Funding search · EIN 824263697 · New York, NY

The Lewis Prize Foundation

Name: The Lewis Prize Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

186
grants reported: $7.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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.

Hip Hop Into Learning2 grants · $666,000
We Are Culture Creators3 grants · $510,210
Memphis Music Initiative1 grant · $500,117
Mana Maoli1 grant · $500,000
Roadwork Center for Culture in Disputed Territories3 grants · $412,076
Intempo2 grants · $398,630
Community Musicworks2 grants · $395,841
Ryse1 grant · $256,731
The Roots of Music2 grants · $231,666
The Bridge Music Project2 grants · $213,396

Giving over time

$2.1M

2022

$3.6M

2023

$1.5M

2024

$728

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 186 grants.

$500,117
Memphis Music Initiative · Memphis, TN · 2023
Fund music education
$500,000
Hip Hop Into Learning · Louisville, KY · 2023
Fund music education
$500,000
Mana Maoli · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Fund music education
$325,210
We Are Culture Creators · Detroit, MI · 2023
Fund music education
$258,630
Intempo · Stamford, CT · 2023
Fund music education
$256,731
Ryse · Richmond, CA · 2023
Fund music education
$214,607
Community Musicworks · Providence, RI · 2022
Fund music education
$197,830
David'S Harp Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Fund music education
$181,234
Community Musicworks · Providence, RI · 2023
Fund music education
$180,000
We Are Culture Creators · Detroit, MI · 2022
Fund music education
$167,000
Inetnon Gefpa Go · Merizo, GU · 2024
Fund music education
$166,666
The Roots of Music · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Fund music education
$166,000
Hip Hop Into Learning · Louisville, KY · 2024
Fund music education
$163,223
Roadwork Center for Culture in Disputed Territories · Washington, DC · 2023
Fund music education
$153,802
Roadwork Center for Culture in Disputed Territories · Washington, DC · 2022
Fund music education
$150,000
Neutral Zone · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Fund music education
$148,861
Beyond the Bars · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Fund music education
$143,795
Ryse · Richmond, CA · 2022
Fund music education
$140,000
Intempo · Stamford, CT · 2022
Fund music education
$138,396
The Bridge Music Project · Olympia, WA · 2024
Fund music education
$134,243
St Louis Stitchers Artists Collective · St Louis, MO · 2022
Fund music education
$104,110
Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Fund music education
$104,094
David'S Harp · Portland, OR · 2022
Fund music education
$100,000
Brandon House Cultural and Performing Arts Center · Little Rock, AZ · 2024
Fund music education
$99,524
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
Fund music education
$98,475
My Voice Music · Portland, OR · 2022
Fund music education
$95,051
Roadwork Center for Culture in Disputed Territories · Washington, DC · 2024
Fund music education
$95,000
Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Fund music education
$75,000
Heal Center for the Arts · St Louis, MO · 2023
Fund music education
$75,000
The Bridge Music Project · Olympia, WA · 2023
Fund music education
$75,000
West Point School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2023
Fund music education
$65,000
El Sistema Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Fund music education
$65,000
The Roots of Music · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Fund music education
$50,000
Bump · Durham, NC · 2024
Fund music education
$50,000
Community Music Center of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Fund music education
$50,000
Heal Center for the Arts · St Louis, MO · 2024
Fund music education
$50,000
Healthy Hood Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Fund music education
$50,000
Juneau Alaska Music Matters · Juneau, AK · 2024
Fund music education
$50,000
White Hall Arts Academy Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Fund music education
$50,000
Harmony Project Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Fund music education
$50,000
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center · San Pablo, CA · 2023
Fund music education
$50,000
Rock To the Future · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Fund music education
$50,000
White Hall Arts Academy Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Fund music education
$40,000
Totem Star · Seattle, WA · 2022
Fund music education
$25,000
East Lake Expression Engine · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
Fund music education
$25,000
Griot Arts · Clarksdale, MS · 2022
Fund music education
$25,000
Media Rhythm Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Fund music education
$25,000
Meow Cares · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Fund music education
$25,000
Northwest New Mexico Arts Council · Farmington, NM · 2022
Fund music education
$25,000
Revival of Cultural Arts · Brownsville, TX · 2022
Fund music education
$24,271
The David'S Harp Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Fund music education
$23,471
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Fudn music education
$17,500
Jazz House Kids · Montclair, NJ · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
The Harmony Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Fund music education
$15,000
Academy of Music Production Education and Development (Amped) · Louisville, KY · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Black Arts Mke · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Fundacion Musica Y Pais · San Juan, PR · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Music Education & Performing Artists Association (Mepaa) · Eugene, OR · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Renaissance Youth Center · Bronx, NY · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Revival of Cultural Arts · Brownsville, TX · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Spy Hop Productions · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
The Harmony Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
The Jessye Norman School of Arts · Augusta, GA · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Totem Star · Seattle, WA · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Youth Radio · Oakland, CA · 2023
Fund music education
$15,000
Academy of Music Production Education and Development (Amped) · Louisville, KY · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Building Beats · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Diaz Music Institute · Kingwood, TX · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Institute of Music for Children · Elizabeth, NJ · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Jazz Hands for Autism · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired · Miami, FL · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Music Is Extraordinary · Emeryville, CA · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Opportunity Music Project Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
The Choir School of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Truartspeaks · St Paul, MN · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra · Wake Forest, NC · 2022
Fund music education
$15,000
Youth On Record · Denver, CO · 2022
Fund music education
$11,000
Empire State Youth Orchestra · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Fund music education
$10,000
Empire State Youth Orchestra · Schenectady, NY · 2024
Fund music education
$10,000
Miami New Drama · Miami Beach, FL · 2024
Fund music education
$10,000
Beyond the Bars · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Fund music education
$10,000
Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Fund music education
$10,000
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
Fudn music education
$10,000
Peace Neighborhood Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Fund music education
$10,000
Saint Louis Story Stitchers · St Louis, MO · 2023
Fund music education
$10,000
Meca · Houston, TX · 2022
Fund music education
$10,000
Peace Neighborhood Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Fund music education
$10,000
The David'S Harp Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Fund music education
$5,000
Beyond the Bars · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Fund music education
$5,000
Meca · Houston, TX · 2024
Fund music education
$5,000
Pai Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Fund music education
$5,000
We Are Culture Creators · Detroit, MI · 2024
Fund music education
$5,000
Artistas Y Musicos Latino Americanos (Amla) · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Fund music education
$5,000
Meca · Houston, TX · 2023
Fund music education
$5,000
My Voice Music · Portland, OR · 2023
Fund music education
$5,000
Mexican American Council · Homestead, FL · 2022
Fund music education
$2,500
Art Prevails Projects · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Fund music education
$2,500
Empire State Youth Orchestra · Schenectady, NY · 2023
Fund music education
$2,500
Miami New Drama · Miami Beach, FL · 2023
Fund music education
$2,500
Mind and Melody · Miami, FL · 2023
Fund music education

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