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12 funders with a record of paying for “cinderella”

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Marriner S Eccles Foundation → Ballet West: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Benter Foundation → Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Josephine Hughes Sterling Foundation → Friends of Down Syndrome: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Inasmuch Foundation → Lyric Theatre: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Packard Humanities Institute → Opera San Jose: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023Early Learning Coalition of Duval → Cinderella Child Development Ctr: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2023Inmaat Foundation → Walking Iris Media: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Hamline University: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Helen G Gifford Foundation → Governors Magnet School for the Arts Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Double Eagle Foundation 4191-06-43 → Cinderella Women's Committee: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2024Green Bay Packers Foundation → Opera for the Young Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021Evan G Roberts Charitable Trust → Ladies League of Marshall County: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Helen G Gifford Foundation → Richmond Ballet: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Green Bay Packers Foundation → Florentine Opera: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Evan G Roberts Charitable Trust → Marshall County Ladies League: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Marriner S Eccles Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Marriner S Eccles Foundation$150KThe Benter Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.The Benter Foundation$150KThe Josephine Hughes Sterling Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Josephine Hughes Sterling…$100KInasmuch Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.Inasmuch Foundation$80KThe Packard Humanities Institute: $65K on this topic. Open the funder.The Packard Humanities Instit…$65KEarly Learning Coalition of Duval: $62K on this topic. Open the funder.Early Learning Coalition of D…$62KInmaat Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Inmaat Foundation$25KMichael & Susan Dell Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.Michael & Susan Dell Foundati…$18KThe Helen G Gifford Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.The Helen G Gifford Foundation$10KGreen Bay Packers Foundation: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Green Bay Packers Foundation$6KThe Double Eagle Foundation 4191-06-43: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Double Eagle Foundation 4…$5KEvan G Roberts Charitable Trust: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.Evan G Roberts Charitable Tru…$4KBallet West: received $150K on this topicBallet West$150KPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc: received $150K on this topicPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc$150KFriends of Down Syndrome: received $100K on this topicFriends of Down Syndrome$100KLyric Theatre: received $80K on this topicLyric Theatre$80KOpera San Jose: received $65K on this topicOpera San Jose$65KCinderella Child Development Ctr: received $62K on this topicCinderella Child Development Ctr$62KWalking Iris Media: received $25K on this topicWalking Iris Media$25KHamline University: received $18K on this topicHamline University$18KGovernors Magnet School for the Arts Foundation: received $5K on this topicGovernors Magnet School for the…$5KRichmond Ballet: received $5K on this topicRichmond Ballet$5KCinderella Women's Committee: received $5K on this topicCinderella Women's Committee$5KOpera for the Young Inc: received $3K on this topicOpera for the Young Inc$3KLadies League of Marshall County: received $3K on this topicLadies League of Marshall County$3KFlorentine Opera: received $3K on this topicFlorentine Opera$3KMarshall County Ladies League: received $1K on this topicMarshall County Ladies League$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →