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Grant recipient EIN 52-1253457Arts and culture

Who funds Dance USA?

17 private foundations gave Dance USA in Washington, DC $6.2 million across 54 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

54 grants

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

  1. Morrison-Shearer FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General purposes

    $20,000
  2. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To serve as a Wallace communications partner.

    $100,000
  3. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support for dance productions and activities

    $90,000
  4. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Dance/USA 2025 National Conference in Chicago, IL

    $50,000
  5. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Support for 2025 national conference

    $15,000
  6. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Culture

    $15,000
  7. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 2024

    Program grant

    $5,000
  8. The Dorf Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Further donee'smission

    $2,500
  9. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2024

    General exempt purpose

    $500
  10. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    To support dance/usas fellowships to artists program, which provides unrestricted support for individual dance artists

    $290,000
  11. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for national arts service 2021

    $142,800
  12. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support Dance/USA as a communications partner.

    $100,000
  13. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support for arts service activities

    $90,000
  14. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 2023

    Program grant

    $5,000
  15. The Dorf Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Further donee'smission

    $2,500
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $22
  17. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    To support dance/usa fellowships to artists, a national regrant initiative that provides unrestricted funding and artist services to individual artists who use dance as a vehicle for social change

    $994,340
  18. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To provide a final round of support for field services and archiving and preservation

    $950,000
  19. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Core support for national arts service 2021

    $142,800
  20. First Republic FoundationSan Franscisco, CA 2022

    Arts

    $110,000
  21. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support Dance/USA as a communications partner.

    $100,000
  22. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support for theatrical productions/activities

    $90,000
  23. Leo M Bernstein Family FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    Cultural

    $7,000
  24. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 2022

    Program grant

    $3,750
  25. The Dorf Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Further donee'smission

    $2,500
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  27. Virginia B Toulmin Charitable Foundation IIICresskill, NJ 2021

    Female choreographers initiative

    $185,000
  28. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To continue support for services to the field

    $150,000
  29. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Core support for national arts service 2021

    $134,400
  30. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To support Dance USA as a communications partner.

    $100,000
  31. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating

    $80,000
  32. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General operations in honor of greg camerons service on national board

    $5,000
  33. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 2021

    Program grant

    $2,500
  34. The Dorf Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Further donee'smission

    $2,500
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $12
  36. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To support dance/usa fellowships to artists, a national regrant initiative that provides unrestricted funding and artist services to individual artists who use dance as a vehicle for social change

    $925,659
  37. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To continue support for services to the field

    $350,000
  38. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Core support for national arts service 2019

    $108,000
  39. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating

    $70,000
  40. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To support communications activities for its members during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    $50,000
  41. Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation IncWashington, DC 2020

    Dance business bootcamp

    $10,000
  42. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General operations

    $5,000
  43. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 2020

    Program grant

    $2,500
  44. The Dorf Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Further donee'smission

    $2,500
  45. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $50
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $25
  47. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To support the archiving and preservation fellowship program

    $450,000
  48. Virginia B Toulmin Charitable Foundation IIICresskill, NJ 2019

    Female choreographers initiative

    $100,000
  49. Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation IncWashington, DC 2019

    Dance business bootcamp

    $10,000
  50. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 2019

    Program grant

    $2,500
  51. The Dorf Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    Further donee's mission

    $2,500
  52. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 2018

    Program Grant

    $2,500
  53. The Dorf Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General purpose

    $2,500
  54. Virginia B Toulmin Charitable Foundation IIICresskill, NJ 2017

    Imprints: a program to advance female ballet choreographers

    $100,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Dance USA’s funders above.

  1. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 225 grants Accepts applications $14,685,837 to similar organizations
  2. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 121 grants Preselected only $1,909,500 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 230 grants Accepts applications $7,457,250 to similar organizations
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 141 grants Accepts applications $35,096,833 to similar organizations
  5. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 127 grants Accepts applications $505,500 to similar organizations
  6. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 178 grants Preselected only $20,292,112 to similar organizations
  7. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 61 grants Preselected only $13,681,040 to similar organizations
  8. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 82 grants Accepts applications $16,126,399 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-1253457 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.