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

Grant recipient EIN 62-0785544Arts and culture

Who funds Opera Memphis Inc?

15 private foundations gave Opera Memphis Inc in Memphis, TN $777,462 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. Belz FoundationMemphis, TN 2025

    Arts

    $13,231
  2. Jr Hyde III Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2024

    Consultant support for strategic plan/support for general operations and the endowment challenge

    $100,000
  3. Adams Arthur & Alice FDNSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $50,000
  4. Scheidt Family Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2024

    Support for operations of opera memphis

    $5,000
  5. Self FoundationMarks, MS 2024

    General

    $3,000
  6. Rose Montgomery Johnston Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2024

    Arts/cultural

    $2,500
  7. Crittenden FoundationNashville, TN 2024

    Operating

    $2,000
  8. Christoval FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. Jr Hyde III Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2023

    Consultant support for strategic plan/support for general operations and the endowment challenge

    $75,000
  10. Thomas W Briggs Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2023

    Program Support

    $15,000
  11. Scheidt Family Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2023

    Support for operations of opera memphis

    $5,000
  12. Crittenden FoundationNashville, TN 2023

    Operating

    $5,000
  13. Self FoundationMarks, MS 2023

    General

    $3,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $64
  15. Jr Hyde III Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2022

    Consultant support for strategic plan/support for general operations and the endowment challenge

    $110,100
  16. Scheidt Family Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2022

    Support for operations of opera memphis

    $5,000
  17. Crittenden FoundationNashville, TN 2022

    Operating

    $5,000
  18. Gause FoundationNashville, TN 2022

    General Charitable and Educational

    $5,000
  19. Self FoundationMarks, MS 2022

    General

    $3,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $104
  21. Jr Hyde III Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2021

    Support for general operations and the endowment challenge

    $75,000
  22. Thomas W Briggs Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2021

    Program support

    $16,000
  23. Crittenden FoundationNashville, TN 2021

    Operating

    $11,500
  24. Great Oaks FoundationMemphis, TN 2021

    Various

    $10,250
  25. Gause FoundationNashville, TN 2021

    General Charitable and Educational

    $5,100
  26. Scheidt Family Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2021

    Support for operations of opera memphis

    $5,000
  27. Self FoundationMarks, MS 2021

    General

    $5,000
  28. Rose Montgomery Johnston Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2021

    Arts/cultural

    $1,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $143
  30. Jr Hyde III Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2020

    General operating support

    $51,000
  31. Great Oaks FoundationMemphis, TN 2020

    Various

    $10,000
  32. Crittenden FoundationNashville, TN 2020

    Operating

    $10,000
  33. Myron Lewis FoundationGermantown, TN 2020

    The myron lewis foundation donated monies to opera memphis to help with operations.

    $9,000
  34. The Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable FoundationLitchfield, CT 2020

    General operations

    $5,000
  35. The Kathryn Brown Butler Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2020

    Contribution

    $5,000
  36. Scheidt Family Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2020

    Support for operations of opera memphis

    $5,000
  37. Gause FoundationNashville, TN 2020

    General Charitable and Educational

    $5,000
  38. Self FoundationMarks, MS 2020

    General

    $2,500
  39. Rose Montgomery Johnston Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2020

    Arts/cultural

    $1,000
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $78
  41. Adams Arthur & Alice FDNSaint Louis, MO 2019

    Structured challenge grant

    $50,000
  42. Self FoundationMarks, MS 2019

    General

    $9,350
  43. Myron Lewis FoundationGermantown, TN 2019

    General operating

    $9,000
  44. The Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable FoundationLitchfield, CT 2019

    General operations

    $5,000
  45. Scheidt Family Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2019

    Support for operations of opera memphis

    $5,000
  46. Crittenden FoundationNashville, TN 2019

    Operating

    $5,000
  47. Rose Montgomery Johnston Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2019

    Arts/cultural

    $1,500
  48. Thomas W Briggs Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2018

    Program support

    $15,000
  49. Self FoundationMarks, MS 2018

    General

    $9,542
  50. Crittenden FoundationNashville, TN 2018

    Operating

    $7,500
  51. The Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable FoundationLitchfield, CT 2018

    General operations

    $5,000
  52. Scheidt Family Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2018

    Support for operations of opera memphis

    $5,000
  53. Rose Montgomery Johnston Family FoundationMemphis, TN 2018

    Arts/cultural

    $5,000
  54. Scheidt Family Foundation IncMemphis, TN 2017

    Support for operations of opera memphis

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Memphis, TN and are not among Opera Memphis Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Kemmons Wilson Family FoundationMemphis, TN 38 grants Accepts applications $906,680 to similar organizations
  2. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 20 grants Accepts applications $2,266,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 29 grants Preselected only $12,910 to similar organizations
  4. Plough FoundationOrlando, FL 23 grants Accepts applications $8,620,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 18 grants Accepts applications $330,500 to similar organizations
  6. Lichterman Loewenberg FoundationMemphis, TN 24 grants Preselected only $90,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Hohenberg Foundation IncMemphis, TN 17 grants Accepts applications $200,000 to similar organizations
  8. Deborah D Tipton Charitable FoundationGermantown, TN 14 grants Preselected only $119,015 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 62-0785544 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.