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12 funders with a record of paying for “cello”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to TEXAS CELLOS — support texas cello grand
Largest: $1,360 to CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC — cello maint and student scholarship
Largest: $8,000 to INTERNATIONAL CELLO INSTITUTE — student scholarship program
Largest: $16,000 to INTERNATIONAL CELLO INSTITUTE — arts education & appreciation
Largest: $17,474 to American Cello Institute — to mitigate environment damages to the ponce playa communities
Largest: $55,000 to Cello Makes Everything Better Inc — commissioned a symphony
Largest: $52,000 to Boston String Academy — music pathways for youth: to purchase violins, violas, and cellos as well as music stands and a storage cart
Allied Media ProjectsDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $114,220 · through 2022Largest: $57,110 to YOUTH VOLUME LLC — to support musical changemakers ages 4-18 using the suzuki method, improvising and social justice teaching practices. violin and cello students enjoy private lessons, group classes…
Largest: $15,000 to JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH — to support children's educational programming related to an exhibit of restored violins, violas, and cellos played by jewish musicians during the nazi regime
Largest: $5,000 to CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — principal cello position
The Community Foundation of FrederickFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $57,334 · through 2023Largest: $57,334 to FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — cello for tj hs, equipment and materials, construction trades scholarships, supplies, tools and certification exams in culinary arts program, middle school programs teaching basic …
Largest: $1,250 to AMERICAN CELLO INSTITUTE INC — program/operating 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 →