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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “theatrical”
Where the money went
Largest: $35,000 to DAVNER THEATRICALS INC — general operating support for theatrical productions and activities
Largest: $146,951 to HARTFORD STAGE — theatrical arts
Largest: $500,000 to ACADEMY FOUNDATION — preservation and promotion of theatrical and performing arts in the community
Largest: $25,000 to Daniel Fishback — the bret adams & paul reisch foundation supports expansive artworks with inherently theatrical ways of illuminating big ideas and concepts.
The National Alliance forNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $158,250 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to Olney Theatre Center — theatrical productions
Largest: $4,500 to GREAT LAKES THEATRE FESTIVAL — theatrical support
Largest: $30,000 to FRONT PORCH THEATRICALS — to support front porch theatricals' 2023 season
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $212,026 · through 2024Largest: $66,492 to TECO THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS DBA BISHOP ARTS THEATRE CENTER — this grant is designated for general support.
Largest: $1,000 to ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY — promote & produce theatrical works
Largest: $1.0M to NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL — core support to revitalize the delacorte theater in central park, home of free shakespeare in the park, by addressing critical infrastructure, accessibility, and theatrical needs.
Largest: $4,500 to DRAMATISTS GUILD FOUNDATION — to provide playwrights, theatrical composers, lyricists, and librettists with financial support, education and mentorship, as well as space to work and collaborate.
The Lida FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
5 matching grants · $112,000 · through 2024Largest: $1,500 to BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY INC — the organization engages in theatrical productions for audiences located primarily in western massachusetts, new york, and connecticut. the organization provides opportunities for …
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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 →