Funding search · EIN 851467296 · Santa Barbara, CA
Music Matters Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 167
- grants reported
- $2.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $9,000
- 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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1 grant matching “xray” · $10,000
- $10,000
Xray Arcade Llc · Cudahy, WI · 2024
Project support
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jazz Gallery2 grants · $59,000
- Black Cat Hospitality Group Llc2 grants · $58,500
- Roots Music Project Foundation2 grants · $51,000
- Songbyrd Music House1 grant · $50,000
- Tatu Llc1 grant · $50,000
- Parlor Room1 grant · $50,000
- Bogey Depot1 grant · $50,000
- Issue Project Room2 grants · $49,000
- Drkmttr Collective Llc2 grants · $48,000
- Lost Church2 grants · $45,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 167 grants.
- $50,000
Parlor Room · Northampton, MA · 2024
Project support
- $50,000
Black Cat Hospitality Group Llc · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Project support
- $50,000
Bogey Depot · New York, NY · 2022
Project support
- $50,000
Jazz Gallery · New York, NY · 2022
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- $50,000
Songbyrd Music House · Washington, DC · 2022
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- $50,000
Tatu Llc · New York, NY · 2022
Project support
- $45,000
Roots Music Project Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024
Project support
- $40,000
Blue Jay Listening Room · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2024
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- $40,000
Drkmttr Collective Llc · Goodlettsville, TN · 2024
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- $40,000
Lost Church · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Project support
- $40,000
Royal Room · Seattle, WA · 2024
Project support
- $40,000
Bars We Like · Seattle, WA · 2023
Project support
- $40,000
Caffe Lena · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Project support
- $40,000
Fso Llc · West Brattleboro, VT · 2023
Project support
- $40,000
Raven and the Bow Llc · Albany, CA · 2023
Project support
- $40,000
The Straitjacket Llc · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Project support
- $40,000
Bronx Music Heritage Center · Bronx, NY · 2022
Project support
- $40,000
Issue Project Room · New York, NY · 2022
Project support
- $40,000
Sosa and Zuco Llc · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Project support
- $39,500
47 Palmer · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Project support
- $35,000
Chris'S Jazz Cafe · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Project support
- $35,000
Grand Vision Foundation · San Pedro, CA · 2024
Project support
- $35,000
La Pena Cultural Center · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Project support
- $35,000
Maple Leaf Bar · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Project support
- $35,000
One Longfellow Square · Portland, ME · 2024
Project support
- $35,000
Rag · Providence, RI · 2023
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- $30,000
Bossa Bistro · Washington, DC · 2024
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- $30,000
Devil'S Backbone Tavern · Fischer, TX · 2024
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- $30,000
Jalopy Theatre · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
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- $30,000
Ks Klub Llc · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
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- $30,000
Wslr · Sarasota, FL · 2024
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- $30,000
Harmony Hospitality Llc · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023
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- $30,000
Musonics Llc · Madison, WI · 2023
Project support
- $30,000
The Muse Performance Space · Lafayette, CO · 2023
Project support
- $30,000
Big Soda Llc · San Diego, CA · 2022
Project support
- $30,000
D Squared Productions · Bend, OR · 2022
Project support
- $25,000
58 Group · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Project support
- $25,000
Boggy Depot · New York, NY · 2023
Project support
- $25,000
Dazzlejazz · Denver, CO · 2023
Project support
- $25,000
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath, ME · 2022
Project support
- $22,000
Acorn Center for Performing Arts · Three Oaks, MI · 2024
Project support
- $20,000
Rebel Rebel Studio & Lounge · Berea, KY · 2024
Project support
- $20,000
Elastic Arts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Project support
- $20,000
118 North · Wayne, PA · 2022
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- $20,000
Flint Local 432 · Flint, MI · 2022
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- $20,000
Motr Pub · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Project support
- $20,000
Rosa'S Lounge · Chicago, IL · 2022
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- $18,500
118 North · Wayne, PA · 2024
Project support
- $18,000
Motr Pub · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
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- $15,300
Spot On Kirk · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Project support
- $15,000
Pb Jake Llc · Columbus, OH · 2023
Project support
- $15,000
Godfrey Daniels · Bethlehem, PA · 2022
Project support
- $13,000
Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club · Denver, CO · 2024
Project support
- $12,500
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath, ME · 2024
Project support
- $12,500
Cole'S Bar · Chicago, IL · 2024
Project support
- $12,500
The Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath, ME · 2023
Project support
- $12,500
Flat Iron · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Project support
- $10,000
3420 Blues Club · Chicago, IL · 2024
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- $10,000
El Rio Your Drive · San Francisco, CA · 2024
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- $10,000
Groundworks Tucson · Tucson, AZ · 2024
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- $10,000
Holland Project · Reno, NV · 2024
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- $10,000
Jilly'S Music Room · Akron, OH · 2024
Project support
- $10,000
Milk Truck Productions Llc · Lawrence, KS · 2024
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- $10,000
St Claude Llc · New Orleans, LA · 2024
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- $10,000
Xray Arcade Llc · Cudahy, WI · 2024
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- $10,000
Dance Elixir · Oakland, CA · 2023
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- $10,000
Piradical Productions · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
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- $10,000
Rosax Corporation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
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- $10,000
The Hotel Cafe · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
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- $10,000
Xbk Llc · Des Moines, IA · 2023
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- $10,000
Real Art Tacoma · Tacoma, WA · 2022
Project support
- $9,600
Snug Harbor Llc · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Project support
- $9,500
Ojai Arts Exchange · Ojai, CA · 2024
Project support
- $9,500
Outerborougharts Llc · Queens, NY · 2023
Project support
- $9,000
East Room Llc · Nashville, TN · 2024
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- $9,000
Eddie Owen Presents · Duluth, GA · 2024
Project support
- $9,000
Fremont Abbey Arts Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Project support
- $9,000
Issue Project Room · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Project support
- $9,000
Jazz Gallery · New York, NY · 2024
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- $9,000
Kuumbwa Jazz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
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- $9,000
Make Shift · Bellingham, WA · 2024
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- $9,000
Mr Tipples Recording Studio · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Project support
- $9,000
Nobodysbaby Llc · San Francisco, CA · 2024
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- $9,000
Rhizomedc · Washington, DC · 2024
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- $9,000
Sivan Design Llc · New York, NY · 2024
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- $9,000
Space · Portland, ME · 2024
Project support
- $9,000
Cactus Patch Llc · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Project support
- $9,000
Garden Concerts Llc · Falmouth, ME · 2023
Project support
- $9,000
Hungry Brain · Chicago, IL · 2023
Project support
- $8,866
Jazz St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Project support
- $8,545
Focal Point Corp · St Louis, MO · 2024
Project support
- $8,500
Black Cat Hospitality Group Llc · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Project support
- $8,500
The 5 Spot · Nashville, TN · 2024
Project support
- $8,500
Alexander Hernandez Dba Alex'S Bar · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Project support
- $8,000
Bay Area Jazz & Arts · Oakland, CA · 2024
Project support
- $8,000
Conor Byrne Cooperative · Seattle, WA · 2024
Project support
- $8,000
Waterside Llc · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Project support
- $8,000
Bright and Lyon Llc · Exeter, NH · 2023
Project support
- $8,000
Casbah Rock · San Diego, CA · 2023
Project support
- $8,000
Drkmttr Collective Llc · Goodlettsville, TN · 2023
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