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12 funders with a record of paying for “conservatory”
Where the money went The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation → San Francisco Conservatory of Music Inc: $83M across 13 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → New England Conservatory of Music Inc: $6.1M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Marin Community Foundation → California Jazz Conservatory: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → San Francisco Conservatory of Music: $961K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jewish Community Federation of San → New Conservatory Theatre Center: $444K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → New England Conservatory: $381K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Buchanan Family Foundation → Tall Pines Conservatory: $225K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → San Francisco Conservatory of Music Inc: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts → Umkc Foundation (University of Missouri-Kansas City - Conservatory): $175K across 15 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance: $122K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Presser Foundation → New England Conservatory: $55K across 8 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → American Conservatory Theatre Fou: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation → American Conservatory Theater: $739K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Marin Community Foundation → American Conservatory Theatre: $473K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jewish Community Federation of San → San Francisco Conservatory of Music: $340K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → College Conservatory of Music: $230K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → Conservatory Lab Charter School Foundation Inc: $191K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Buchanan Family Foundation → Dutchess Land Conservatory: $123K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Concordia Conservatory: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Concordia Conservatory: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Presser Foundation → Community Conservatory: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Bank of America Charitable → Garfield Park Conservatory Allian: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Jewish Community Federation of San → American Conservatory Theatre Foundation: $318K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Marin Community Foundation → San Francisco Conservatory of Music Inc: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → American Conservatory Theatre Foundation: $107K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum: $103K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation → San Francisco Conservatory of Music: $69K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Midwest Young Artists Conservatory: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Buchanan Family Foundation → Midwest Young Artists Conservatory: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Bank of America Charitable → American Conservatory Theatre Foun: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Presser Foundation → The Boston Conservatory at Berklee: $18K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → Concord Conservatory of Music: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Jewish Community Federation of San → California Jazz Conservatory Inc: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Friends of the Conservatory: $58K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jewish Community Federation of San → San Francisco Conservatory of Music Inc: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation → California Shakespeare Theater: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation → California Jazz Conservatory: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The San Francisco Foundation → Young Artists Conservatory of Music: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Bank of America Charitable → Garfield Park Conservatory Allianc: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → American Conservatory Theatre Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Presser Foundation → Oberlin College Conservatory of Music: $18K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Presser Foundation → San Francisco Conservatory of Music: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Presser Foundation → New England Conservatory of Music: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Presser Foundation → University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory: $12K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Boston Foundation Inc → Friends of the Conservatory: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Marin Community Foundation → Marin Conservatory Dance Company: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Marin Community Foundation → New Conservatory Theatre Center: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → New England Conservatory of Music: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Concord Conservatory of Music: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Circus Arts Conservatory Inc: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Creative Arts Conservatory at Leo: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Presser Foundation → The San Francisco Conservatory of Music: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Presser Foundation → Umkc Foundation (University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory): $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Studio Acting Conservatory Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → The Brooklyn Queens Conservatory O: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Far Conservatory of Therapeutic A: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Music Conservatory of Coeur D Ale: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Black Bear Conservatory Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Actors Conservatory Theatre: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → The Brooklyn Queens Conservatory: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation: $83M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ann & Gordon Getty Founda… $83M Boston Foundation Inc: $6.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Boston Foundation Inc $6.3M Marin Community Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Marin Community Foundation $2.1M The San Francisco Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $1.9M Jewish Community Federation of San: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Jewish Community Federation o… $1.2M Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation: $680K on this topic. Open the funder. Dorothy Richard Starling Foun… $680K Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $465K on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $465K The Buchanan Family Foundation: $388K on this topic. Open the funder. The Buchanan Family Foundation $388K The Chicago Community Trust: $272K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $272K Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts: $175K on this topic. Open the funder. Richard J Stern Foundation fo… $175K The Presser Foundation: $167K on this topic. Open the funder. The Presser Foundation $167K The Bank of America Charitable: $134K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $134K San Francisco Conservatory of Music Inc: received $83M on this topic San Francisco Conservatory of M… $83M New England Conservatory of Music Inc: received $6.1M on this topic New England Conservatory of Mus… $6.1M San Francisco Conservatory of Music: received $1.4M on this topic San Francisco Conservatory of M… $1.4M California Jazz Conservatory: received $1.3M on this topic California Jazz Conservatory $1.3M American Conservatory Theater: received $739K on this topic American Conservatory Theater $739K American Conservatory Theatre: received $473K on this topic American Conservatory Theatre $473K New Conservatory Theatre Center: received $452K on this topic New Conservatory Theatre Center $452K New England Conservatory: received $436K on this topic New England Conservatory $436K American Conservatory Theatre Foundation: received $425K on this topic American Conservatory Theatre F… $425K College Conservatory of Music: received $230K on this topic College Conservatory of Music $230K Tall Pines Conservatory: received $225K on this topic Tall Pines Conservatory $225K Conservatory Lab Charter School Foundation Inc: received $191K on this topic Conservatory Lab Charter School… $191K Umkc Foundation (University of Missouri-Kansas City - Conservatory): received $175K on this topic Umkc Foundation (University of… $175K Dutchess Land Conservatory: received $123K on this topic Dutchess Land Conservatory $123K Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance: received $122K on this topic Garfield Park Conservatory Alli… $122K Concordia Conservatory: received $120K on this topic Concordia Conservatory $120K San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum: received $103K on this topic San Francisco Botanical Garden… $103K California Jazz Conservatory Inc: received $95K on this topic California Jazz Conservatory Inc $95K Concordia Conservatory: received $90K on this topic Concordia Conservatory $90K Friends of the Conservatory: received $58K on this topic Friends of the Conservatory $58K Midwest Young Artists Conservatory: received $40K on this topic Midwest Young Artists Conservat… $40K Midwest Young Artists Conservatory: received $40K on this topic Midwest Young Artists Conservat… $40K California Shakespeare Theater: received $31K on this topic California Shakespeare Theater $31K American Conservatory Theatre Fou: received $30K on this topic American Conservatory Theatre F… $30K Community Conservatory: received $30K on this topic Community Conservatory $30K Garfield Park Conservatory Allian: received $27K on this topic Garfield Park Conservatory Alli… $27K American Conservatory Theatre Foun: received $25K on this topic American Conservatory Theatre F… $25K Young Artists Conservatory of Music: received $23K on this topic Young Artists Conservatory of M… $23K Garfield Park Conservatory Allianc: received $22K on this topic Garfield Park Conservatory Alli… $22K American Conservatory Theatre Foundation: received $20K on this topic American Conservatory Theatre F… $20K New England Conservatory of Music: received $19K on this topic New England Conservatory of Mus… $19K The Boston Conservatory at Berklee: received $18K on this topic The Boston Conservatory at Berk… $18K Oberlin College Conservatory of Music: received $18K on this topic Oberlin College Conservatory of… $18K University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory: received $12K on this topic University of Missouri-Kansas C… $12K Concord Conservatory of Music: received $12K on this topic Concord Conservatory of Music $12K Friends of the Conservatory: received $11K on this topic Friends of the Conservatory $11K Marin Conservatory Dance Company: received $10K on this topic Marin Conservatory Dance Company $10K Concord Conservatory of Music: received $5K on this topic Concord Conservatory of Music $5K Circus Arts Conservatory Inc: received $5K on this topic Circus Arts Conservatory Inc $5K Creative Arts Conservatory at Leo: received $4K on this topic Creative Arts Conservatory at L… $4K The San Francisco Conservatory of Music: received $3K on this topic The San Francisco Conservatory… $3K Umkc Foundation (University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory): received $3K on this topic Umkc Foundation (University of… $3K Studio Acting Conservatory Inc: received $3K on this topic Studio Acting Conservatory Inc $3K The Brooklyn Queens Conservatory O: received $3K on this topic The Brooklyn Queens Conservator… $3K Far Conservatory of Therapeutic A: received $2K on this topic Far Conservatory of Therapeutic… $2K Music Conservatory of Coeur D Ale: received $1K on this topic Music Conservatory of Coeur D A… $1K Black Bear Conservatory Inc: received $1K on this topic Black Bear Conservatory Inc $1K Actors Conservatory Theatre: received $1K on this topic Actors Conservatory Theatre $1K The Brooklyn Queens Conservatory: received $1K on this topic The Brooklyn Queens Conservatory $1K 12 funders, 49 recipients, grants matching “conservatory” 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: $4,000 to OBERLIN COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC — undergraduate scholar awards
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Largest: $241,620 to SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC — for scholarship support, as specified. for piano student scholarships. for general support. to support the new bowes building. for the bowes center. for support of the conservatory…
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Largest: $28.4M to SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC — to carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural projects
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Largest: $25,000 to UMKC FOUNDATION (UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY - CONSERVATORY) — conservatory branding initiative
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Largest: $25,000 to AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUN — program/operating support
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Largest: $339,654 to SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC — arts/culture/humanities
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Largest: $1.9M to New England Conservatory of Music Inc — operating support/annual fund
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Largest: $200,000 to CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY — scholarship support
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Largest: $141,000 to NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY — advancement of violin studies
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Largest: $75,000 to TALL PINES CONSERVATORY — general, operating, endowment or capital.
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Largest: $10,000 to Midwest Young Artists Conservatory — support of young music scholars
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Largest: $60,100 to CONCORDIA CONSERVATORY — arts and culture
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