arts Corporation · Petaluma, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $30,000

    San Francisco Boys Choir · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $30,000

    Berkeley Society for Preservation of Traditional Music · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $30,000

    Louisiana Folk Roots · Lafayette, LA · 2023

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote of this tax return

  • $24,000

    Intermusicsf · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $19,084

    Seattle Folklore Society · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $16,000

    Seattle Folklore Society · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

  • $10,000

    Community Foundation of Acadiana · Lafayette, LA · 2024

    Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return

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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.