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

Grant recipient EIN 47-4032606Arts and culture

Who funds Make Music Nola?

18 private foundations gave Make Music Nola in New Orleans, LA $263,229 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. Cummins-Levenstein Charitable FoundUpper Saddle River, NJ 2025

    Arts, education

    $1,000
  2. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2024

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $50,000
  3. Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    To give the children of new orleans the keys to claim their musical heritage and the tools to build their creative legacy through music education

    $4,000
  4. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2024

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $2,364
  5. Cummins-Levenstein Charitable FoundUpper Saddle River, NJ 2024

    Arts, education

    $1,500
  6. The Holt Family FoundationHackensack, NJ 2023

    Community outreach

    $15,000
  7. The Mary Freeman Wisdom FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    Adopt an instrument program in nola

    $5,000
  8. Cummins-Levenstein Charitable FoundUpper Saddle River, NJ 2023

    Arts, education

    $5,000
  9. Learning by Giving Foundation IncMarshfield, MA 2023

    General support

    $3,000
  10. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2023

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $2,647
  11. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $36
  13. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2022

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $20,000
  14. The Holt Family FoundationHackensack, NJ 2022

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  15. Luther and Zita Templeman FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    For general purpose of grantee

    $3,500
  16. The Mary Freeman Wisdom FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    Adopt an instrument program in nola

    $3,000
  17. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000
  18. The Bruce J Heim FoundationMetairie, LA 2022

    Program support

    $1,500
  19. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2022

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $210
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $51
  21. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2021

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $20,000
  22. The Lewis Prize Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Fund music education

    $15,000
  23. The Holt Family FoundationHackensack, NJ 2021

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  24. Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family FoundaBoca Grande, FL 2021

    Further charitable purposes of recipient charity

    $5,000
  25. Collins C Diboll Private FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    General OperatingSupport

    $5,000
  26. The Mary Freeman Wisdom FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Adopt an instrument program in nola

    $3,000
  27. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2021

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $2,598
  28. Luther and Zita Templeman FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    For general purpose of grantee

    $2,000
  29. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000
  30. The Bruce J Heim FoundationMetairie, LA 2021

    Program support

    $1,500
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $48
  32. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2020

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $20,000
  33. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To strengthen small and midsize arts organizations

    $10,000
  34. Luther and Zita Templeman FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    For general purpose of grantee

    $5,000
  35. Collins C Diboll Private FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    Make Music NOLAIntermediateStrings Program

    $5,000
  36. The Mary Freeman Wisdom FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    Adopt an instrument program in nola

    $3,000
  37. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2020

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $2,157
  38. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000
  39. Douglas P & Grace F Herr Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General

    $1,800
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $26
  41. Keller Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    For general operating support

    $5,000
  42. The Mary Freeman Wisdom FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Charitable - adopt-an-instrument program in nola

    $5,000
  43. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2019

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $2,287
  44. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000
  45. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2018

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $3,255
  46. Luther and Zita Templeman FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    For general purpose of grantee

    $2,500
  47. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000
  48. The Mary Freeman Wisdom FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    Charitable - adopt-an-instrument program in nola

    $2,000
  49. The Bruce J Heim FoundationMetairie, LA 2018

    Program support

    $1,250
  50. Mumford Family Foundation IncSanta Fe, NM 2018

    Funds programs

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in New Orleans, LA and are not among Make Music Nola’s funders above.

  1. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 114 grants Preselected only $143,153 to similar organizations
  2. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 90 grants Accepts applications $1,891,051 to similar organizations
  3. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 61 grants Accepts applications $723,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 75 grants Accepts applications $7,142,960 to similar organizations
  5. Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 34 grants Accepts applications $697,800 to similar organizations
  6. Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable FoundationMetairie, LA 42 grants Accepts applications $1,837,739 to similar organizations
  7. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 55 grants Preselected only $255,400 to similar organizations
  8. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 25 grants Accepts applications $14,975,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-4032606 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.