A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 20-4875556Arts and culture

Who funds Notes for Notes Incorporated?

21 private foundations gave Notes for Notes Incorporated in Santa Barbara, CA $828,193 across 64 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

64 grants

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

  1. 32 Bar Blues FoundationPortland, ME 2025

    General Support

    $103
  2. Les Paul FoundationSyosset, NY 2024

    Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs

    $35,000
  3. Earl and Kathryn Congdon Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    N4N Studio at Penn-Griffin School of the Arts

    $30,000
  4. Gibson Gives Foundation DBA Gibson GivesNashville, TN 2024

    For program use/fundraising efforts for program use.

    $29,833
  5. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Notes for notes santa barbara

    $25,000
  6. Gainey FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General operating

    $20,000
  7. Bentson FoundationWayzata, MN 2024

    General

    $15,000
  8. 32 Bar Blues FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    General Support

    $12,443
  9. Frederick Gardner Cottrell FoundationTucson, AZ 2024

    Charitable entity support

    $10,000
  10. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2024

    Provides support for music appreciation

    $2,500
  11. Les Paul FoundationSyosset, NY 2023

    Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs

    $35,000
  12. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Notes for notes santa barbara

    $25,000
  13. Gainey FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2023

    General operating

    $20,000
  14. Bentson FoundationWayzata, MN 2023

    General

    $15,000
  15. Frederick Gardner Cottrell FoundationTucson, AZ 2023

    Charitable entity support

    $10,000
  16. 32 Bar Blues FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    General Support

    $2,563
  17. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2023

    Provides support for music appreciation

    $2,500
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $205
  19. Les Paul FoundationSyosset, NY 2022

    Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs

    $35,000
  20. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Notes for notes santa barbara

    $25,000
  21. Bentson FoundationWayzata, MN 2022

    General

    $20,000
  22. Patricia Bragg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  23. Gainey FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General operating

    $10,000
  24. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE

    $5,000
  25. Frederick Gardner Cottrell FoundationTucson, AZ 2022

    Charitable entity support

    $5,000
  26. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2022

    Provides support for music appreciation

    $2,500
  27. The Panzer FoundationPennington, NJ 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  28. 32 Bar Blues FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    General Support

    $1,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $144
  30. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gifts

    $100
  31. Les Paul FoundationSyosset, NY 2021

    Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs

    $35,000
  32. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    Notes for notes santa barbara

    $25,000
  33. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  34. Bentson FoundationWayzata, MN 2021

    General

    $20,000
  35. Gainey FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  36. 32 Bar Blues FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    General Support

    $7,473
  37. Frederick Gardner Cottrell FoundationTucson, AZ 2021

    Charitable entity support

    $5,000
  38. Memorial Foundation IncMadison, TN 2021

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $4,000
  39. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2021

    Provides support for music appreciation

    $2,500
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $135
  41. The Jamf Nation Global FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $50
  42. Les Paul FoundationSyosset, NY 2020

    Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs

    $30,000
  43. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Santa barbara programming

    $25,000
  44. Gainey FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  45. Hard Rock Heals Foundation IncDavie, FL 2020

    Funding will go towards the notes for notes program located right here in nashville! Notes for notes is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing youth with completely free access to music instruments, instruction and recording studio environments.

    $5,000
  46. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE

    $5,000
  47. Frederick Gardner Cottrell FoundationTucson, AZ 2020

    Charitable entity support

    $5,000
  48. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2020

    Provides support for music appreciation

    $2,500
  49. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $102
  50. Les Paul FoundationSyosset, NY 2019

    Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs

    $35,000
  51. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    Santa barbara and ventura county programming

    $25,000
  52. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2019

    General support

    $25,000
  53. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose

    $5,000
  54. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2019

    Provides support for music appreciation

    $2,500
  55. Frederick Gardner Cottrell FoundationTucson, AZ 2019

    Charitable entity support

    $2,000
  56. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2019

    To support growth and appreciation of music.

    $287
  57. Les Paul FoundationSyosset, NY 2018

    Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs

    $35,000
  58. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    Santa barbara and ventura county programming

    $25,000
  59. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose

    $7,500
  60. The Marshall Mathers FoundationEncino, CA 2018

    Provides support for music appreciation

    $2,500
  61. Laird Norton Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General operating support

    $2,500
  62. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2018

    To support growth and appreciation of music.

    $1,755
  63. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2018

    Health and human services

    $1,500
  64. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2017

    Santa barbara and ventura county programming

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in California and are not among Notes for Notes Incorporated’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 1,473 grants Accepts applications $13,382,083 to similar organizations
  2. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 1,248 grants Accepts applications $107,811,580 to similar organizations
  3. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 392 grants Preselected only $496,508 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 346 grants Preselected only $2,645,778 to similar organizations
  5. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 497 grants Preselected only $39,244,069 to similar organizations
  6. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 509 grants Accepts applications $6,232,800 to similar organizations
  7. The J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA 723 grants Accepts applications $35,388,017 to similar organizations
  8. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 409 grants Preselected only $53,362,322 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-4875556 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.