Funding search · EIN 050464995 · Ann Arbor, MI

The Mardi Gras Fund

Name: The Mardi Gras Fund grants, 2021–2024
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.

66
grants reported: $241,500
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $3,000
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.

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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.

Playmakers Laboratory4 grants · $14,000
Albany Park Theatre Project4 grants · $14,000
Cleveland Public Theater4 grants · $14,000
Girls Group4 grants · $13,000
Jazzistry4 grants · $13,000
University Musical Society4 grants · $13,000
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $13,000
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble4 grants · $12,000
Hands On Sports Foundation4 grants · $12,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic4 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$44,500

2021

$67,000

2022

$42,000

2023

$88,000

2024

Grant history

All 66 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Girls Group · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General purpose
$8,000
Albany Park Theatre Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$7,500
The Cleveland Foundry · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General purpose
$7,500
University Musical Society · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General purpose
$6,000
Ann Arbor Symphony · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General purpose
$6,000
Cleveland Public Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Art House · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Chicago Youth Symphany Orchestras · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Marwen · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Playmakers Laboratory · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Jazzistry · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
General support
$4,000
Albany Park Theatre Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support
$4,000
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$4,000
Cleveland Public Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$4,000
Playmakers Laboratory · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$4,000
Albany Park Theatre Project · Chicago, IL · 2021
General Support
$4,000
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
General support
$4,000
Art House · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$4,000
Cleveland Public Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General support
$4,000
Girls Group · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
General support
$4,000
Playmakers Laboratory · Chicago, IL · 2021
General support
$4,000
University Musical Society · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
General Support
$3,000
Chautauqua Arts Ed · Chautauqua, NY · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Chicago West Community Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Free Spirit Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Hands On Sports Foundation · Broadview Heights, OH · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General support
$3,000
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support
$3,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$3,000
Girls Group · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General support
$3,000
Hands On Sports Foundation · Broadview Heights, OH · 2023
General Support
$3,000
Marwen · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$3,000
The Cleveland Foundry · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General support
$3,000
University Musical Society · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General Support
$3,000
Albany Park Theatre Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Albany Park Theatre Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General support
$3,000
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General support
$3,000
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$3,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$3,000
Cleveland Public Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$3,000
Cleveland Public Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$3,000
Girls Group · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General support
$3,000
Girls Group · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General support
$3,000
Hands On Sports Foundation · Broadview Heights, OH · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Hands On Sports Foundation · Broadview Heights, OH · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Jazzistry · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General support
$3,000
Jazzistry · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General support
$3,000
Playmakers Laboratory · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$3,000
Playmakers Laboratory · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$3,000
University Musical Society · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General Support
$3,000
University Musical Society · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2021
General Support
$3,000
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic · Chicago, IL · 2021
General support
$3,000
Hands On Sports Foundation · Broadview Heights, OH · 2021
General Support
$2,500
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$2,500
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$2,500
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras · Chicago, IL · 2021
General support
$2,000
Jazzistry · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Youth Empowerment · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
The Cleveland Foundry · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support
$1,000
The Cleveland Foundry · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General support

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