Foundations that fund theaters in District of Columbia

73 foundations made gifts to theaters in District of Columbia, reaching 24 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024–2025.

73Foundations gave here
25Accept applications
$15,000Typical gift
24Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzWashington, DC · EIN 52-60369898 gifts · typical $37,500 · 20258 · -$345,000$37,5002025Accepts applications
The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY · EIN 13-61069617 gifts · typical $125,000 · 20247 · $885,000$125,0002024Accepts applications
Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD · EIN 52-21890816 gifts · typical $6,750 · 20246 · $42,000$6,7502024Invite only
Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD · EIN 52-60381495 gifts · typical $3,000 · 20245 · $16,500$3,0002024Accepts applications
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-18799543 gifts · typical $500,000 · 20243 · $1,800,000$500,0002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 129 matched gifts to theaters in District of Columbia in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 24 matched organizations received gifts to theaters in District of Columbia in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to theaters in District of Columbia was $15,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund theaters in District of Columbia?

73 foundations made gifts to 24 organizations in District of Columbia in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

25 of the 73 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.