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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “backstage”
Where the money went
The Summit FoundationBreckenridge, COCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $108,750 · through 2024Largest: $32,500 to BRECKENRIDGE BACKSTAGE THEATRE — general operating
Largest: $70,000 to THE BACKSTAGE FOUNDATION — support for operations benefitting gifted young dancers who face financial challenges in continuing their dance education.
Largest: $15,000 to MOSAIC YOUTH THEATRE OF DETROIT — creative career pathways: backstage tech and new voices detroit
Largest: $2,000 to THE WHOLE BACKSTAGE — support theatrical productions
Largest: $10,000 to BACKSTAGE THEATRE INC — theatre youth programs
The Bennett FoundationPacific Palisades, CA
2 matching grants · $495,080 · through 2024Largest: $254,160 to THE OLD VIC THEATRE TRUST — capital donation to the old vic backstage building
Largest: $125,000 to STAGES ST LOUIS — backstagers, general purpose, director of outreach w/ emphasis on autism
River ArtsPrairie Du Sac, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $272,000 · through 2022Largest: $272,000 to SAUK PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT — leola hall backstage
Devils Youth FoundationNewark, NJCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — grant to support the backstage paths.
Largest: $200,000 to OREGON COAST COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS — performing arts center - phase 7 updates to black box theatre and backstage area
Largest: $100,111 to VEREIN BACKSTAGE ENGELBERG — advancement of literary heritage
Largest: $30,000 to West Point Community Theatre — to provide capital support for the west point community theatre backstage renovation and expansion.
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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 →