Funding search · EIN 746121656 · Houston, TX
Dorothy Richard Starling 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.
- 74
- grants reported
- $5.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $65,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- The Shephard School of Music - Rice University3 grants · $570,000
- University of Colorado at Boulder3 grants · $446,000
- The Colburn School3 grants · $437,750
- Aspen Music Festival School3 grants · $390,000
- New England Conservatory3 grants · $380,600
- University of Michigan3 grants · $367,025
- Starling Project Foundation3 grants · $310,000
- Curtis Institute of Music3 grants · $265,000
- Salt Lake Music School Foundation Dba Gifted Music School3 grants · $250,000
- Music Academy of the West3 grants · $240,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $250,000
Starling Project Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $200,000
The Shephard School of Music - Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $185,000
The Shephard School of Music - Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $185,000
The Shephard School of Music - Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $166,000
University of Colorado at Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $160,750
The Colburn School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $151,625
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $150,000
Aspen Music Festival School · Aspen, CO · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $148,500
The Colburn School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $141,000
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $140,000
University of Colorado at Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $140,000
University of Colorado at Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $135,400
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $128,500
The Colburn School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $122,600
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $120,000
Aspen Music Festival School · Aspen, CO · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $120,000
Aspen Music Festival School · Aspen, CO · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $117,000
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $105,000
Curtis Institute of Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $100,000
College Conservatory of Music · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $100,000
Salt Lake Music School Foundation Dba Gifted Music School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $90,000
Bowdin College · Brunswick, ME · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $90,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $90,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $88,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $85,000
Sounding Point Foundation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $80,000
Curtis Institute of Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $80,000
Curtis Institute of Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $80,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $75,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $75,000
Salt Lake Music School Foundation Dba Gifted Music School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $75,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $75,000
Salt Lake Music School Foundation Dba Gifted Music School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $75,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $70,000
Bowdin College · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $70,000
Bowdin College · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $65,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $65,000
College Conservatory of Music · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $65,000
College Conservatory of Music · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $64,400
Meadowmount School of Music · Westport, NY · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $60,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $60,000
Sounding Point Foundation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $50,000
The Festival Institute at Round Top · Round Top, TX · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $47,000
Heifetz Institute · Staunton, VA · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $40,000
Kneisel Hall · Blue Hill, ME · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $40,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $40,000
Meadowmount School of Music · Westport, NY · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $38,000
San Francisco Conservatory of Music · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $35,000
Steans Music Institute · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $35,000
Kneisel Hall · Blue Hill, ME · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $35,000
Steans Music Institute · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $35,000
Kneisel Hall · Blue Hill, ME · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $35,000
Steans Music Institute · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $31,000
San Francisco Conservatory of Music · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $30,000
Coleman Violin Studio · Seattle, WA · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $30,000
Starling Project Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $30,000
Starling Project Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $25,000
Yellow Barn Music School and Festival · Putney, VT · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $25,000
Yellow Barn Music School and Festival · Putney, VT · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $25,000
Yellow Barn Music School and Festival · Putney, VT · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $20,800
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival · Winston Salem, NC · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $20,000
Florida State University Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $20,000
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival · Winston Salem, NC · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $19,200
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival · Winston Salem, NC · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $18,500
Encore Chamber Music Institute · Gates Mill, OH · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $18,000
Coleman Violin Studio · Seattle, WA · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $18,000
Encore Chamber Music Institute · Gates Mill, OH · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $18,000
Coleman Violin Studio · Seattle, WA · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $15,000
Friends of McGill · New Rochelle, NY · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $12,500
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Advancement of violin studies
- $11,100
Encore Chamber Music Institute · Gates Mill, OH · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $10,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
- $4,000
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2024
Advancement of violin studies
- $3,500
String Insiders · McKinney, TX · 2022
Advancement of violin studies
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