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Grant recipient EIN 94-3124377Arts and culture

Who funds Axis Dance Company?

16 private foundations gave Axis Dance Company in Berkeley, CA $4.3 million across 52 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, 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

52 grants

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

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $166,667
  2. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $85,000
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For the 2022 50 arts commissions for media arts

    $75,000
  4. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2024

    Kinematic/kinesthetic

    $30,000
  5. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support for dance productions and activities

    $25,000
  6. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $15,000
  7. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General Operating Support

    $13,500
  8. David E De Silva Family FoundationDublin, CA 2024

    General

    $7,000
  9. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $166,667
  10. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $80,000
  11. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support for dance productions and activities

    $25,000
  12. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General Operating Support

    $14,250
  13. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General Support

    $10,000
  14. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $23
  16. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support the creative potential of disabled dance

    $800,000
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $306,000
  18. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $80,000
  19. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For the 2022 50 arts commissions for media arts

    $75,000
  20. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  21. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  22. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support for theatrical productions/activities

    $15,000
  23. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To provide general operating support

    $15,000
  24. Special People in NeedChicago, IL 2022

    General

    $3,000
  25. Jacob L and Lillian Holtzmann FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    General contribution

    $1,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

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

    For organizational adaptation

    $475,000
  28. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $194,000
  29. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $150,000
  30. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For general operating support

    $80,000
  31. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating

    $15,000
  32. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $300
  33. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $12
  34. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $182,609
  35. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  36. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For organizational adaptation

    $75,000
  37. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For improving online accessibility

    $50,000
  38. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating

    $10,000
  39. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support.

    $10,000
  40. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support.

    $7,000
  41. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2020

    General support.

    $5,000
  42. Stellar Solutions FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $12
  44. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support to commission create and perform contemporary dance that is developed through the collaboration of dancers with and without physical disabilities

    $167,391
  45. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  46. Stellar Solutions FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,000
  47. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To support choreo-lab, a training program for choreographers with disabilities

    $300,000
  48. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    For the Artistic Advancement Platform for Advancing Artistry Training and Equity in integrated Dance to provide opportunities for dancers with disabilities

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

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  50. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General Support

    $50,000
  51. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Special arts

    $15,000
  52. Special People in NeedChicago, IL 2018

    General

    $4,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Oakland, CA and are not among Axis Dance Company’s funders above.

  1. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 18 grants Accepts applications $506,165 to similar organizations
  2. The Morris Stulsaft FoundationSan Francisco, CA 22 grants Accepts applications $465,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Barrios TrustOakland, CA 33 grants Preselected only $277,500 to similar organizations
  4. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 13 grants Accepts applications $1,485,300 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 61 grants Accepts applications $368,092 to similar organizations
  6. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 47 grants Preselected only $9,201,749 to similar organizations
  7. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 7 grants Preselected only $659,075 to similar organizations
  8. Mitchell Kapor FoundationOakland, CA 9 grants Accepts applications $122,100 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-3124377 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.