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12 funders with a record of paying for “operaing”

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Eveillard Family Charitable Trust → The Metropolitan Opera: $6.3M across 6 grants, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → Lyric Opera of Chicago: $2.7M across 4 grants, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Opera Inc: $2.0M across 7 grants, latest 2024Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Opera America: $1.1M across 22 grants, latest 2023Seattle Foundation → Seattle Opera: $987K across 40 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Metro Opera Inc: $814K across 26 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → San Francisco Opera Association: $594K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: $460K across 2 grants, latest 2024Five Arts Foundation → San Francisco Opera: $310K across 4 grants, latest 2025Dr Shuang Xin Tsao Private Foundation → Tong Xiao Ling Chinese Opera Ensamble: $141K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → Glimmerglass Opera Inc: $22K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gerda Lissner Foundation Inc → Magdalena Kuzma: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Heinz Endowments → Civic Light Opera Association: $970K across 7 grants, latest 2024Eveillard Family Charitable Trust → Glimmerglass: $737K across 5 grants, latest 2025Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Metro Opera: $584K across 14 grants, latest 2022Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Sarasota Opera Association: $540K across 4 grants, latest 2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Los Angeles Opera Company: $394K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Metropolitan Opera Association Inc: $344K across 4 grants, latest 2025Seattle Foundation → The Santa Fe Opera: $239K across 7 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Phoenix Metropolitan Opera: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2022Dr Shuang Xin Tsao Private Foundation → Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company: $135K across 4 grants, latest 2024Five Arts Foundation → San Francisco Opera: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → Opera Philadelphia: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gerda Lissner Foundation Inc → Giorgi Guliashvili: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Metropolitan Opera Association Inc: $368K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Squonk Opera Inc: $309K across 8 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Lyric Opera of Chicago: $304K across 4 grants, latest 2025Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Golf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des Moines: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2024Eveillard Family Charitable Trust → American Friends of Paris Opera & Ballet: $220K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Folks Operetta Nfp: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2021Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Beth Morrison Projects Inc Dba Bmp: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dr Shuang Xin Tsao Private Foundation → New York Chinese Opera Society Inc: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024Five Arts Foundation → The Metropolitan Opera: $71K across 5 grants, latest 2025Seattle Foundation → Metropolitan Opera Association: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → American Opera Projects Inc: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gerda Lissner Foundation Inc → Erin Wagner: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2025Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Houston Grand Opera Association Inc: $343K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Houston Grand Opera Association Inc: $253K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Heinz Endowments → National Opera House: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Opera Theater Inc: $195K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → Opera America Inc: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Nashville Opera Association: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Opera Theater: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2023Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Prototype Festival Fiscally Sponsored By Beth Morrison Projects: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eveillard Family Charitable Trust → Shakespeare Opera Theatre: $88K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Metropolitan Opera Association Inc: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Civic Light Opera Association: $83K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → Chautauqua Institution: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Dallas Opera: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Seattle Opera: $78K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Austin Lyric Opera: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2025Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → West Edge Opera: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2024Eveillard Family Charitable Trust → Opera America: $52K across 4 grants, latest 2025Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Metro Opera Foundation Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Indianapolis Opera Company: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Sarasota Opera Association Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Corning Opera House Cultural Center: $43K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Glimmerglass Opera Theatre Inc: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Simpson College: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Utah Symphony & Opera: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Teatro Grattacielo: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → San Francisco Opera Association: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → The Ireland Funds America: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Haymarket Opera Company Nfp: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023Eveillard Family Charitable Trust: $7.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Eveillard Family Charitable T…$7.4MThe Heinz Endowments: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The Heinz Endowments$3.9MThe Chicago Community Trust: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$3.6MGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$2.1MVirginia B Toulmin Charitable: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Virginia B Toulmin Charitable$1.9MCommunity Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Fdn of Greater Des…$1.8MThe Ayco Charitable Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ayco Charitable Foundation$1.6MSeattle Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$1.3MFive Arts Foundation: $481K on this topic. Open the funder.Five Arts Foundation$481KDr Shuang Xin Tsao Private Foundation: $361K on this topic. Open the funder.Dr Shuang Xin Tsao Private Fo…$361KThe Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc: $61K on this topic. Open the funder.The Aaron Copland Fund for Mu…$61KGerda Lissner Foundation Inc: $38K on this topic. Open the funder.Gerda Lissner Foundation Inc$38KThe Metropolitan Opera: received $6.3M on this topicThe Metropolitan Opera$6.3MLyric Opera of Chicago: received $2.7M on this topicLyric Opera of Chicago$2.7MPittsburgh Opera Inc: received $2.0M on this topicPittsburgh Opera Inc$2.0MOpera America: received $1.1M on this topicOpera America$1.1MSeattle Opera: received $1.1M on this topicSeattle Opera$1.1MCivic Light Opera Association: received $1.1M on this topicCivic Light Opera Association$1.1MDes Moines Metro Opera Inc: received $814K on this topicDes Moines Metro Opera Inc$814KGlimmerglass: received $737K on this topicGlimmerglass$737KMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: received $712K on this topicMetropolitan Opera Association…$712KHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: received $596K on this topicHouston Grand Opera Association…$596KSan Francisco Opera Association: received $594K on this topicSan Francisco Opera Association$594KDes Moines Metro Opera: received $584K on this topicDes Moines Metro Opera$584KSarasota Opera Association: received $540K on this topicSarasota Opera Association$540KOpera Theatre of Saint Louis: received $460K on this topicOpera Theatre of Saint Louis$460KLos Angeles Opera Company: received $394K on this topicLos Angeles Opera Company$394KSan Francisco Opera: received $310K on this topicSan Francisco Opera$310KSquonk Opera Inc: received $309K on this topicSquonk Opera Inc$309KLyric Opera of Chicago: received $304K on this topicLyric Opera of Chicago$304KGolf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des Moines: received $275K on this topicGolf Charitable Foundation of G…$275KNational Opera House: received $250K on this topicNational Opera House$250KThe Santa Fe Opera: received $239K on this topicThe Santa Fe Opera$239KPhoenix Metropolitan Opera: received $225K on this topicPhoenix Metropolitan Opera$225KAmerican Friends of Paris Opera & Ballet: received $220K on this topicAmerican Friends of Paris Opera…$220KChicago Folks Operetta Nfp: received $200K on this topicChicago Folks Operetta Nfp$200KPittsburgh Opera Theater Inc: received $195K on this topicPittsburgh Opera Theater Inc$195KOpera America Inc: received $155K on this topicOpera America Inc$155KTong Xiao Ling Chinese Opera Ensamble: received $141K on this topicTong Xiao Ling Chinese Opera En…$141KQi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company: received $135K on this topicQi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company$135KBeth Morrison Projects Inc Dba Bmp: received $125K on this topicBeth Morrison Projects Inc Dba…$125KNashville Opera Association: received $125K on this topicNashville Opera Association$125KChicago Opera Theater: received $105K on this topicChicago Opera Theater$105KSan Francisco Opera: received $100K on this topicSan Francisco Opera$100KPrototype Festival Fiscally Sponsored By Beth Morrison Projects: received $100K on this topicPrototype Festival Fiscally Spo…$100KShakespeare Opera Theatre: received $88K on this topicShakespeare Opera Theatre$88KNew York Chinese Opera Society Inc: received $85K on this topicNew York Chinese Opera Society…$85KMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: received $85K on this topicMetropolitan Opera Association…$85KChautauqua Institution: received $80K on this topicChautauqua Institution$80KDallas Opera: received $80K on this topicDallas Opera$80KAustin Lyric Opera: received $55K on this topicAustin Lyric Opera$55KWest Edge Opera: received $55K on this topicWest Edge Opera$55KDes Moines Metro Opera Foundation Inc: received $50K on this topicDes Moines Metro Opera Foundati…$50KIndianapolis Opera Company: received $50K on this topicIndianapolis Opera Company$50KSarasota Opera Association Inc: received $45K on this topicSarasota Opera Association Inc$45KCorning Opera House Cultural Center: received $43K on this topicCorning Opera House Cultural Ce…$43KGlimmerglass Opera Theatre Inc: received $42K on this topicGlimmerglass Opera Theatre Inc$42KSimpson College: received $42K on this topicSimpson College$42KUtah Symphony & Opera: received $41K on this topicUtah Symphony & Opera$41KTeatro Grattacielo: received $40K on this topicTeatro Grattacielo$40KSan Francisco Opera Association: received $35K on this topicSan Francisco Opera Association$35KThe Ireland Funds America: received $33K on this topicThe Ireland Funds America$33KHaymarket Opera Company Nfp: received $31K on this topicHaymarket Opera Company Nfp$31KMetropolitan Opera Association: received $25K on this topicMetropolitan Opera Association$25KGlimmerglass Opera Inc: received $22K on this topicGlimmerglass Opera Inc$22KOpera Philadelphia: received $20K on this topicOpera Philadelphia$20KAmerican Opera Projects Inc: received $19K on this topicAmerican Opera Projects Inc$19KMagdalena Kuzma: received $17K on this topicMagdalena Kuzma$17KGiorgi Guliashvili: received $12K on this topicGiorgi Guliashvili$12KErin Wagner: received $9K on this topicErin Wagner$9K
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