Grants for dance organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to dance organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
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677 dance organizations received at least $17.0 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 765 grants made from 550 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $2,000. Of these 550 foundations, 83% made just a single grant to dance orgs, and 3% made grants to four or more dance orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$17,033,387

Total grant dollars given to dance organizations

765

Number of grants made annually to dance organizations

550

Number of grantmakers funding dance organizations

$2,000

Median grant size to dance organizations

Foundations that support dance organizations

Out of all grants made to dance organizations, 72% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 90% of the dollar-value of grants to dance orgs. Foundations funding dance orgs also made grants to theaters, performing arts centers, arts education nonprofits, arts and culture promoters, and symphony orchestras.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	399
Medium	69
Large	82

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	20
Private	475
Corporate	22
Other	33

Grants made

Grants made to dance orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	457
2-3	73
4-10	17
11+	3

Top 10 foundations supporting dance organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to dance orgs	Number of grants made to dance orgs	Median grant size
Harkness Foundation for Dance	NY	Metro	9.1%	31	$2,500
Arnhold Foundation	NY	Metro	0.2%	15	$5,000
The Columbus Foundation	OH	State	0.0%	13	$5,000
Marta Heflin Foundation	NY	Metro	7.1%	10	$5,000
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	10	$762
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)	TN	Metro	0.0%	6	$2,007
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.0%	6	$175
Robert and Iris Fanger Family Foundation	MA	State	1.2%	6	$200
Charity Partners Foundation	MA	National	0.2%	6	$44
Carmax Foundation	VA	National	0.1%	5	$2,000

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Dance organizations grantees

Dance organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 91% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 16% of all dance orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	762
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	3

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$2,000
$100k-$500k	$2,000
$500k-$1M	$2,500
$1M-$5M	$2,500
>$5M	$1,900

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
New York	252
California	84
Massachusetts	43
Illinois	41
Other	345

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
New York City	237
Chicago	40
Los Angeles	37
San Francisco	28
Other	402

Top 25 grants made to dance organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Harlem School of the Arts	$7,988,000	Charitable	Herb Alpert Foundation
Joyce Theater Foundation	$4,125,000	General Operating Support Over the Course of 5 To 7.5 Years.	LuEsther T Mertz Charitable Trust
Collage Dance Collective	$3,086,750	General Operational Support	Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Show Box La	$5,000	2015 Grant for Project Support	Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Show Box La	$5,000	2015 Grant for Project Support	Kenneth Rainin Foundation
New Jersey Tap Ensemble	$5,000	To Support Njtap's Succession Efforts and Tap Education Program Offerings	Geraldine R Dodge Foundation
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation	$5,000	For Support of Aileycamp Newark and Aileydance Kids Residencies in Newark Public Schools During the 2019-2020 Academic Year	Geraldine R Dodge Foundation
Ashtabula Arts Center	$5,000	Cultural	The Panevin Foundation 242-0539420
Chicago Human Rhythm Project	$5,000	General Purpose	The Lyon Family Foundation
Tandy Beal and Company	$5,000	Public Charity	Porter Sesnon Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Columbus Dance Theatre	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
Momentum-Excellence	$5,000	Arts and Humanities	The Columbus Foundation
World Dance Arts Foundation	$5,000	To Assist Young Dancers To Enjoy and Pursue the Art of Ballroom Dancing	Joseph J and Bernice H Negley Foundation
North Star Dance Foundation	$5,000	Ballet and Play Sponsorships	Interior Cabaret Hotel Restaurant and Retailers Association

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Dance organizations" category for this page is determined by the "A62: Dance" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.