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12 funders with a record of paying for “ensemble”
Where the money went John S and James L Knight Foundation → New World Symphony: $1.7M across 6 grants, latest 2023 Houston Endowment Inc → Ensemble Theatre: $733K across 14 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → St Luke's Chamber Ensemble Inc (Dba Orchestra of St Luke's): $475K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Ensemble Studio Theatre the: $255K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Presser Foundation → The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc (Ensemble Arts): $175K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Peoples Music School Inc: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Black Ensemble Theater: $155K across 4 grants, latest 2023 James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Chamber Music Northwest: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Chamber Music America Inc → Unheard-of Ensemble Inc: $58K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Sones De Mexico Ensemble: $56K across 5 grants, latest 2022 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → International Contemporary Ensemble: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Amphion Foundation Inc → International Contemporary Ensemble Foun: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Nu Deco Ensemble Inc: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Bronx Arts Ensemble Inc: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble Inc: $240K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Albany Park Theater Project: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Rivendell Theatre Ensemble: $76K across 2 grants, latest 2023 James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Echo Theater Company: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Chamber Music America Inc → Blackbox Ensemble: $52K across 5 grants, latest 2023 The Presser Foundation → Dolce Suono Ensemble: $46K across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → International Contemporary Ensemble Fdtn: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Lean Ensemble Theater: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Amphion Foundation Inc → Ensemble Signal: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati: $205K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → International Contemporary Ensemble: $205K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Uniting Voices: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2023 James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Hand2mouth Theatre: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Chamber Music America Inc → Tak Ensemble: $48K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Filament Theatre Ensemble Nfp: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Rivendell Theatre Ensemble: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2022 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Dance Now Ensemble Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → Int'l Contemp Ensemble Foundatiion: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Amphion Foundation Inc → Wet Ink Ensemble: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Presser Foundation → The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Ensemble Studio Theatre: $165K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble the: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → International Contemporary Ensemble Foundation Inc: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Black Ensemble Theater Corporation: $94K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Rivendell Theatre Ensemble: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Lean Ensemble Theater: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → The Theatre Ensemble Inc Dba Meadow Brook Theatre: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Talea Ensemble: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Uniting Voices Chicago: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc the: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Red Clay Dance Company Inc: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2022 James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Third Angle New Music Ensemble: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Black Ensemble Theater: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Network of Ensemble Theatres Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2023 James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Southern Oregon Repertory Singers: $39K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Chamber Music America Inc → Infrasound Inc: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Chamber Music America Inc → Khemia Ensemble: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Rivendell Theatre Ensemble: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2021 James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Collaborative Theatre Project Inc: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Maryland Ensemble Theatre: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Ensemble Espanol: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Chicago Sinfonietta Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Black Ensemble Theater: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021 James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Metropolitan Youth Symphony: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. John S and James L Knight Fou… $2.5M The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Howard Gilman Foundation… $1.5M The Shubert Foundation Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Shubert Foundation Inc $1.4M Houston Endowment Inc: $733K on this topic. Open the funder. Houston Endowment Inc $733K Lloyd A Fry Foundation: $729K on this topic. Open the funder. Lloyd A Fry Foundation $729K James F & Marion L Miller Foundation: $340K on this topic. Open the funder. James F & Marion L Miller Fou… $340K The Chicago Community Trust: $336K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $336K Chamber Music America Inc: $230K on this topic. Open the funder. Chamber Music America Inc $230K The Presser Foundation: $224K on this topic. Open the funder. The Presser Foundation $224K Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: $116K on this topic. Open the funder. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley… $116K The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc: $104K on this topic. Open the funder. The Aaron Copland Fund for Mu… $104K The Amphion Foundation Inc: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. The Amphion Foundation Inc $45K New World Symphony: received $1.7M on this topic New World Symphony $1.7M Nu Deco Ensemble Inc: received $750K on this topic Nu Deco Ensemble Inc $750K Ensemble Theatre: received $733K on this topic Ensemble Theatre $733K St Luke's Chamber Ensemble Inc (Dba Orchestra of St Luke's): received $475K on this topic St Luke's Chamber Ensemble Inc… $475K Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble Inc: received $300K on this topic Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble… $300K Ensemble Studio Theatre the: received $255K on this topic Ensemble Studio Theatre the $255K Bronx Arts Ensemble Inc: received $250K on this topic Bronx Arts Ensemble Inc $250K Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati: received $205K on this topic Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati $205K International Contemporary Ensemble: received $205K on this topic International Contemporary Ense… $205K The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc (Ensemble Arts): received $175K on this topic The Philadelphia Orchestra and… $175K Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc: received $170K on this topic Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc $170K Ensemble Studio Theatre: received $165K on this topic Ensemble Studio Theatre $165K Peoples Music School Inc: received $160K on this topic Peoples Music School Inc $160K Albany Park Theater Project: received $160K on this topic Albany Park Theater Project $160K Black Ensemble Theater: received $155K on this topic Black Ensemble Theater $155K Uniting Voices: received $130K on this topic Uniting Voices $130K Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble the: received $110K on this topic Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble the $110K International Contemporary Ensemble Foundation Inc: received $110K on this topic International Contemporary Ense… $110K Rivendell Theatre Ensemble: received $106K on this topic Rivendell Theatre Ensemble $106K Black Ensemble Theater Corporation: received $94K on this topic Black Ensemble Theater Corporat… $94K Chamber Music Northwest: received $75K on this topic Chamber Music Northwest $75K Rivendell Theatre Ensemble: received $75K on this topic Rivendell Theatre Ensemble $75K Lean Ensemble Theater: received $75K on this topic Lean Ensemble Theater $75K The Theatre Ensemble Inc Dba Meadow Brook Theatre: received $75K on this topic The Theatre Ensemble Inc Dba Me… $75K Talea Ensemble: received $75K on this topic Talea Ensemble $75K Black Ensemble Theater: received $75K on this topic Black Ensemble Theater $75K Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara: received $70K on this topic Ensemble Theatre Company of San… $70K Uniting Voices Chicago: received $65K on this topic Uniting Voices Chicago $65K Echo Theater Company: received $60K on this topic Echo Theater Company $60K Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc the: received $60K on this topic Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc the $60K Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company: received $60K on this topic Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company $60K Red Clay Dance Company Inc: received $60K on this topic Red Clay Dance Company Inc $60K Unheard-of Ensemble Inc: received $58K on this topic Unheard-of Ensemble Inc $58K Sones De Mexico Ensemble: received $56K on this topic Sones De Mexico Ensemble $56K Hand2mouth Theatre: received $55K on this topic Hand2mouth Theatre $55K Blackbox Ensemble: received $52K on this topic Blackbox Ensemble $52K Third Angle New Music Ensemble: received $51K on this topic Third Angle New Music Ensemble $51K International Contemporary Ensemble: received $50K on this topic International Contemporary Ense… $50K Tak Ensemble: received $48K on this topic Tak Ensemble $48K Dolce Suono Ensemble: received $46K on this topic Dolce Suono Ensemble $46K Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: received $45K on this topic Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble $45K Network of Ensemble Theatres Inc: received $45K on this topic Network of Ensemble Theatres Inc $45K Filament Theatre Ensemble Nfp: received $40K on this topic Filament Theatre Ensemble Nfp $40K Southern Oregon Repertory Singers: received $39K on this topic Southern Oregon Repertory Singe… $39K Infrasound Inc: received $36K on this topic Infrasound Inc $36K Khemia Ensemble: received $36K on this topic Khemia Ensemble $36K Rivendell Theatre Ensemble: received $35K on this topic Rivendell Theatre Ensemble $35K International Contemporary Ensemble Fdtn: received $34K on this topic International Contemporary Ense… $34K Collaborative Theatre Project Inc: received $31K on this topic Collaborative Theatre Project I… $31K Lean Ensemble Theater: received $30K on this topic Lean Ensemble Theater $30K Maryland Ensemble Theatre: received $30K on this topic Maryland Ensemble Theatre $30K Ensemble Espanol: received $30K on this topic Ensemble Espanol $30K Chicago Sinfonietta Inc: received $30K on this topic Chicago Sinfonietta Inc $30K Metropolitan Youth Symphony: received $30K on this topic Metropolitan Youth Symphony $30K International Contemporary Ensemble Foun: received $28K on this topic International Contemporary Ense… $28K Dance Now Ensemble Inc: received $25K on this topic Dance Now Ensemble Inc $25K Int'l Contemp Ensemble Foundatiion: received $20K on this topic Int'l Contemp Ensemble Foundati… $20K Ensemble Signal: received $9K on this topic Ensemble Signal $9K Wet Ink Ensemble: received $8K on this topic Wet Ink Ensemble $8K The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble: received $3K on this topic The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemb… $3K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “ensemble” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $26,000 to INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE FDTN — encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
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Largest: $15,000 to Sones de Mexico Ensemble — cash reserve challenge
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Largest: $11,500 to BLACKBOX ENSEMBLE — ensemble forward
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Largest: $90,000 to ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE THE — general operating support for theatrical productions and activities
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Largest: $28,000 to INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE FOUN — encourage the performance of contemporary concert music
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Largest: $7,400 to FUSE THEATRE ENSEMBLE — one year operating support for multi-disciplinary performance-based ensemble and politically motivated theatre
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Largest: $67,500 to Black Ensemble Theater — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
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Largest: $65,000 to UNITING VOICES CHICAGO — for cccs neighborhood choir program and the dimension ensemble
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Largest: $450,000 to ST LUKE'S CHAMBER ENSEMBLE INC (DBA ORCHESTRA OF ST LUKE'S) — foundation grant - general operating
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Largest: $100,000 to Ensemble Theatre — for general operating support, in honor of linnet f. deily's service with houston endowment
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Largest: $500,000 to NEW WORLD SYMPHONY — to commission new work; digitally distribute artistic and educational content; and develop diversity, equity, and inclusion in orchestras and ensembles .
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Largest: $100,000 to THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER INC (ENSEMBLE ARTS) — capital support
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