Funding search · EIN 610479626 · Louisville, KY

Fund for the Arts

Name: Fund for the Arts grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

201
grants reported: $15.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $21,522
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

arts institutions learning neighborhoods cultural pass impact sustaining

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

The Louisville Orchestra4 grants · $2.1M
Actors Theatre of Louisville4 grants · $2.0M
Louisville Metro Parks Community Centers3 grants · $1.7M
Louisville Ballet4 grants · $1.2M
Jefferson County Public Schools4 grants · $952,371
Kentucky Opera4 grants · $714,205
Stageone Family Theatre4 grants · $693,278
Kentucky Shakespeare4 grants · $600,530
Speed Art Museum4 grants · $543,671
Kmac Museum4 grants · $495,234

Giving over time

$4.2M

2021

$4.2M

2022

$3.8M

2023

$3.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 201 grants.

$1.0M
Louisville Metro Parks Community Centers · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Neighborhoods HeARTS
$711,800
Actors Theatre of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions, Neighborhoods & Education
$698,225
Actors Theatre of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sustaining Impact Grant, Cultural Pass, Partnership Grants
$663,836
The Louisville Orchestra · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sustaining Impact Grant, Partnership Grants
$596,285
The Louisville Orchestra · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$514,480
The Louisville Orchestra · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$425,323
Actors Theatre of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$406,837
Louisville Metro Parks Community Centers · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Neighborhoods
$366,182
Louisville Ballet · Louisville, KY · 2021
Art for Kosair Kids, Arts in Learning, Sustaining Impact Grant
$322,406
Louisville Ballet · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions, Neighborhoods & Education
$278,997
The Louisville Orchestra · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions
$272,888
Jefferson County Public Schools · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Learning
$272,406
Louisville Ballet · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$272,300
Louisville Metro Parks Community Centers · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Neighborhoods HeARTS
$267,969
Jefferson County Public Schools · Louisville, KY · 2021
Arts in Learning
$262,519
Jefferson County Public Schools · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Education
$251,060
Kentucky Opera · Louisville, KY · 2021
Capital Grant, Sustaining Impact Grant, Partnership Grants
$249,951
Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions
$249,557
Louisville Ballet · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$242,008
Stageone Family Theatre · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions & Education
$220,883
Stageone Family Theatre · Louisville, KY · 2021
Cultural Pass, Sustaining Impact Grant, Partnership Grants
$213,065
Actors Theatre of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions
$205,400
Kentucky Opera · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$175,877
Kentucky Shakespeare · Louisville, KY · 2021
Capital Grant, Sustaining Impact Grant, Arts in Learning, Partnership Grants
$161,927
Asphalt Art Project · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Neighborhoods
$154,667
Kentucky Shakespeare · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning , Arts in Neighborhoods, Cultural Pass
$148,995
Jefferson County Public Schools · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Learning
$147,184
Kentucky Opera · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions and Partnership Grants
$147,145
Louisville Visual Art · Louisville, KY · 2021
Capital Grant, Arts in Learning, Sustaining Impact Grant, Partnership Grants
$140,854
Kentucky Shakespeare · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions, Neighborhoods & Education
$135,850
Kmac Museum · Louisville, KY · 2021
Cultural Pass, Sustaining Impact Grant, Partnership Grants
$129,560
Commonwealth Theatre Center · Louisville, KY · 2021
Art for Kosair Kids, Sustaining Impact Grant, Cultural Pass, Arts in Learning
$129,132
Kentucky Shakespeare · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$127,916
Stageone Family Theatre · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$125,072
Louisville Visual Art · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions & Education
$121,544
Kmac Museum · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$119,779
Kmac Museum · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$118,130
Academy of Music Production · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sustaining Impact Grant, Partnership Grants, Special Program Grant
$118,061
Kmac Museum · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$110,561
Kentucky Opera · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$104,743
Commonwealth Theatre Center · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions, Education
$102,471
Stageone Family Theatre · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$101,747
Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sustaining Impact Grant, Cultural Pass
$100,782
Louisville Visual Art · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$97,233
Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$94,740
Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions and Learning
$93,850
Kidsview · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Learning, Arts in Neighborhoods
$74,113
Louisville Visual Art · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$72,399
Academy of Music Production · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions
$71,236
Academy of Music Production · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions, Neighborhoods & Education
$69,978
Ideas Xlab · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions
$65,694
Louisville Youth Orchestra · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sustaining Impact Grant, Partnership Grants
$61,461
Louisville Academy of Music · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$58,400
Louisville Theatrical Associates · Louisville, KY · 2021
Arts in Learning
$56,639
Ideas Xlab · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions and Neighborhoods
$51,595
Louisville Youth Orchestra · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions & Education
$48,928
Pandora Productions · Louisville, KY · 2021
Capital Grant, Sustaining Impact Grant, Partnership Grants
$46,650
Looking for Lilith Theatre Com · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$45,000
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard Ky, KY · 2022
Arts in Neighborhoods
$44,872
Portland Museum · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$43,586
Queer Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2021
ArtsMatch
$43,000
Uspiritus · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Education
$41,300
Looking for Lilith Theatre Company · Louisville, KY · 2021
Capital Grant, Cultural Pass, Sustaining Impact Grant
$40,226
Louisville Academy of Music · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Institutions and Learning
$39,384
Academy of Music Production · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Sustaining Impact Grant
$38,227
Young Authors Greenhouse · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Neighborhoods and Learning
$37,800
Louisville Story Program · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions
$37,661
Louisville Story Program · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Institutions and Learning
$37,035
Young Authors Greenhouse · Louisville, KY · 2021
Cultural Pass, Capital Grant, Sustaining Impact Grant
$35,488
Louisville Youth Orchestra · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Institutions and Learning
$35,034
Louisville Youth Orchestra · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$35,000
Highview Arts Inc Outer Loop Plaza Theatre · Louisville, KY · 2021
Neighborhood Development Grant
$35,000
Louisville Story Program · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sustaining Impact Grant, Imagine Mural Festival
$34,720
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$34,500
Americana World Community Center · Louisville, KY · 2021
Capital Grant, Art for Kosair Kids
$33,100
Louisville Story Program · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions, Neighborhoods & Education
$32,991
Pandora Productions · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Sustaining Impact Grant
$31,936
The Lou Tate Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$30,500
Highview Arts Inc Outer Loop Plaza Theatre · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Neighborhoods
$29,180
Steam Exchange Community Arts · Louisville, KY · 2021
Capital Grant, ArtsMatch, Imagine Mural Festival
$28,500
Backside Learning Center · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Education
$28,424
Portland Museum · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Cultural Pass
$28,050
Pandora Productions · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$27,564
Ideas Xlab · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sustaining Impact Grant
$27,497
Louisville Youth Choir · Louisville, KY · 2021
Cultural Pass, Sustaining Impact Grant, Arts in Learning
$26,545
Louisville Folk School · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$26,046
Squallis Puppeteers · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions, Arts in Learning
$25,350
Louisville Zoo · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions Cultural Pass
$25,282
Queer Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions
$25,228
Commonwealth Theatre Center · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions and Neighborhoods
$25,000
Louisville Zoo · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Neighborhoods Cultural Pass
$24,644
Arts Alliance Southern Indiana · New Albany, IN · 2023
Arts in Institutions Sustaining Impact Grant
$24,334
Louisville Leopards · Louisville, KY · 2024
Arts in Institutions
$23,754
Louisville Academy of Music · Louisville, KY · 2021
Cultural Pass, Sustaining Impact Grant
$23,429
Ideas Xlab · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$23,000
Louisville Zoo · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$22,790
Queer Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
Arts in Institutions Sustaining Impact Grant
$22,756
Louisville Academy of Music · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions
$22,562
Louisville Zoo · Louisville, KY · 2021
Cultural Pass
$22,165
Louisville Youth Choir · Louisville, KY · 2022
Arts in Institutions & Education

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