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12 funders with a record of paying for “playhouse”

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The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation → George St Playhouse: $864K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Geffen Playhouse Inc: $635K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → George Street Playhouse Inc: $619K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Conrad Prebys Foundation → Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba La Jolla Playhouse: $489K across 9 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Community Playhouse: $390K across 16 grants, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → George Street Playhouse: $330K across 2 grants, latest 2020The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Geffen Playhouse: $220K across 8 grants, latest 2024Nac Development Corporation → Omaha Community Playhouse: $78K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → George Street Playhouse Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Gulfshore Playhouse Inc: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2023Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation → Paper Mill Playhouse: $655K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $600K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and Performing Art: $228K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Gulfshore Playhouse Inc: $160K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Conrad Prebys Foundation → Onstage Playhouse Inc: $152K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → George Street Playhouse Inc: $78K across 4 grants, latest 2024Nac Development Corporation → Lincoln Community Playhouse: $57K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Pasadena State Theater of California Inc (the Pasadena Playhouse): $30K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Bank of America Charitable → The Laguna Playhouse: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Gigi's Playhouse: $9K across 5 grants, latest 2023The Shubert Foundation Inc → Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California in: $345K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Playhouse Square Foundation: $166K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Gigi's Playhouse Inc Cincinnati: $59K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → George Street Playhouse: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Lake Worth Playhouse Inc: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2024Nac Development Corporation → North Platte Community Playhouse: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Playhouse Square Foundation: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2023Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Shubert Foundation Inc → Circuit Playhouse Inc: $320K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → George Street Playhouse Inc: $310K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Westport Country Playhouse: $190K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Shubert Foundation Inc → Portland Playhouse: $165K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Gulfshore Playhouse Inc: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → San Francisco Playhouse: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Weston Playhouse Theatre Company: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Shubert Foundation Inc → Austin Playhouse: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Ridgefield Playhouse - the Performing Arts: $89K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Laguna Playhouse the: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → New London Barn Playhouse Inc: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Gulfshore Playhouse Inc: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Shubert Foundation Inc → Santa Fe Playhouse: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Gigis Playhouse Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Charleston Playhouse: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Shubert Foundation Inc → Westport Country Playhouse Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → The Winnipesaukee Playhouse: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Shubert Foundation Inc → Martha's Vineyard Playhouse Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing: $44K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California Inc: $43K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Shubert Foundation Inc → Weston Playhouse Theatre: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Miners Alley Playhouse: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Shubert Foundation Inc → Parkway Playhouse of Burnsville Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → The Laguna Playhouse: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Weston Playhouse Theatre: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Theatre South Playhouse Inc: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Shubert Foundation Inc → Actors Playhouse Productions Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Winnipesaukee Playhouse: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Third Avenue Playhouse Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc → Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Shubert Foundation Inc: $3.7M on this topic. Open the funder.The Shubert Foundation Inc$3.7MThe Greater Cincinnati Foundation: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Greater Cincinnati Founda…$3.1MBlanche & Irving Laurie Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Blanche & Irving Laurie Found…$1.5MThe Ayco Charitable Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ayco Charitable Foundation$1.4MGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$1.2MThe Conrad Prebys Foundation: $640K on this topic. Open the funder.The Conrad Prebys Foundation$640KThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $473K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$473KCommunity Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $390K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Fdn of Greater Des…$390KThe Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris: $250K on this topic. Open the funder.The Kenneth T and Eileen L No…$250KNac Development Corporation: $160K on this topic. Open the funder.Nac Development Corporation$160KThe Bank of America Charitable: $39K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$39KEnterprise Holdings Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Enterprise Holdings Foundation$25KCincinnati Playhouse in the Park: received $3.5M on this topicCincinnati Playhouse in the Park$3.5MGeorge Street Playhouse Inc: received $1.0M on this topicGeorge Street Playhouse Inc$1.0MMontauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation Inc: received $1.0M on this topicMontauk Playhouse Community Cen…$1.0MGeorge St Playhouse: received $864K on this topicGeorge St Playhouse$864KPaper Mill Playhouse: received $655K on this topicPaper Mill Playhouse$655KGeffen Playhouse Inc: received $635K on this topicGeffen Playhouse Inc$635KTheatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba La Jolla Playhouse: received $489K on this topicTheatre & Arts Foundation of Sa…$489KDes Moines Community Playhouse: received $390K on this topicDes Moines Community Playhouse$390KGulfshore Playhouse Inc: received $379K on this topicGulfshore Playhouse Inc$379KPasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California in: received $345K on this topicPasadena Playhouse State Theatr…$345KGeorge Street Playhouse: received $330K on this topicGeorge Street Playhouse$330KCircuit Playhouse Inc: received $320K on this topicCircuit Playhouse Inc$320KRidgefield Playhouse for Movies and Performing Art: received $228K on this topicRidgefield Playhouse for Movies…$228KGeffen Playhouse: received $220K on this topicGeffen Playhouse$220KPasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California Inc: received $193K on this topicPasadena Playhouse State Theatr…$193KWestport Country Playhouse: received $190K on this topicWestport Country Playhouse$190KPlayhouse Square Foundation: received $175K on this topicPlayhouse Square Foundation$175KPortland Playhouse: received $165K on this topicPortland Playhouse$165KOnstage Playhouse Inc: received $152K on this topicOnstage Playhouse Inc$152KSan Francisco Playhouse: received $150K on this topicSan Francisco Playhouse$150KOgunquit Playhouse Foundation: received $130K on this topicOgunquit Playhouse Foundation$130KWeston Playhouse Theatre Company: received $110K on this topicWeston Playhouse Theatre Company$110KAustin Playhouse: received $100K on this topicAustin Playhouse$100KRidgefield Playhouse - the Performing Arts: received $89K on this topicRidgefield Playhouse - the Perf…$89KOmaha Community Playhouse: received $78K on this topicOmaha Community Playhouse$78KLaguna Playhouse the: received $75K on this topicLaguna Playhouse the$75KWeston Playhouse Theatre: received $65K on this topicWeston Playhouse Theatre$65KGigi's Playhouse Inc Cincinnati: received $59K on this topicGigi's Playhouse Inc Cincinnati$59KLincoln Community Playhouse: received $57K on this topicLincoln Community Playhouse$57KNew London Barn Playhouse Inc: received $55K on this topicNew London Barn Playhouse Inc$55KGeorge Street Playhouse: received $50K on this topicGeorge Street Playhouse$50KSanta Fe Playhouse: received $50K on this topicSanta Fe Playhouse$50KGigis Playhouse Inc: received $50K on this topicGigis Playhouse Inc$50KCharleston Playhouse: received $50K on this topicCharleston Playhouse$50KWestport Country Playhouse Inc: received $50K on this topicWestport Country Playhouse Inc$50KThe Winnipesaukee Playhouse: received $45K on this topicThe Winnipesaukee Playhouse$45KMartha's Vineyard Playhouse Inc: received $45K on this topicMartha's Vineyard Playhouse Inc$45KRidgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing: received $44K on this topicRidgefield Playhouse for Movies…$44KThe Laguna Playhouse: received $35K on this topicThe Laguna Playhouse$35KPasadena State Theater of California Inc (the Pasadena Playhouse): received $30K on this topicPasadena State Theater of Calif…$30KMiners Alley Playhouse: received $30K on this topicMiners Alley Playhouse$30KParkway Playhouse of Burnsville Inc: received $30K on this topicParkway Playhouse of Burnsville…$30KLake Worth Playhouse Inc: received $27K on this topicLake Worth Playhouse Inc$27KNorth Platte Community Playhouse: received $26K on this topicNorth Platte Community Playhouse$26KTheatre South Playhouse Inc: received $22K on this topicTheatre South Playhouse Inc$22KActors Playhouse Productions Inc: received $15K on this topicActors Playhouse Productions Inc$15KWinnipesaukee Playhouse: received $15K on this topicWinnipesaukee Playhouse$15KThird Avenue Playhouse Inc: received $15K on this topicThird Avenue Playhouse Inc$15KGigi's Playhouse: received $9K on this topicGigi's Playhouse$9KRidgefield Playhouse for Movies and: received $7K on this topicRidgefield Playhouse for Movies…$7K
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