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12 funders with a record of paying for “dramatic”
Where the money went
American Theatre WingNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
32 matching grants · $440,536 · through 2024Largest: $5,965 to AMDA INC DBA AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY — production of dramatic and /or musical theatre
Largest: $1.4M to Fresh Energy — to move minnesota and the midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation
Largest: $90,000 to AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS — for shubert scholarship program
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL
5 matching grants · $93,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to THEATRE LAB SCHOOL OF THE DRAMATIC ARTS — arts education: life stories and life stories institute
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $340,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to YALE UNIVERSITY DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION INC — charitable contribution and community support
Largest: $600,000 to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc — to bring together leading states and districts, curriculum publishers, subject matter experts and measurement scholars to create innovative, curriculum-connected assessments that c…
Largest: $30,000 to USC SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ART — foster the talents of artist-scholars who are willing to imagine the future of the entertainment industry and bring it to life.
Largest: $20,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 ballard institute and museum of puppetry (fund 0020262), $10,000 dramatic arts - puppetry (fund 0021546)
Largest: $20,000 to DRAMATIC RESULTS — steam+ circus at powell
The Bartimaeus FoundationFranklin Lakes, NJ
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF DRAMATIC ARTS — education programs
Hopelab FoundationSan Francisco, CA
3 matching grants · $495,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to Griptape — to advance and apply the science of purpose to youth programming to yield a significant increase in activated purpose in youth and dramatic improvements in youth wellbeing overall
Cummins-Levenstein Charitable FoundUpper Saddle River, NJ
4 matching grants · $34,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to THEATER LAB SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ARTS — arts, education
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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 →