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Grant recipient EIN 53-0237707Arts and culture

Who funds Washington National Opera?

32 private foundations gave Washington National Opera in Washington, DC $12.1 million across 75 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

75 grants

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

  1. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,557,956
  2. The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL 2024

    Program support

    $300,000
  3. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  4. The Theodore H Barth Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable purposes

    $75,000
  5. S & R FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    To fund charitable activities.

    $75,000
  6. Gulton Foundation IncChester, NJ 2024

    General operations

    $50,000
  7. Mars HQ Regional FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $21,000
  8. S Kann Sons Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD 2024

    To be used by the charitable organization as desired.

    $10,000
  9. Beech Street FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    Voluntary contribution

    $6,000
  10. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 2024

    General operating support

    $5,000
  11. The Amphion Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Encourage the performance of contemporary concert music

    $3,500
  12. Seniel & Dorothy Ostrow FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $1,500
  13. Firestone Family Foundation IncTysons, VA 2024

    Performing arts:music

    $1,000
  14. The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL 2023

    Program support

    $300,000
  15. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  16. The Theodore H Barth Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Charitable purposes

    $75,000
  17. S & R FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    To fund charitable activities.

    $60,000
  18. Gulton Foundation IncChester, NJ 2023

    General operations

    $40,000
  19. Mann-Paller Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2023

    General

    $25,000
  20. Mars HQ Regional FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $21,000
  21. The Aaron Copland Fund for Music IncNew York, NY 2023

    Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music

    $10,000
  22. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 2023

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  23. Andreas Family Foundation IncDulles, VA 2023

    Wno opera gala

    $4,128
  24. The Dorothy G Bender Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General operating expenses

    $1,484
  25. Seniel & Dorothy Ostrow FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $500
  26. The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL 2022

    Program support

    $150,000
  27. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 2022

    La Boheme Production fund

    $100,000
  28. The Theodore H Barth Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Charitable purposes

    $75,000
  29. S & R FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    To fund charitable activities.

    $50,000
  30. Gulton Foundation IncChester, NJ 2022

    General operations

    $40,000
  31. Mann-Paller Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2022

    General

    $25,000
  32. Mars HQ Regional FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $21,000
  33. The Aaron Copland Fund for Music IncNew York, NY 2022

    Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music

    $6,000
  34. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 2022

    General Operating Support

    $4,000
  35. Seniel & Dorothy Ostrow FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  36. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  37. The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL 2021

    Progran support

    $100,000
  38. The Theodore H Barth Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable purposes

    $75,000
  39. Gulton Foundation IncChester, NJ 2021

    General operations

    $40,000
  40. Mann-Paller Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2021

    General

    $25,000
  41. Galena-Yorktown FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    Unrestricted funds

    $25,000
  42. Mars HQ Regional FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $20,000
  43. J & Ar FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $5,000
  44. Walter A Bloedorn FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    To support career development programs for young artist.

    $5,000
  45. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 2021

    General Operating Support

    $4,000
  46. The Kleinschmidt Family FoundationVero Beach, FL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  47. The Maurice B Tobin Family FoundationNaples, FL 2021

    General charitable funding

    $3,000
  48. The Ryan Family FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    Training young artist and musician.

    $1,000
  49. Olb Foundation IncBryn Mawr, PA 2021

    Twin cities community preschool (TCCP) is a play-based preschool in corte madera, founded by a group of parents in 1946. We provide children with an outdoor-oriented learning experience that encourages creativity and exploration and builds strong relationships with peers, parent-teachers, and the teachers at the school.

    $500
  50. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  51. The John J Pohanka Family FoundationCapitol Heights, MD 2020

    General purpose

    $100,000
  52. The Theodore H Barth Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Charitable puroses

    $50,000
  53. Gulton Foundation IncChester, NJ 2020

    General operations

    $35,000
  54. Mars HQ Regional FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $20,000
  55. The Andrew Cader Foundation IncSt Petersburg, FL 2020

    For opera productions.

    $6,000
  56. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 2020

    General Operating Support

    $3,000
  57. The Cove Point FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General

    $1,000
  58. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To continue support for the development and production of new operas and related public programming

    $500,000
  59. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 2019

    Giuseppe Verdi's Otello production fund

    $100,000
  60. The John J Pohanka Family FoundationCapitol Heights, MD 2019

    General purpose

    $100,000
  61. Gulton Foundation IncChester, NJ 2019

    General operations

    $10,000
  62. The Marion & Robert Rosenthal Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    To assist with program services

    $10,000
  63. The Andrew Cader Foundation IncSt Petersburg, FL 2019

    For opera productions.

    $6,000
  64. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 2019

    General Operating Support

    $3,000
  65. The Cove Point FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General

    $1,000
  66. Harry & Beatrice Sley FoundationBethesda, MD 2019

    General

    $500
  67. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To support the american opera initiative

    $125,000
  68. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 2018

    La Traviata Project

    $93,000
  69. The John J Pohanka Family FoundationCapitol Heights, MD 2018

    General purpose

    $75,000
  70. The Manuel & Mary Johnson FoundationVero Beach, FL 2018

    Charitable

    $25,000
  71. The Andrew Cader Foundation IncSt Petersburg, FL 2018

    For opera productions.

    $5,000
  72. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 2018

    General operating support

    $2,500
  73. Boer Family Foundation IncVillage of Golf, FL 2018

    General

    $2,150
  74. The Mark and Anne Hansen FoundationWashington, DC 2018

    Donation

    $150
  75. The Andrew Cader Foundation IncSt Petersburg, FL 2017

    For opera productions.

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 918 grants Preselected only $248,410 to similar organizations
  2. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 225 grants Accepts applications $14,685,837 to similar organizations
  3. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 121 grants Preselected only $1,909,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 230 grants Accepts applications $7,457,250 to similar organizations
  5. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 141 grants Accepts applications $35,096,833 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 90 grants Preselected only $169,426 to similar organizations
  7. Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation IncWashington, DC 68 grants Accepts applications $513,500 to similar organizations
  8. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 61 grants Preselected only $13,681,040 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 53-0237707 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.