Foundations that fund dance companies nationally

880 foundations made gifts to dance companies across the country, reaching 1,108 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

880Foundations gave here
351Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
1,108Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY · EIN 13-610696135 gifts · typical $60,000 · 202435 · $2,465,000$60,0002024Accepts applications
Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA · EIN 94-328928328 gifts · typical $26,000 · 202428 · $739,152$26,0002024Invite only
The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY · EIN 13-309748624 gifts · typical $100,000 · 202424 · $2,585,000$100,0002024Accepts applications
Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-287272223 gifts · typical $4,000 · 202423 · $380,000$4,0002024Accepts applications
The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · EIN 94-165567321 gifts · typical $65,000 · 202421 · $2,181,732$65,0002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 2,415 matched gifts to dance companies in the United States in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 1,108 matched organizations received gifts to dance companies in the United States in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to dance companies in the United States was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

Top states

RankStateFoundationsOrganizations
New York263121
California122176
Illinois5357
Massachusetts5225
Pennsylvania4741
Colorado4429
Texas4465
North Carolina4129
Florida3159
Ohio2537
New Mexico197
Michigan1831
Missouri1819
Oregon1818
Tennessee1812
Connecticut178
Nevada155
Georgia1434
Minnesota1428
South Carolina138
Utah1310
Washington1235
Alabama109
District of Columbia1014
New Jersey1017
How many foundations fund dance companies?

880 foundations made gifts to 1,108 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

351 of the 880 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.