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12 funders with a record of paying for “ailey”
Where the money went
Largest: $200,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC — ailey's education programs in newark
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $317,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC — community outreach & enrichment programs
Largest: $40,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION — to further the pioneering work of alvin ailey by establishing an extended cultural community which provides dance performances, training and community programs for all people.
Largest: $18,000 to KANSAS CITY FRIENDS OF ALVIN AILEY — ailey ii residency
Largest: $25,000 to ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER — support the ailey dance camp for students
Largest: $275,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC — general operating support for dance productions and activities
Largest: $60,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION — host ailey dance kids residencies in tier 1 si schools
Largest: $10,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION — program grant
United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $176,471 · through 2024Largest: $45,221 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC — donor designated for general support
Largest: $25,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC — aileydance for active aging newark
Largest: $25,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATER — general support purposes
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $85,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION — for general support
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →