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 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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57 grants matching “returns” · $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
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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