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The Sam Mazza Foundation

Name: The Sam Mazza Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

104
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $12,000
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

Golden Thread Productions4 grants · $100,000
Dance Brigade3 grants · $95,000
Abd Productions3 grants · $60,000
Ars Minerva3 grants · $55,000
3girls Theatre Company3 grants · $45,000
Near Arnold'S School of Performing3 grants · $45,000
The University Corporation3 grants · $42,500
Living Jazz2 grants · $40,000
Pacifica Education Foundation2 grants · $40,000
Music at Kohl Mansion2 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$420,065

2022

$443,435

2023

$378,940

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 104 grants.

$35,000
Dance Brigade · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Grrrrrl Brigade
$30,000
Golden Thread Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2024
11 Reflections
$30,000
Dance Brigade · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Grrrrrl Brigade
$30,000
Golden Thread Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Grant
$30,000
Dance Brigade · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Grrrrrl Brigade
$25,000
Look What She Did · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Destiny Arts Center · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Golden Thread Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Kansas University Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Lied Across Kansas - support to bring professional artists into rural environments for training and performance.
$22,500
The University Corporation · Northridge, CA · 2022
Mazza Writer in Residence
$21,000
Playgrounds for Palestine · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Grant
$20,000
Abd Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2024
SKYWATCHERS - At the Table
$20,000
Ars Minerva · San Francisco, CA · 2024
La Flora
$20,000
Living Jazz · Oakland, CA · 2024
Children's Project
$20,000
Music at Kohl Mansion · Burlingame, CA · 2024
General Operating Grant
$20,000
Pacifica Education Foundation · Pacifica, CA · 2024
Music In Schools
$20,000
Abd Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2023
SKYWATCHERS - At the Table
$20,000
Ars Minerva · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Messalina
$20,000
Living Jazz · Oakland, CA · 2023
Jam Camp Scholarships Pro
$20,000
Music at Kohl Mansion · Burlingame, CA · 2023
General Operating Grant
$20,000
Pacifica Education Foundation · Pacifica, CA · 2023
General Operating Grant
$20,000
Sfjazz · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Jazz in Session
$20,000
Abd Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2022
SKYWATCHERS - At the Table
$18,000
Central Stage · Richmond, CA · 2024
General Support
$18,000
West Edge Opera · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Dolores and Workshop
$18,000
West Edge Opera · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Dolores and Workshop
$17,000
Pacifica Gardens · Pacifica, CA · 2022
Upgrade & Extension
$15,000
3girls Theatre Company · San Francisco, CA · 2024
GirlWrights Playwrighting Workshop
$15,000
Golden Thread Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Returning To Haifa
$15,000
Near Arnold'S School of Performing · Ukiah, CA · 2024
General Support
$15,000
Opera Parallle · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Harriets Spirit
$15,000
3girls Theatre Company · San Francisco, CA · 2023
GirlWrights Playwrighting Workshop
$15,000
Brava for Women in the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Mission Academy of Performing Arts
$15,000
Near Arnold'S School of Performing · Ukiah, CA · 2023
Youth Leadership
$15,000
Odc · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Odc
$15,000
Opera Parallle · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Harriets Spirit
$15,000
San Francisco Girls Chorus · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Juditha Triumphans
$15,000
3girls Theatre Company · San Francisco, CA · 2022
GirlWrights Playwrighting Workshop
$15,000
Ars Minerva · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Messalina
$15,000
Cutting Ball Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Cutting Ball Theatre Education Program
$15,000
Intersection for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Music is First
$15,000
Near Arnold'S School of Performing · Ukiah, CA · 2022
Youth Leadership
$15,000
San Francisco Girls Chorus · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Juditha Triumphans
$15,000
San Francisco Waldorf School · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Eurythmy Touring Grant
$13,000
Crowded Fire Theater Company · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Star Finch
$12,500
Youth Musical Theater Company · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Tuition Assistance Program for training of young musical theater artists.
$12,500
Art Forces · Oakland, CA · 2023
I Witness Silwan
$12,500
Youth Musical Theater Company · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Tuition Assistance Program for training of young musical theater artists.
$12,500
Art Forces · Oakland, CA · 2022
For EYES / Silwan
$12,000
Pacifica Historical Society · Pacifica, CA · 2024
The Pacificans
$12,000
Pacifica Historical Society · Pacifica, CA · 2023
Biographies
$12,000
Pacifica Historical Society · Pacifica, CA · 2022
Biographies
$12,000
Tower Foundation Sjsu · San Jose, CA · 2022
General Support
$10,000
The University Corporation · Northridge, CA · 2024
Mazza Writer in Residence
$10,000
Deborah Slater Dance Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In the Presence of Absence working title
$10,000
Latino Music Education Network · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Quinteto Latino
$10,000
The University Corporation · Northridge, CA · 2023
Mazza Writer in Residence
$10,000
Deborah Slater Dance Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In the Presence of Absence working title
$10,000
Latino Music Education Network · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
Capacity Building for equitable future
$10,000
Odc · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Odc
$9,000
Episcopal Community Services · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Chefs Culinary Arts Training Program for Homeless & Low-Income adults and transition-aged youth in Tenderloin, San Francisco
$9,000
Episcopal Community Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Chefs Culinary Arts Training Program for Homeless & Low-Income adults and transition-aged youth in Tenderloin, San Francisco
$9,000
Episcopal Community Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Chefs Culinary Arts Training Program for Homeless & Low-Income adults and transition-aged youth in Tenderloin, San Francisco
$9,000
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Make a Difference Program supports $5 tickets to anyone 25 and younger, paid fellowships for young artists and professional mentorship for work/trade opportunities.
$8,000
Dancers Group · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Talking Circle
$7,500
Comedy Celebration Day · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
$7,500
African-American Shakespeare Compan · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
$7,500
Afsaneh Art Culture Society · Woodacre, CA · 2023
DanceVersity
$7,500
Comedy Celebration Day · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Comedy Celebrations Day
$6,000
Z Space - Word for Word · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Greenhouse Project
$6,000
Z Space - Word for Word · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Green House Project
$6,000
Z Space - Word for Word · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Green House Festival
$5,000
Bright Stars of Bethlehem · Mount Morris, IL · 2024
Children & Youth Arts
$5,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Litquake · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Kidquake
$5,000
One Minute Gardener · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Make a Difference Program supports $5 tickets to anyone 25 and younger, paid fellowships for young artists and professional mentorship for work/trade opportunities.
$5,000
California Music Center · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Young Artist Competition
$5,000
Epiphany Productions Sonic Dance Th · San Francisco, CA · 2023
San Francisco Trolley Dances - Kids on Track Program - site specific dance from N streetcar line to Golden Gate Park.
$5,000
Litquake · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Kidquake
$5,000
Pacifica Spindrift Players · Pacifica, CA · 2023
LED There Be Light
$5,000
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Make a Difference Program supports $5 tickets to anyone 25 and younger, paid fellowships for young artists and professional mentorship for work/trade opportunities.
$5,000
Central Works · Berkeley, CA · 2022
The Womens Annex
$5,000
Clarion Performing Arts Center · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Live Streaming Project
$5,000
Comedy Celebration Day · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Comedy Celebrations Day
$5,000
Litquake · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Kidquake
$5,000
Playground · Berkeley, CA · 2022
The Forum
$5,000
South Lafourche High School · Cut Off, LA · 2022
Band Instruments
$4,100
San Francisco Girls Chorus · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Juditha Triumphans
$3,000
Council On Foundations · Washington, DC · 2023
General Operating Grant
$3,000
Council On Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Council on Foundations
$2,510
World Arts West · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Ethnic Dance Festival in San Francisco
$2,500
Bright Stars of Bethlehem · Mount Morris, IL · 2022
Children & Youth Arts
$2,000
Meca · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Pacifica Resource Center · Pacifica, CA · 2024
Sponsorship for community fundraising to support low-income/homeless in Pacifica, CA
$1,000
Bright Stars of Bethlehem · Mount Morris, IL · 2023
Children & Youth Arts
$1,000
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Support
$1,000
Castro Organ · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Theatre Organ
$830
Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2024
Membership
$815
Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2022
Membership

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