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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “perfomances”
Where the money went
Maryland Association of Community Action AgenciesAnnapolis, MD
9 matching grants · $666,007 · through 2024Largest: $86,007 to COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOC OF PENNSYLVA — regional perfomance innovation consortium work
Osilas FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN
4 matching grants · $105,000 · through 2025Largest: $35,000 to Children's Perfoming Arts — general operating
Largest: $625,000 to ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER OF THE PERFOMING ARTS — for cultural and educational purpose
Largest: $904,528 to SEATTLE SYMPHONY — cultural perfomances
Largest: $16,880 to TECONOMY PARTNERS — support boscience roadmap perfomance metrics study
The Fritch FoundationFt Lauderdale, FL
3 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFOMING ARTS — to create an arts education program
Largest: $20,000 to PAYOMET PERFOMING ARTS CENTER — general & unrestricted
Marmot FoundationRehoboth Beach, DE
2 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to ARGYROS PERFOMING ARTS — general/educational
Largest: $17,000 to DC YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM — support for the talent development program; offering private lessons, mentorship, perfomance opportunities, and summer learning opportunities.
Largest: $10,000 to PARTNERS IN EDUCATION — operatic perfomance
Jaf FoundationSouthampton, NY
2 matching grants · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to The Opera Foundation — fund perfomances
Largest: $5,000 to ARGYROS — musical perfomance & theater
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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 →