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12 funders with a record of paying for “seasonal”
Where the money went Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → Kansas City Ballet: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 George S and Dolores Dore → Utah Symphony Utah Opera: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp → Ekwok Village Council: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → Kansas City Symphony: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation → Virginia Repertory Theatre: $960K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts → Houston Ballet Foundation: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Atwood Foundation Inc → Anchorage Symphony Orchestra: $330K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels → Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heinz Endowments → City Theatre Company Inc: $190K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Judge C F Moulton Christmas Poor Fund → Community Services League of Jackson County: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound: $56K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Durham Arts Council Inc → African American Dance Ensemble: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp → Twin Hills Village Council: $910K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc: $875K across 5 grants, latest 2024 George S and Dolores Dore → Ballet West: $700K across 2 grants, latest 2024 E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation → Richmond Symphony: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Atwood Foundation Inc → Anchorage Opera: $330K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels → Carnegie Hall Corporation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts → Da Camera Society of Texas: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Heinz Endowments → Dreams of Hope: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Judge C F Moulton Christmas Poor Fund → Catholic Charities of Kc-St Joseph Inc: $103K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Virginia Mason Medical Center: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Durham Arts Council Inc → Walltown Children's Theatre: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → Lyric Opera of Kansas City: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp → United Tribes of Bristol Bay: $895K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series): $410K across 4 grants, latest 2024 George S and Dolores Dore → Utah Shakespeare Festivalsouthern Utah University: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Atwood Foundation Inc → Anchorage Concert Association: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels → Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation → Firehouse Theatre Project Inc: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Symphony Inc: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts → Main Street Theater Houston: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Judge C F Moulton Christmas Poor Fund → Salvation Army: $78K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Farestart: $54K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Durham Arts Council Inc → Kidznotes: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → Kansas City Symphony: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp → Ekuk Village Council: $566K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → Kansas City Repertory Theatre: $555K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → William Jewell College Harriman-Jewell Series: $430K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp → Manokotak Village Council: $411K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → Kansas City Repertory Theatre Inc: $255K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp → City of Dillingham: $247K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → Kansas City Ballet Association: $240K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp → City of Aleknagik: $213K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Atwood Foundation Inc → Alaska Junior Theater: $210K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → Kansas City Repertory Theatre Inc: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Atwood Foundation Inc → Cyrano's Theater Company: $195K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp → City of Manokotak: $189K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → Unicorn Theatre: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2024 E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation → Richmond Triangle Players: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels → Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels → New York City Ballet Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → Heart of America Shakespeare Festival: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels → Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → Coterie Inc: $140K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → Unicorn Theatre: $135K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → Kansas City Actors Theatre Inc: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2024 E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation → Richmond Shakespeare: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Atwood Foundation Inc → Anchorage Community Theatre: $111K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Atwood Foundation Inc → Alaska Youth Orchestras: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Heinz Endowments → Front Porch Theatricals: $110K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels → Joyce Theater Foundation Inc: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family → The Coterie Theatre: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family: $8.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family $8.1M Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Bristol Bay Economic Developm… $5.3M Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Richard J Stern Foundation fo… $3.3M George S and Dolores Dore: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder. George S and Dolores Dore $3.0M E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpente… $1.9M Atwood Foundation Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Atwood Foundation Inc $1.6M The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samu… $1.2M The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts: $850K on this topic. Open the funder. The Cullen Trust for the Perf… $850K The Heinz Endowments: $540K on this topic. Open the funder. The Heinz Endowments $540K Judge C F Moulton Christmas Poor Fund: $286K on this topic. Open the funder. Judge C F Moulton Christmas P… $286K The Paul G Allen Family Foundation: $165K on this topic. Open the funder. The Paul G Allen Family Found… $165K The Durham Arts Council Inc: $47K on this topic. Open the funder. The Durham Arts Council Inc $47K Kansas City Symphony: received $2.4M on this topic Kansas City Symphony $2.4M Kansas City Ballet: received $2.3M on this topic Kansas City Ballet $2.3M Utah Symphony Utah Opera: received $2.0M on this topic Utah Symphony Utah Opera $2.0M Ekwok Village Council: received $1.8M on this topic Ekwok Village Council $1.8M Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: received $1.5M on this topic Kauffman Center for the Perform… $1.5M Lyric Opera of Kansas City: received $1.4M on this topic Lyric Opera of Kansas City $1.4M Virginia Repertory Theatre: received $960K on this topic Virginia Repertory Theatre $960K Twin Hills Village Council: received $910K on this topic Twin Hills Village Council $910K United Tribes of Bristol Bay: received $895K on this topic United Tribes of Bristol Bay $895K Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc: received $875K on this topic Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc $875K Ballet West: received $700K on this topic Ballet West $700K Houston Ballet Foundation: received $600K on this topic Houston Ballet Foundation $600K Ekuk Village Council: received $566K on this topic Ekuk Village Council $566K Kansas City Repertory Theatre: received $555K on this topic Kansas City Repertory Theatre $555K Kansas City Repertory Theatre Inc: received $455K on this topic Kansas City Repertory Theatre I… $455K Richmond Symphony: received $450K on this topic Richmond Symphony $450K William Jewell College Harriman-Jewell Series: received $430K on this topic William Jewell College Harriman… $430K Manokotak Village Council: received $411K on this topic Manokotak Village Council $411K William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series): received $410K on this topic William Jewell College (Harrima… $410K Anchorage Symphony Orchestra: received $330K on this topic Anchorage Symphony Orchestra $330K Anchorage Opera: received $330K on this topic Anchorage Opera $330K Utah Shakespeare Festivalsouthern Utah University: received $325K on this topic Utah Shakespeare Festivalsouthe… $325K Anchorage Concert Association: received $300K on this topic Anchorage Concert Association $300K Unicorn Theatre: received $295K on this topic Unicorn Theatre $295K City of Dillingham: received $247K on this topic City of Dillingham $247K Kansas City Ballet Association: received $240K on this topic Kansas City Ballet Association $240K City of Aleknagik: received $213K on this topic City of Aleknagik $213K Alaska Junior Theater: received $210K on this topic Alaska Junior Theater $210K Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc: received $200K on this topic Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc $200K Carnegie Hall Corporation: received $200K on this topic Carnegie Hall Corporation $200K Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York Inc: received $200K on this topic Philharmonic-Symphony Society o… $200K Cyrano's Theater Company: received $195K on this topic Cyrano's Theater Company $195K City Theatre Company Inc: received $190K on this topic City Theatre Company Inc $190K City of Manokotak: received $189K on this topic City of Manokotak $189K Firehouse Theatre Project Inc: received $180K on this topic Firehouse Theatre Project Inc $180K Da Camera Society of Texas: received $150K on this topic Da Camera Society of Texas $150K Richmond Triangle Players: received $150K on this topic Richmond Triangle Players $150K Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc: received $150K on this topic Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc $150K New York City Ballet Inc: received $150K on this topic New York City Ballet Inc $150K Heart of America Shakespeare Festival: received $150K on this topic Heart of America Shakespeare Fe… $150K Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Inc: received $150K on this topic Chamber Music Society of Lincol… $150K Coterie Inc: received $140K on this topic Coterie Inc $140K Dreams of Hope: received $120K on this topic Dreams of Hope $120K Pittsburgh Symphony Inc: received $120K on this topic Pittsburgh Symphony Inc $120K Kansas City Actors Theatre Inc: received $120K on this topic Kansas City Actors Theatre Inc $120K Richmond Shakespeare: received $115K on this topic Richmond Shakespeare $115K Anchorage Community Theatre: received $111K on this topic Anchorage Community Theatre $111K Alaska Youth Orchestras: received $110K on this topic Alaska Youth Orchestras $110K Front Porch Theatricals: received $110K on this topic Front Porch Theatricals $110K Joyce Theater Foundation Inc: received $110K on this topic Joyce Theater Foundation Inc $110K Community Services League of Jackson County: received $105K on this topic Community Services League of Ja… $105K The Coterie Theatre: received $105K on this topic The Coterie Theatre $105K Catholic Charities of Kc-St Joseph Inc: received $103K on this topic Catholic Charities of Kc-St Jos… $103K Main Street Theater Houston: received $100K on this topic Main Street Theater Houston $100K Salvation Army: received $78K on this topic Salvation Army $78K Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound: received $56K on this topic Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pug… $56K Virginia Mason Medical Center: received $55K on this topic Virginia Mason Medical Center $55K Farestart: received $54K on this topic Farestart $54K African American Dance Ensemble: received $17K on this topic African American Dance Ensemble $17K Walltown Children's Theatre: received $15K on this topic Walltown Children's Theatre $15K Kidznotes: received $14K on this topic Kidznotes $14K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “seasonal” 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: $100,000 to WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE (HARRIMAN-JEWELL SERIES) — 2025/2026 season support recognized through season sponsorship
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Largest: $40,000 to COMMUNITY SERVICES LEAGUE OF JACKSON COUNTY — direct assistance to people in need during the christmas season
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Largest: $200,000 to CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION — support for the 2024-2025 season
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Largest: $800,000 to KANSAS CITY BALLET — general operating support for 2022-23 season
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Largest: $909,586 to TWIN HILLS VILLAGE COUNCIL — economic development, bsai commercial fisheries interests, promotion of programs, and seasonal employment
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Largest: $400,000 to Houston Ballet Foundation — support for the 2024-2025 season and the little mermaid
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Largest: $35,062 to COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS — to support the spirit of 12 program (2023 season)
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Largest: $125,000 to ANCHORAGE OPERA — 2024-25 season support
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Largest: $500,000 to UTAH SYMPHONY UTAH OPERA — designated for the us|uo 2023-24 season sponsorship, including the symphony and opera seasons and the 2024 deer valley music festival
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Largest: $8,870 to AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCE ENSEMBLE — season grant-annual operations
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Largest: $185,000 to VIRGINIA REPERTORY THEATRE — help with costs of (i) its 2022-23 season programming, (ii) its educational tour to title i richmond public schools, and (iii) its new theatre arts learning league (tall) program
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Largest: $120,000 to DREAMS OF HOPE — for creative learning operating and program support for the 2023-2024 season and a 20th anniversary award
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