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

Grant recipient EIN 56-2521625Arts and culture

Who funds Opera on the James?

12 private foundations gave Opera on the James in Lynchburg, VA $128,337 across 25 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

25 grants

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

  1. Caplin FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  2. Kva FoundationLynchburg, VA 2025

    Cultural

    $250
  3. TR R & CT Gwathmey Mem UW EgjDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $16,500
  4. Easley Char Irr Tua 5019004715Lynchburg, VA 2024

    Windows recaulking

    $8,320
  5. The Al Stroobants FoundationLynchburg, VA 2024

    Program support

    $5,000
  6. Rea Charitable TrustCincinnati, OH 2024

    Support for daily operation

    $5,000
  7. Caplin FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Charitable Event

    $2,500
  8. Schewel Charitable FoundationLynchburg, VA 2023

    Operational expenses

    $14,000
  9. Caplin FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  10. Kva FoundationLynchburg, VA 2023

    Cultural

    $100
  11. HS & CG Patterson Jr Char FD TROrlando, FL 2022

    General operating

    $15,000
  12. Kva FoundationLynchburg, VA 2022

    Cultural

    $100
  13. Schewel Charitable FoundationLynchburg, VA 2021

    Operational expenses

    $10,000
  14. The Boyd and Joan Kelley Charitable FoundationWichita Falls, TX 2021

    Operations

    $1,000
  15. Kva FoundationLynchburg, VA 2021

    Cultural

    $100
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  17. The Al Stroobants FoundationLynchburg, VA 2020

    Program support

    $15,000
  18. Easley Char Irr Tua 5019004715Lynchburg, VA 2020

    In honor of robert c wood III

    $5,000
  19. Kva FoundationLynchburg, VA 2020

    Cultural

    $250
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $12
  21. Schewel Charitable FoundationLynchburg, VA 2019

    Charitable

    $10,000
  22. Seniel & Dorothy Ostrow FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,500
  23. Kva FoundationLynchburg, VA 2019

    Cultural

    $200
  24. Schewel Charitable FoundationLynchburg, VA 2018

    Charitable

    $10,000
  25. Greeley Charitable TrustLynchburg, VA 2018

    Charitable

    $3,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Lynchburg, VA and are not among Opera on the James’s funders above.

  1. Foster FoundationBrookneal, VA 52 grants Accepts applications $469,150 to similar organizations
  2. Valentine Family FoundationLynchburg, VA 4 grants Preselected only $5,500 to similar organizations
  3. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 3 grants Accepts applications $55,000 to similar organizations
  4. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 23 grants Preselected only $26,600 to similar organizations
  5. Fray Family Charitable TrustRustburg, VA 2 grants Preselected only $25,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Minnie and Bernard Lane FoundationAltavista, VA 9 grants Accepts applications $15,700 to similar organizations
  7. WC English FoundationLynchburg, VA 3 grants Accepts applications $15,000 to similar organizations
  8. L3HARRIS Foundation IncMelbourne, FL 5 grants Preselected only $14,900 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 56-2521625 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.