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12 funders with a record of paying for “violin”

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Conservatory Lab Foundation Inc → Conservatory Lab Charter School: $1.6M across 4 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → International Violin Competition: $911K across 5 grants, latest 2025Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → The Shephard School of Music - Rice University: $570K across 3 grants, latest 2024Naples Children Foundation Inc → Musicscores Violin: $147K across 3 grants, latest 2024Classics for Kids Foundation → Kirk Violin: $111K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kline Family Foundation → Interlochen Center for the Arts: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025Twiford Foundation → Manhattan School of Music: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Klarman Family Foundation → Boston String Academy: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jane K Lowe Charitable Foundation → Huntsville Symphony Orchestra: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation for → Jacksonville Symphony Association: $45K across 5 grants, latest 2024Helen V Brach Foundation → Chicago School of Violin Making: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Frank & Helen Hermann Foundation Inc → Harmony Program: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → University of Colorado at Boulder: $446K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Klarman Family Foundation → Fall River Public Schools: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022Frank & Helen Hermann Foundation Inc → Mannes School of Music: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024Helen V Brach Foundation → Chgo Schl of Violin Making: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → The Colburn School: $438K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Klarman Family Foundation → Musica Franklin: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2023Frank & Helen Hermann Foundation Inc → Paul Efferman Music: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Aspen Music Festival School: $390K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → New England Conservatory: $381K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → University of Michigan: $367K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Starling Project Foundation: $310K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Curtis Institute of Music: $265K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Salt Lake Music School Foundation Dba Gifted Music School: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Music Academy of the West: $240K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Bowdin College: $230K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → College Conservatory of Music: $230K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → University of Texas at Austin: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Sounding Point Foundation: $145K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Kneisel Hall: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Steans Music Institute: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Meadowmount School of Music: $104K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Cleveland Institute of Music: $88K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Yellow Barn Music School and Festival: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → San Francisco Conservatory of Music: $69K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Coleman Violin Studio: $66K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Northwestern University: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Vanderbilt University: $63K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → The Festival Institute at Round Top: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Encore Chamber Music Institute: $48K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Heifetz Institute: $47K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Florida State University Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Friends of Mcgill: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Frank & Helen Hermann Foundation Inc → The Manes School: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → String Insiders: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Dorothy Richard Starling Foun…$5.5MConservatory Lab Foundation Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Conservatory Lab Foundation I…$1.6MLilly Endowment Inc: $911K on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$911KNaples Children Foundation Inc: $147K on this topic. Open the funder.Naples Children Foundation Inc$147KClassics for Kids Foundation: $111K on this topic. Open the funder.Classics for Kids Foundation$111KThe Kline Family Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Kline Family Foundation$100KThe Klarman Family Foundation: $90K on this topic. Open the funder.The Klarman Family Foundation$90KTwiford Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.Twiford Foundation$80KThe Jane K Lowe Charitable Foundation: $52K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jane K Lowe Charitable Fo…$52KThe Community Foundation for: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation for$45KFrank & Helen Hermann Foundation Inc: $43K on this topic. Open the funder.Frank & Helen Hermann Foundat…$43KHelen V Brach Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.Helen V Brach Foundation$30KConservatory Lab Charter School: received $1.6M on this topicConservatory Lab Charter School$1.6MInternational Violin Competition: received $911K on this topicInternational Violin Competition$911KThe Shephard School of Music - Rice University: received $570K on this topicThe Shephard School of Music -…$570KUniversity of Colorado at Boulder: received $446K on this topicUniversity of Colorado at Bould…$446KThe Colburn School: received $438K on this topicThe Colburn School$438KAspen Music Festival School: received $390K on this topicAspen Music Festival School$390KNew England Conservatory: received $381K on this topicNew England Conservatory$381KUniversity of Michigan: received $367K on this topicUniversity of Michigan$367KStarling Project Foundation: received $310K on this topicStarling Project Foundation$310KCurtis Institute of Music: received $265K on this topicCurtis Institute of Music$265KSalt Lake Music School Foundation Dba Gifted Music School: received $250K on this topicSalt Lake Music School Foundati…$250KMusic Academy of the West: received $240K on this topicMusic Academy of the West$240KBowdin College: received $230K on this topicBowdin College$230KCollege Conservatory of Music: received $230K on this topicCollege Conservatory of Music$230KUniversity of Texas at Austin: received $225K on this topicUniversity of Texas at Austin$225KMusicscores Violin: received $147K on this topicMusicscores Violin$147KSounding Point Foundation: received $145K on this topicSounding Point Foundation$145KKirk Violin: received $111K on this topicKirk Violin$111KKneisel Hall: received $110K on this topicKneisel Hall$110KSteans Music Institute: received $105K on this topicSteans Music Institute$105KMeadowmount School of Music: received $104K on this topicMeadowmount School of Music$104KInterlochen Center for the Arts: received $100K on this topicInterlochen Center for the Arts$100KCleveland Institute of Music: received $88K on this topicCleveland Institute of Music$88KManhattan School of Music: received $80K on this topicManhattan School of Music$80KYellow Barn Music School and Festival: received $75K on this topicYellow Barn Music School and Fe…$75KSan Francisco Conservatory of Music: received $69K on this topicSan Francisco Conservatory of M…$69KColeman Violin Studio: received $66K on this topicColeman Violin Studio$66KNorthwestern University: received $65K on this topicNorthwestern University$65KVanderbilt University: received $63K on this topicVanderbilt University$63KGreen Mountain Chamber Music Festival: received $60K on this topicGreen Mountain Chamber Music Fe…$60KBoston String Academy: received $52K on this topicBoston String Academy$52KHuntsville Symphony Orchestra: received $52K on this topicHuntsville Symphony Orchestra$52KThe Festival Institute at Round Top: received $50K on this topicThe Festival Institute at Round…$50KEncore Chamber Music Institute: received $48K on this topicEncore Chamber Music Institute$48KHeifetz Institute: received $47K on this topicHeifetz Institute$47KJacksonville Symphony Association: received $45K on this topicJacksonville Symphony Associati…$45KFall River Public Schools: received $21K on this topicFall River Public Schools$21KChicago School of Violin Making: received $20K on this topicChicago School of Violin Making$20KFlorida State University Foundation: received $20K on this topicFlorida State University Founda…$20KHarmony Program: received $18K on this topicHarmony Program$18KMusica Franklin: received $17K on this topicMusica Franklin$17KFriends of Mcgill: received $15K on this topicFriends of Mcgill$15KMannes School of Music: received $13K on this topicMannes School of Music$13KChgo Schl of Violin Making: received $10K on this topicChgo Schl of Violin Making$10KPaul Efferman Music: received $8K on this topicPaul Efferman Music$8KThe Manes School: received $5K on this topicThe Manes School$5KHilton Head Symphony Orchestra: received $4K on this topicHilton Head Symphony Orchestra$4KString Insiders: received $4K on this topicString Insiders$4K
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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 →