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12 funders with a record of paying for “jazz”
Where the money went Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Map Fund Inc: $5.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Marin Community Foundation → California Jazz Conservatory: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of New York Inc (Dba Belongo): $905K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Raynier Institute & Foundation → Pacific Public Media: $650K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Stanford Jazz Workshop: $476K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Td Charitable Foundation → New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation: $240K across 3 grants, latest 2022 John Stites Jazz Artist → The Gilmore: $211K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → South Side Jazz Coalition: $127K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Nathan & Priscilla Gordon Foundation → Fractured Atlas Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Chamber Music America Inc → Samuel Torres Group: $74K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: $71K across 5 grants, latest 2022 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → The Jazz Gallery: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → South Arts: $4.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Raynier Institute & Foundation → Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle: $515K across 5 grants, latest 2025 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Living Jazz: $310K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Marin Community Foundation → San Francisco Jazz Organization: $293K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Td Charitable Foundation → New Jersey Performing Arts Center: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Hyde Park Jazz Festival: $121K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Nathan & Priscilla Gordon Foundation → Ohio State University Foundation: $78K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Stites Jazz Artist → Gilmore Festival: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Chamber Music America Inc → Edward Simon: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Charleston Jazz: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → The Jazz Gallery: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Chamber Music America Inc: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Kuumbwa Jazz Society: $306K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Jazz Gallery the: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Raynier Institute & Foundation → Seattle Jazz Fellowship: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Td Charitable Foundation → The National Jazz Museum in Harlem: $125K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Vandercook College of Music: $108K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Chamber Music America Inc → Sajevoices LLC (Johnaye Kendrick): $68K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Charleston Jazz: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Stites Jazz Artist → Western Michigan University: $42K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Marin Community Foundation → Petaluma Wine Jazz & Blues Festival Inc: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Nathan & Priscilla Gordon Foundation → University of New Orleans Foundation: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → San Francisco Jazz Organization: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → United States Artists: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Creative Capital Foundation: $860K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Jazz at Lincoln Center: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (Dba Belong): $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Newark Public Radio: $275K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Rocky Mountain Public Media: $275K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Oregon Public Broadcasting: $275K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Temple University: $275K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Pacific Public Media: $275K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Raynier Institute & Foundation → University of Washington Foundation: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → San Jose Jazz: $217K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Raynier Institute & Foundation → Kareem Kandi World Orchestra: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of New York Inc (Dba Belong): $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Performance Zone Inc (Dba the Field): $145K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Jazz Foundation of America Inc: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center: $127K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → 651 Arts: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Jazz Gallery: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Raynier Institute & Foundation → Jazz Night School: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → The Carr Center: $106K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → National Jazz Museum in Harlem the: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Td Charitable Foundation → Jazz House Kids Inc: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Jazz Drama Program (Dba Jazz Power): $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Gus Giordanos Jazz Dance Chicago Inc: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Chamber Music America Inc → Brinae Ali: $68K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Chamber Music America Inc → Helen Sung Quartet (Jazzplasticity): $64K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc: $17M on this topic. Open the funder. Doris Duke Charitable Foundat… $17M The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc: $2.8M on this topic. Open the funder. The Howard Gilman Foundation… $2.8M Raynier Institute & Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Raynier Institute & Foundation $1.9M Marin Community Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Marin Community Foundation $1.6M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $1.3M Td Charitable Foundation: $640K on this topic. Open the funder. Td Charitable Foundation $640K The Chicago Community Trust: $426K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $426K Chamber Music America Inc: $344K on this topic. Open the funder. Chamber Music America Inc $344K John Stites Jazz Artist: $323K on this topic. Open the funder. John Stites Jazz Artist $323K The Nathan & Priscilla Gordon Foundation: $211K on this topic. Open the funder. The Nathan & Priscilla Gordon… $211K Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: $181K on this topic. Open the funder. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley… $181K The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc: $59K on this topic. Open the funder. The Aaron Copland Fund for Mu… $59K Map Fund Inc: received $5.1M on this topic Map Fund Inc $5.1M South Arts: received $4.0M on this topic South Arts $4.0M Chamber Music America Inc: received $3.3M on this topic Chamber Music America Inc $3.3M California Jazz Conservatory: received $1.3M on this topic California Jazz Conservatory $1.3M United States Artists: received $1.2M on this topic United States Artists $1.2M Pacific Public Media: received $925K on this topic Pacific Public Media $925K Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of New York Inc (Dba Belongo): received $905K on this topic Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of New… $905K Creative Capital Foundation: received $860K on this topic Creative Capital Foundation $860K Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz: received $750K on this topic Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz $750K Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle: received $515K on this topic Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle $515K Stanford Jazz Workshop: received $476K on this topic Stanford Jazz Workshop $476K Living Jazz: received $310K on this topic Living Jazz $310K Kuumbwa Jazz Society: received $306K on this topic Kuumbwa Jazz Society $306K Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance Inc: received $300K on this topic Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance Inc $300K Jazz Gallery the: received $300K on this topic Jazz Gallery the $300K Jazz at Lincoln Center: received $300K on this topic Jazz at Lincoln Center $300K Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (Dba Belong): received $300K on this topic Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (Dba B… $300K San Francisco Jazz Organization: received $293K on this topic San Francisco Jazz Organization $293K Newark Public Radio: received $275K on this topic Newark Public Radio $275K Rocky Mountain Public Media: received $275K on this topic Rocky Mountain Public Media $275K Oregon Public Broadcasting: received $275K on this topic Oregon Public Broadcasting $275K Temple University: received $275K on this topic Temple University $275K Seattle Jazz Fellowship: received $250K on this topic Seattle Jazz Fellowship $250K University of Washington Foundation: received $250K on this topic University of Washington Founda… $250K New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation: received $240K on this topic New Jersey Performing Arts Cent… $240K San Jose Jazz: received $217K on this topic San Jose Jazz $217K The Gilmore: received $211K on this topic The Gilmore $211K New Jersey Performing Arts Center: received $200K on this topic New Jersey Performing Arts Cent… $200K Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc: received $150K on this topic Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc $150K Kareem Kandi World Orchestra: received $150K on this topic Kareem Kandi World Orchestra $150K Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of New York Inc (Dba Belong): received $150K on this topic Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of New… $150K Performance Zone Inc (Dba the Field): received $145K on this topic Performance Zone Inc (Dba the F… $145K Jazz Foundation of America Inc: received $135K on this topic Jazz Foundation of America Inc $135K South Side Jazz Coalition: received $127K on this topic South Side Jazz Coalition $127K Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center: received $127K on this topic Asian Pacific Islander Cultural… $127K The National Jazz Museum in Harlem: received $125K on this topic The National Jazz Museum in Har… $125K 651 Arts: received $125K on this topic 651 Arts $125K Hyde Park Jazz Festival: received $121K on this topic Hyde Park Jazz Festival $121K Jazz Gallery: received $110K on this topic Jazz Gallery $110K Jazz Night School: received $110K on this topic Jazz Night School $110K Vandercook College of Music: received $108K on this topic Vandercook College of Music $108K The Carr Center: received $106K on this topic The Carr Center $106K Fractured Atlas Inc: received $100K on this topic Fractured Atlas Inc $100K National Jazz Museum in Harlem the: received $100K on this topic National Jazz Museum in Harlem… $100K Ohio State University Foundation: received $78K on this topic Ohio State University Foundation $78K Jazz House Kids Inc: received $75K on this topic Jazz House Kids Inc $75K Samuel Torres Group: received $74K on this topic Samuel Torres Group $74K Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: received $71K on this topic Chicago Jazz Philharmonic $71K Gilmore Festival: received $70K on this topic Gilmore Festival $70K Edward Simon: received $70K on this topic Edward Simon $70K Jazz Drama Program (Dba Jazz Power): received $70K on this topic Jazz Drama Program (Dba Jazz Po… $70K Gus Giordanos Jazz Dance Chicago Inc: received $70K on this topic Gus Giordanos Jazz Dance Chicag… $70K Sajevoices LLC (Johnaye Kendrick): received $68K on this topic Sajevoices LLC (Johnaye Kendric… $68K Brinae Ali: received $68K on this topic Brinae Ali $68K Helen Sung Quartet (Jazzplasticity): received $64K on this topic Helen Sung Quartet (Jazzplastic… $64K Charleston Jazz: received $60K on this topic Charleston Jazz $60K Charleston Jazz: received $50K on this topic Charleston Jazz $50K Western Michigan University: received $42K on this topic Western Michigan University $42K Petaluma Wine Jazz & Blues Festival Inc: received $40K on this topic Petaluma Wine Jazz & Blues Fest… $40K University of New Orleans Foundation: received $33K on this topic University of New Orleans Found… $33K The Jazz Gallery: received $26K on this topic The Jazz Gallery $26K The Jazz Gallery: received $19K on this topic The Jazz Gallery $19K San Francisco Jazz Organization: received $14K on this topic San Francisco Jazz Organization $14K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “jazz” 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: $11,000 to NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM HARLEM — presenter consortium jazz
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Largest: $1.0M to SOUTH ARTS — to renew support for jazz road, a national regranting program that provides opportunities for emerging and midcareer jazz artists to present their work and connect with audiences a…
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Largest: $16,200 to SOUTHSIDE JAZZ COALITION — jazz concert series
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Largest: $61,000 to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — jazz practice room in the new arts district building for the college of the arts & sciences and for the jazz studies and the marching band programs
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Largest: $25,000 to THE NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM — 2022-2023 free jazz performances and programming initiative
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Largest: $20,000 to JAZZ DRAMA PROGRAM (DBA JAZZ POWER INITIATIVE) — foundation grant - intergenerational jazz power jam
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Largest: $2,500 to TELLURIDE SOCIETY FOR JAZZ — to help support the expenses of the telluride jazz all-stars
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Largest: $65,000 to SAN JOSE JAZZ — for jazz artist programs
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Largest: $38,500 to Hyde Park Jazz Festival — general operating support. in support of a future visioning and planning process for back alley jazz. to provide programming to build community cohesion through the chicago fund fo…
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Largest: $25,000 to CHARLESTON JAZZ — general operations
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Largest: $15,500 to The Jazz Gallery — encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music
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Largest: $200,000 to CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY — scholarship support
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