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Grant recipient EIN 06-1522546Arts and culture

Who funds National Performance Network Inc?

22 private foundations gave National Performance Network Inc in New Orleans, LA $13.7 million across 50 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

50 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Ruth U Fertel FoundationKenner, LA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  2. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To support regranting programs that benefit presenting organizations and performing artists that partner on the creation of new work, especially by emerging, LGBTQ, artists of color, and those working in the south and in rural contexts

    $750,000
  3. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $492,596
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $250,000
  5. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Culture

    $15,000
  6. Ruth U Fertel FoundationKenner, LA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  7. The Amphion Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Encourage the performance of contemporary concert music

    $2,000
  8. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    This project grant supports the national performance networks field building and racial justice efforts through its newly created department of racial justice and movement building.

    $1,000,000
  9. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    To support regranting programs that benefit presenting organizations and performing artists that partner on the creation of new work, especially by emerging, LGBTQ, artists of color, and those working in the south and in rural contexts

    $1,000,000
  10. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support general operations

    $750,000
  11. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General Support

    $475,000
  12. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for national arts service 2021

    $204,000
  13. Durfee FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Stanton fellowship

    $110,000
  14. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    NPN Conference: Celebrating Chicago fund

    $100,000
  15. Ruth U Fertel FoundationKenner, LA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  16. The Amphion Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Encourage the performance of contemporary concert music

    $4,000
  17. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    To support regranting programs that benefit presenting organizations and performing artists that partner on the creation of new work, especially by emerging, LGBTQ, artists of color, and those working in the south and in rural contexts

    $1,250,000
  18. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support theatre programs, organizational capacity, and space improvements at the andre cailloux center for performing arts & cultural justice

    $500,000
  19. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General Support

    $475,000
  20. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support to bring arts to communities that lack direct access to the arts, and core support for institutional strengthening and the southern funding program

    $384,375
  21. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Core support for national arts service 2021

    $204,000
  22. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Creating new futures phase 3

    $25,000
  23. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening and the southern funding program

    $768,750
  24. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    To support cross-disciplinary performing artists and presenting organizations to partner on the creation and development of new works

    $683,291
  25. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General Support

    $400,000
  26. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To continue support for the creation and development fund

    $375,000
  27. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Core support for national arts service 2021

    $192,000
  28. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Support environmental programs

    $20,000
  29. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2021

    NPN conference: celebrating chicago

    $10,000
  30. Gitter-Yelen FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  31. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To support cross-disciplinary performing artists and presenting organizations to partner on the creation and development of new works

    $750,000
  32. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $475,000
  33. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To continue support for the creation and development fund

    $375,000
  34. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Core support for national arts service 2019

    $108,000
  35. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Core support to establish an Emergency Relief Fund to provide financial relief to artists and arts organizations in New Orleans that have been impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic

    $100,000
  36. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To support the creating new futures project

    $50,000
  37. Independence Public Media of Philadelphia IncPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    To support house of lux, which will create audio and video projects about black memory and tradition in north philadelphia

    $16,500
  38. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General Support

    $410,000
  39. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening and the southern funding program

    $384,375
  40. Crapanzano FoundationBaton Rouge, LA 2019

    Event sponsorship

    $1,500
  41. Caufield Family FoundationPalm Springs, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  42. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $20
  43. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General support and project support for institutional strengthening

    $200,000
  44. Quixote Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2018

    A&a colab project

    $89,927
  45. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General Support

    $80,000
  46. CrossCurrents Foundation IncWashington, DC 2018

    General Support

    $75,000
  47. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    Spiritual technologies: praise house project

    $25,000
  48. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    Spiritual technologies: praise house project

    $25,000
  49. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For sponsorship of a national conference in san francisco california

    $10,000
  50. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in New Orleans, LA and are not among National Performance Network Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 264 grants Preselected only $20,390 to similar organizations
  2. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 114 grants Preselected only $143,153 to similar organizations
  3. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 90 grants Accepts applications $1,891,051 to similar organizations
  4. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 61 grants Accepts applications $723,500 to similar organizations
  5. Keller Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 28 grants Accepts applications $236,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 75 grants Accepts applications $7,142,960 to similar organizations
  7. Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 34 grants Accepts applications $697,800 to similar organizations
  8. Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable FoundationMetairie, LA 42 grants Accepts applications $1,837,739 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 06-1522546 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.