Accepts applications1,247 grants on file · $7.9M · FY2019–2025IRS 990-PF · FY2025
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $2,949,561 | $2,827,515 | $2,632,524 | $18,376,713 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 26% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIGHTH BLACKBIRD PERFORMING ART ASSNNEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $17,000 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Corigliano | Director | 1.00 | $1,000 |
| Norman Feit | Treasurer | 2.00 | $0 |
| James M Kendrick | EXEC VP/SECY | 15.00 | $133,929 |
| George Lewis | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $18,376,713 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,199,628 | $2,837,983 | $2,673,192 | $18,530,060 | $18,530,060 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $3,298,778 | $2,301,475 | $2,000,665 | $19,109,415 | $19,109,415 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $2,664,671 | $2,213,884 | $1,996,200 | $18,112,112 | $18,112,112 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $2,725,211 | $2,607,298 | $2,422,692 | $17,661,325 | $17,661,325 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $2,867,334 | $2,582,698 | $2,398,153 | $17,543,412 | $17,543,412 |
| ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC |
| $17,000 |
| 2023 |
| INT'L CONTEMP ENSEMBLE FOUNDATIIONNEW YORK, NY | RECORDING GRANT | $17,000 | 2020 |
| ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRANEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $16,300 | 2021 |
| Seattle Symphony OrchestraSeattle, WA | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $16,000 | 2025 |
| BIOPHILIA RECORDS INCNEW YORK, NY | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $16,000 | 2023 |
| ALARM WILL SOUND INCBROOKLYN, NY | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $16,000 | 2023 |
| Alarm Will Sound IncBrooklyn, NY | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $16,000 | 2025 |
| The Jazz GalleryNew York, NY | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $15,500 | 2025 |
| INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE FDTNNEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $15,000 | 2021 |
| SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCNEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Big Ears FestivalKnoxville, TN | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $15,000 | 2025 |
| ALARM WILL SOUND INCNEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $15,000 | 2019 |
| CINCINATTI MUSIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATIONNEW YORK, NY | RECORDING GRANT | $15,000 | 2019 |
| JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEM FNNEW YORK, NY | SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT | $15,000 | 2021 |
| ALARM WILL SOUND INCNEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $15,000 | 2022 |
| The CrossingMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Philadelphia, PA | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $15,000 | 2025 |
| SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCNEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $15,000 | 2020 |
| THE BIG EARS FESTIVALKNOXVILLE, TN | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $15,000 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEANEW YORK, NY | SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT | $15,000 | 2020 |
| SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCNEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $15,000 | 2019 |
| ALARM WILL SOUND INCNEW YORK, NY | PERFORMING GRANT | $15,000 | 2020 |
| CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATIONMatched to this organization because 14 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT | $15,000 | 2019 |
| SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCSEATTLE, WA | ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC | $15,000 | 2023 |
| GEM THEATRE CULTURAL & PERF ARTSNEW YORK, NY | SPECIAL GRANT | $15,000 | 2022 |
| 1.00 |
| $2,000 |
| Ursula Oppens | Vice President | 1.00 | $2,400 |
| Alex Shapiro | Director | 1.00 | $2,400 |
| Christopher Theofanidis | President | 3.00 | $55,600 |
| Augusta Read Thomas | Director | 1.00 | $1,200 |
| Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | VP/DIRECTOR | 5.00 | $2,200 |
| Brooke Larimer | ASSIST SECRETAR | 35.00 | $110,133 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202541359349102744
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202400889349100620
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202331359349100008
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202241319349105654
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jun 30, 2020
Filing id 202131339349100223
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Jun 30, 2019
Filing id 202001279349100405
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.