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12 funders with a record of paying for “shakespeare”
Where the money went
Arts Midwest IncorporatedMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
154 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to Kentucky Shakespeare Inc — shakespeare in american communities: schools
Largest: $350,000 to NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL — general operating support for theatrical productions and activities
Theater LeagueKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $240,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to Shakespeare Theatre Association — support organization for shakespeare companies
Largest: $50,000 to THE COMMONWEALTH SHAKESPEARE CO INC — commonwealth shakespeare company public and disability access programming
Play On ShakespeareAshland, ORCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $862,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY — support shakespeare-related performances and workshops
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $447,700 · through 2025Largest: $60,100 to CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER — arts and culture
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $114,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY — to provide support per folger shakespeare library's 2023 grant proposal.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $935,160 · through 2023Largest: $157,140 to Chicago Shakespeare Theater — $1,000 to support operations; $1,500 to support educational programs, general operating support, support for chicago shakespeare in the parks, support for spirit of shakespeare awa…
The New York Community TrustNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $957,650 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC — for a fellowship program.
Largest: $300,000 to CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER — for general operating support
Largest: $50,000 to CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER — for the team shakespeare bard core curriculum program and chicago shakespeare slam educator professional development
Largest: $165,000 to NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL — 2022 public theatre/brooklyn college mfa program partnership
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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 →