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12 funders with a record of paying for “masterclass”
Where the money went
Largest: $7,000 to VOCAL MASTERCLASS STOCKHOLM — vocal masterclass stockholm's summer school
Largest: $30,000 to U CO SCHOOL OF MUSIC — underwrite masterclass program
Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $64,000 · through 2024Largest: $34,000 to CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH — for grisd/cmsfw programs: fall concert at grhs ($25,000), spring masterclasses ($4,000) and family concert series support ($5,000)
Largest: $5,000 to AMELIA ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL INC — for support of masterclasses and other youth educational activities at the 2024 spring festival
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to Abundance Works LLC — the profit decoder masterclass, in collaboration with maine center for entrepreneurs (mce), is aimed at addressing one of the biggest pain points for innovators and entrepreneurs i…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
1 matching grant · $125,000 · through 2021Largest: $125,000 to ONE COMMUNITY LLC — enhance efforts for narrative change and racial equity education programming for youth through the support of the arts and empowerment masterclass
Arts EtcJohns Island, SCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to Chalrleston Gaillard Management Corporation — the charleston gaillard center (the gaillard) is a non-profit arts organization located in charleston, south carolina, that commissions, supports, presents, and produces ambitious,…
Largest: $20,000 to MISSIONS DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL — masterclass for ministry leadership
Largest: $15,000 to RAUE CENTER FOR THE ARTS — arts education masterclass
Largest: $5,000 to Danville Concert Association Inc — musical concert, workshop, and masterclass expenses
Largest: $7,500 to State Fair of Texas — big tex business masterclass
Largest: $5,000 to IBMA FOUNDATION INC — to develop and implement "emcee masterclass" webinar and video
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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 →