Funding search · EIN 510196231 · Kansas City, MO

Theater League

Name: Theater League grants, 2023–2025
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.

233
grants reported: $23.1M
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

cultural educational productions theater arts companies perf admin

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Theater Fund1 grant · $12.2M
Jewish Comm Foundation of Greater Kansas City1 grant · $8.0M
Unicorn Theatre2 grants · $179,200
The Coterie2 grants · $120,000
Musical Theatre Heritage2 grants · $115,000
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival3 grants · $105,000
North Carolina Black Repertory Company1 grant · $100,000
Kc Repertory Theatre2 grants · $100,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City2 grants · $100,000
Kc Actors Theatre2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$885,000

2023

$13.5M

2024

$8.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 233 grants.

$12.2M
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Theater Fund · W Th St Suite Overland, KS · 2024
$8.0M
Jewish Comm Foundation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2025
distribution to perf arts groups in Kansas City
$124,200
Unicorn Theatre · Main St Kansas City Mo, MO · 2024
$100,000
North Carolina Black Repertory Company · Winston Salem, NC · 2025
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$80,000
Musical Theatre Heritage · Grand Ave Kansas City, MO · 2024
$65,000
The Coterie · Grand Blvd Kansas City, MO · 2024
$55,000
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Main St Kansas City Mo, MO · 2024
$55,000
Kc Actors Theatre · Kansa City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$55,000
The Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$55,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$50,000
Kc Repertory Theatre · Troost Suite Kansas Ci, MO · 2024
$50,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Holmes Kansas City Mo, MO · 2024
$50,000
Kc Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$50,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$45,000
Fishtank Theatre Incblack Box · Union Ave Kansas City, MO · 2024
$45,000
Kc Actors Theatre · Box Kansas City Mo, MO · 2024
$40,000
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$35,000
Kansas City Young Audiences · Main St Kansas City Mo, MO · 2024
$35,000
Kc Fring Festival · Box Kansas City Mo, MO · 2024
$35,000
Kansas City Young Audiences · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$35,000
Kc Fring Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$35,000
Musical Theatre Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$25,000
Just Off Broadway Theatre · Central St Kansas City, MO · 2024
$25,000
Kc Melting Pot Theatre · Central St Kansas City, MO · 2024
$25,000
Kc Symphony · Wyandotte St Kansas Ci, MO · 2024
$25,000
Kc Melting Pot Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$25,000
Kc Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$25,000
Theatre for Young America · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$20,000
Kauffman Center for the Perf Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2025
administrative costs of perf arts center
$20,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2025
production and admin exp
$20,000
Folly Theater · Box Kansas City Mo, MO · 2024
$20,000
Kauffman Center for the Perf Arts · Broadway Kansas City M, MO · 2024
$20,000
Fishtank Theatre Inc Black Box · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$20,000
Folly Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$20,000
Kauffman Center for the Perf Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$15,000
Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City · W Th Street Kansas Cit, MO · 2024
$15,000
Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$15,000
Just Off Broadway Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support cultural and educational programming
$12,500
Theatre for Young America · West Pershing Rd Kansa, MO · 2024
$10,000
Adventure Theatre Mtc · Glen Echo, MD · 2025
support theatrical productions
$10,000
African American Shakespeare Company · San Francisco, CA · 2025
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$10,000
American Theatre Guild · Kansas City, MO · 2025
student ticket subsidy
$10,000
Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2025
promoting theater in KC
$10,000
Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2025
publicize and support perf arts
$10,000
Atlanta Shakespeare Co · Atlanta, GA · 2025
support theatrical productions
$10,000
Bishop Arts Theatre Center · Dallas, TX · 2025
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$10,000
Black Ensemble Theater · Chicago, IL · 2025
" "
$10,000
Chicago Children'S Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
" "
$10,000
Children'S Theater of Madison · Madison, WI · 2025
" "
$10,000
Classical Theatre of Harlem · New York City, NY · 2025
" "
$10,000
Commonwealth Shakespeare Co · Waltham, MA · 2025
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$10,000
East West Players · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Gala Hispanic Theatre · Washington, DC · 2025
" "
$10,000
Gamut Theatre Group · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Great River Shakespeare Festival · Winona, MN · 2025
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$10,000
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2025
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$10,000
Illinois Shakespeare Festival · Normal, IL · 2025
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$10,000
Independent Shakespeare Co · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Karamu House · Cleveland, OH · 2025
support theater productions
$10,000
Kentuckyshakespeare · Louisville, KY · 2025
" "
$10,000
Magik Theatre · San Antonio, TX · 2025
" "
$10,000
Marin Shakespeare · San Rafael, CA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Nashville Shakespeare Co · Nashville, TN · 2025
" "
$10,000
Oregon Children'S Theatre · Portland, OR · 2025
" "
$10,000
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival · Center Valley, PA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Quintessence Theatre Group · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Repertorio Espanol · New York City, NY · 2025
" "
$10,000
Rubicon Theatre Co · Ventura, CA · 2025
" "
$10,000
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company · San Francisco, CA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Co · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Shakespeare at Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2025
" "
$10,000
Shakespeare Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2025
" "
$10,000
Shakespeare Theatre Co · Washington, DC · 2025
" "
$10,000
Signature Theatre Co · Arlington, VA · 2025
" "
$10,000
Southwest Shakespeare Co · Mesa, AZ · 2025
" "
$10,000
St Louis Black Repertory Co · St Louis, MO · 2025
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$10,000
Tennessee Shakespeare Company · Memphis, TN · 2025
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$10,000
The Ensemble Theatre Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
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$10,000
Theater Communications Group · New York City, NY · 2025
support companies of color
$10,000
Theatre J at Edlavitch Jcc · Washington, DC · 2025
" "
$10,000
African-American Shakespeare Company · San Francisco, CA · 2024
$10,000
Arts Asylum · East Meyer Blvd Kansas, MO · 2024
$10,000
Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City · E Gregory Blvd Kansas, MO · 2024
$10,000
Atlanta Shakespeare Company · Peachtree St Atlanta G, GA · 2024
$10,000
Bishop Arts Theatre Center · S Tyler St Dallas Tx, TX · 2024
$10,000
Black Ensemble Theater · N Clark St Chicago Il, IL · 2024
$10,000
Cara Ma Theatre · Dallas, TX · 2024
$10,000
Classical Theatre of Harlem · Amsterdam New York Cit, NY · 2024
$10,000
Congo Square Theatre · North Dearborn Street, IL · 2024
$10,000
East West Players · N Judge John Aiso Stre, CA · 2024
$10,000
Gala Hispanic Theatre · Th St Nw Washington Dc, DC · 2024
$10,000
Gamut Theatre Group · N Th St Harrisburg Pa, PA · 2024
$10,000
Golden Thread Productions · Th Street C San Franci, CA · 2024
$10,000
Great River Shakespeare Festival · E Rd St Winona Mn, MN · 2024
$10,000
Karamu House · East Th Street Clevela, OH · 2024
$10,000
Kentucky Shakespeare · Myrtle St Louisville K, KY · 2024
$10,000
Ma-Yi Theater Company · West Th Street Suite N, NY · 2024
$10,000
Miracle Theatre Group · Se Stark St Portland O, OR · 2024
$10,000
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks · Box Bozeman Mt, MT · 2024
$10,000
Native Voices · Western Heritage Way L, CA · 2024

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.