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 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

services

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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

$500,677
2021
$582,475
2022
$469,546
2023
$725,806
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.