Funding search · EIN 510180177 · Lexington, KY
Opera House 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.
- 50
- grants reported
- $2.3M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $25,278
- 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
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Lexington Center Corporation4 grants · $618,581
- The Lexington Theatre Company4 grants · $431,579
- UK Opera Theatre4 grants · $316,601
- Friends of the Arts School (Scapa)4 grants · $251,754
- Lexington Children'S Theatre4 grants · $154,650
- Lexington Ballet Company4 grants · $144,528
- Kentucky Ballet Theatre3 grants · $115,770
- Bluegrass Youth Ballet4 grants · $77,976
- Lfucg Parks & Recreation4 grants · $53,787
- Kentucky Chinese American Assoc1 grant · $43,189
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $290,000
The Lexington Theatre Company · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $244,000
Lexington Center Corporation · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $214,175
Lexington Center Corporation · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $91,678
Lexington Center Corporation · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $91,601
UK Opera Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $90,000
UK Opera Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $90,000
UK Opera Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $70,000
The Lexington Theatre Company · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $68,728
Lexington Center Corporation · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $66,277
Friends of the Arts School (Scapa) · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $63,470
Friends of the Arts School (Scapa) · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $61,598
Friends of the Arts School (Scapa) · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $60,409
Friends of the Arts School (Scapa) · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $60,000
Lexington Ballet Company · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $60,000
Kentucky Ballet Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $60,000
The Lexington Theatre Company · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $49,642
Lexington Ballet Company · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $45,000
UK Opera Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $43,189
Kentucky Chinese American Assoc · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $42,127
Lexington Children'S Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $40,700
Lexington Children'S Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $39,850
Lexington Children'S Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $33,076
Kentucky Ballet Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $31,973
Lexington Children'S Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $27,642
Bluegrass Youth Ballet · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $22,913
Lexington Ballet Company · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $22,694
Kentucky Ballet Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $17,239
Bluegrass Youth Ballet · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $16,817
Bluegrass Youth Ballet · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $16,278
Bluegrass Youth Ballet · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $13,744
Lfucg Parks & Recreation · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $13,720
Lfucg Parks & Recreation · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $13,232
Lfucg Parks & Recreation · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $13,091
Lfucg Parks & Recreation · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $11,973
Lexington Ballet Company · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $11,579
The Lexington Theatre Company · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $8,589
Lexington Philharmonic · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $7,982
Chamber Music Festival · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $7,490
The Lexington Singers · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $6,672
The Lexington Singers · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $5,901
The Lexington Singers · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $5,865
The Lexington Singers · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $4,020
Central Kentucky Concert Band · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $3,924
The Kentuckians Chorus · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support program services
- $3,714
The Kentuckians Chorus · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $3,534
The Kentuckians Chorus · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $3,438
Central Kentucky Concert Band · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support program services
- $3,145
Central Kentucky Concert Band · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support program services
- $3,057
The Kentuckians Chorus · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
- $2,758
Central Kentucky Concert Band · Lexington, KY · 2021
To support program services
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