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12 funders with a record of paying for “drama”
Where the money went
Largest: $80,000 to MICHAEL GENE SULLIVAN — drama & performance art
Largest: $100,000 to YALE UNIVERSITY DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF DRAMA — for shubert scholarship program
Largest: $150,000 to MIAMI NEW DRAMA — to build miami new drama's organizational capacity through support for casting, staffing, technological upgrades, and the establishment of a cash reserve fund.
Largest: $1,000 to CHARLOTTESVILLE HIGH — to support the work of drama teacher and drama kids
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2022Largest: $319,764 to CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS — program - to distribute the cadogan awards. advised - for endowment of the larry sultan visiting artists program. advised - for general operating support. advised - for scholarship…
Community Foundation ofWausau, WICharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $353,346 · through 2024Largest: $132,500 to HEALTHFIRST NETWORK — performing arts (ie: theater, drama, etc.)
Largest: $38,715 to THE PLAYERS — to promote drama in providence ri
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $394,831 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to TACOMA LITTLE THEATRE AND DRAMA LEAGUE — to provide support for tacoma little theatre and drama league
Largest: $100,000 to DRAMA LEAGUE OF NEW YORK INC — foundation two-year grant - general operating
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
8 matching grants · $350,730 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to TEMPLE OF THE ARTS — to support judaism through music, art, drama and film.
Largest: $20,000 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — robert j. landy scholarship for drama therapy
Mill Valley Schools Community FoundationMill Valley, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $8.6M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to MILL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT — art, music, drama, tech., & other
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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 →