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

Grant recipient EIN 77-0009773Arts and culture

Who funds Opera San Jose Incorporated?

23 private foundations gave Opera San Jose Incorporated in San Jose, CA $6.2 million across 89 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

89 grants

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

  1. Joel Dean FoundationBethesda, MD 2025

    Program support

    $112,000
  2. Damir I & Virginia A Schmidek Charitable FoundationSaratoga, CA 2025

    General fund

    $15,000
  3. Simon-Strauss FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2025

    General

    $3,000
  4. Seawood FoundationSan Jose, CA 2025

    Arts and culture

    $2,685
  5. Five Arts FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    In support of opera san francisco.

    $1,000
  6. Five Arts FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    In support of opera san jose.

    $300
  7. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    Families and Communities

    $150,000
  8. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $145,000
  9. Joel Dean FoundationBethesda, MD 2024

    Program support

    $110,000
  10. Damir I & Virginia A Schmidek Charitable FoundationSaratoga, CA 2024

    General fund

    $15,000
  11. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $4,000
  12. Simon-Strauss FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General

    $3,000
  13. Sternberg Charitable FoundationMemphis, TN 2024

    General support

    $2,507
  14. Seawood FoundationSan Jose, CA 2024

    Arts and culture

    $1,435
  15. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2023

    Support of general operations

    $500,000
  16. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $145,000
  17. Joel Dean FoundationBethesda, MD 2023

    Program support

    $102,000
  18. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2023

    Support of the streaming of alma deutshcer's opera cinderella

    $65,000
  19. Damir I & Virginia A Schmidek Charitable FoundationSaratoga, CA 2023

    General fund

    $15,000
  20. Marineau Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To support the opera's underwriting of the a key female staff member.

    $10,000
  21. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $4,000
  22. Simon-Strauss FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General

    $3,000
  23. Sternberg Charitable FoundationMemphis, TN 2023

    General support

    $2,407
  24. Kao-Sussman Family Foundation IncSan Jose, CA 2023

    Art development

    $1,195
  25. Seawood FoundationSan Jose, CA 2023

    Culture and arts support

    $1,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $230
  27. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2022

    General production support

    $750,500
  28. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Local grantmaking

    $150,000
  29. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $145,000
  30. Joel Dean FoundationBethesda, MD 2022

    Program support

    $110,000
  31. Damir I & Virginia A Schmidek Charitable FoundationSaratoga, CA 2022

    General fund

    $15,575
  32. The Lorraine & Gerard Seelig FoundaPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Cultural

    $5,000
  33. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $4,000
  34. Simon-Strauss FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    General

    $3,000
  35. CK Family FoundationSunnyvale, CA 2022

    General Support

    $3,000
  36. Sternberg Charitable FoundationMemphis, TN 2022

    General support

    $2,128
  37. Seawood FoundationSan Jose, CA 2022

    Cluturearts support

    $1,000
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $308
  39. Five Arts FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    In support of opera san jose

    $150
  40. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $300,000
  41. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For general operating support

    $140,000
  42. Joel Dean FoundationBethesda, MD 2021

    Program support

    $92,000
  43. Wadhwani Charitable FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    General public support

    $50,000
  44. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For leadership transition

    $50,000
  45. Damir I & Virginia A Schmidek Charitable FoundationSaratoga, CA 2021

    General fund

    $35,000
  46. Five Arts FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    In support of opera san jose

    $5,000
  47. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $4,000
  48. Sternberg Charitable FoundationMemphis, TN 2021

    General support

    $2,559
  49. The Lorraine & Gerard Seelig FoundaPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Cultural

    $2,000
  50. Seawood FoundationSan Jose, CA 2021

    Cultural preservation

    $1,000
  51. CK Family FoundationSunnyvale, CA 2021

    General Support

    $1,000
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $429
  53. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  54. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    Local grantmaking

    $206,000
  55. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $140,000
  56. Damir I & Virginia A Schmidek Charitable FoundationSaratoga, CA 2020

    General fund

    $90,000
  57. Joel Dean FoundationBethesda, MD 2020

    Program support

    $85,000
  58. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For board development

    $60,000
  59. The Applied Materials FoundationSanta Clara, CA 2020

    Support for mainstage programming: west side story

    $50,000
  60. Wadhwani Charitable FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $50,000
  61. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $7,158
  62. The Lorraine & Gerard Seelig FoundaPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Cultural

    $5,000
  63. Sternberg Charitable FoundationMemphis, TN 2020

    General support

    $2,281
  64. Seawood FoundationSan Jose, CA 2020

    Cultural preservation

    $2,000
  65. Mirnahill FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  66. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $376
  67. Castellano Family FoundationSaratoga, CA 2020

    donation

    $300
  68. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $140,000
  69. The Applied Materials FoundationSanta Clara, CA 2019

    General operating support: 2020-21 season

    $50,000
  70. Kieve FoundationLos Gatos, CA 2019

    Support of san jose arts

    $15,000
  71. The Lorraine & Gerard Seelig FoundaPalo Alto, CA 2019

    Cultural

    $10,000
  72. CK Family FoundationSunnyvale, CA 2019

    General Support

    $3,000
  73. Sternberg Charitable FoundationMemphis, TN 2019

    General support

    $2,166
  74. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $2,080
  75. The Kent and Rita Norton FoundationLos Gatos, CA 2019

    Cultural

    $1,000
  76. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2018

    Support for production abduction from the seraglio

    $200,000
  77. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Local Grantmaking

    $150,000
  78. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2018

    Support of wagner's opra der fliegende hollander by osj

    $150,000
  79. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $140,000
  80. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2018

    Support for production of alma deutschers cinderella

    $125,000
  81. The Packard Humanities InstituteLos Altos, CA 2018

    Support for on going operations

    $75,000
  82. The Applied Materials FoundationSanta Clara, CA 2018

    2019-20 mainstage support: hansel and gretel

    $50,000
  83. Damir I & Virginia A Schmidek Charitable FoundationSaratoga, CA 2018

    Fellowship

    $15,000
  84. Sternberg Charitable FoundationMemphis, TN 2018

    General support

    $1,607
  85. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $1,100
  86. Bob H Johnson Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2018

    General support

    $1,000
  87. Gee FoundationBarstow, CA 2018

    General Support

    $500
  88. The Applied Materials FoundationSanta Clara, CA 2017

    2018-19 main-stage sponsorship: pagliacci

    $50,000
  89. The Lorraine & Gerard Seelig FoundaPalo Alto, CA 2017

    Cultural

    $13,418

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in San Jose, CA and are not among Opera San Jose Incorporated’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 56 grants Accepts applications $690,118 to similar organizations
  2. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 20 grants Accepts applications $1,593,183 to similar organizations
  3. Leo M Shortino Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 30 grants Accepts applications $925,700 to similar organizations
  4. Agilent Technologies FoundationSanta Clara, CA 9 grants Preselected only $61,140 to similar organizations
  5. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 12 grants Preselected only $682,500 to similar organizations
  6. The Brandenburg Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 15 grants Preselected only $315,942 to similar organizations
  7. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 12 grants Accepts applications $24,775 to similar organizations
  8. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 7 grants Accepts applications $16,544 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 77-0009773 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.