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

Grant recipient EIN 27-2449852Arts and culture

Who funds Ensemble Stage?

4 private foundations gave Ensemble Stage in Banner Elk, NC $92,661 across 11 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

11 grants

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

  1. Murar Foundation IncLinville, NC 2025

    Live theatrical productions at an affordable price to residents and visitors.

    $5,000
  2. Thoresen FoundationCanton, GA 2024

    Operational Support

    $10,000
  3. Murar Foundation IncLinville, NC 2024

    Live theatrical productions at an affordable price to residents and visitors.

    $5,000
  4. Thoresen FoundationCanton, GA 2023

    Operational Support

    $25,000
  5. T W Lott Family FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Support to provide high-quality, professional theater to the residents and visitors of the NC high-country.

    $2,500
  6. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $49
  7. Thoresen FoundationCanton, GA 2022

    Operational support

    $10,000
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $48
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $37
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $27
  11. Thoresen FoundationCanton, GA 2018

    Unrestricted operational support

    $35,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in North Carolina and are not among Ensemble Stage’s funders above.

  1. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 382 grants Accepts applications $2,626,553 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 1,182 grants Accepts applications $3,054,766 to similar organizations
  3. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 70 grants Preselected only $86,950 to similar organizations
  4. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 75 grants Accepts applications $3,140,730 to similar organizations
  5. Co Tua Marion S Covington FDNDallas, TX 53 grants Preselected only $604,750 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 60 grants Preselected only $22,121 to similar organizations
  7. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost PMB #101Durham, NC 92 grants Accepts applications $1,318,000 to similar organizations
  8. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 63 grants Preselected only $2,104,033 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-2449852 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.