The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
New York, NY · EIN 13-6139518. Reported 62 grants totalling $967,375 to 55 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $6,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,200 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volksoper Wien Gmbh | Wien | $69,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teatro Alla Scala | Milano | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orchestra Miami | Miami, FL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renaissance-Theater Berlin | Berlin | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Glimmerglass Festival | Cooperstown, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Annapolis Opera Company | Annapolis, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| London Symphony Orchestra | London | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Red Line Productions | Woolloomooloo Syd | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Opera Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blomst Gug | Stuttgart | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Festival D'aix | Aixenprovenance | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Melbourne Opera | Victoria | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New World Symphony | Miami Beach, FL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central City Opera House Association | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Opera Theatre of New York | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ovo Theater | St Albans | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Victorian Opera | Melbourne | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brevard Music Center | Brevard, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State University Northridge | Northridge, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Curtis Institute for Music | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | London | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opera Zuid | Maastricht | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opernhaus Graz Gmbh | Graz | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera North | Leeds, West Yorks | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atelier Armonico | Rye | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Opera Inc | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orchestra of the Music Makers | Singapore | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Old Globe | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Shepherd School of Music at Rice Univ | Houston, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Whitewater, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arcola Theatre | London | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florentine Opera Company | Milwaukee, WI | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wageningen Symphonic Orchestra | Wageningen | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Collaborative Orchestra | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Monica College Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Symphony Orchestra | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baerum Kulturhus | Sandvika | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brigantes Music | Sheffield South Y | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bronx Opera Company | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sheridan College | Oakville | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vegas City Opera | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wnetwliw-Fm | New York, NY | $4,775 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Torino | Torino | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arcola Theatre | London | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Musicians for the World | East Elmhurst, NY | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
4 of 55 (7%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 5%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Carnegie Hall
SUPPORT OF KW CONCERTS IN 2024 WEIMAR FESTIVAL - Teatro Alla Scala
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE GRANT: DIES SIEBAN TODSUENDEN/MAHAGONNY SONGSPIEL - Renaissance-Theater Berlin
2022 PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE GRANT: HAPPY END - Volksoper Wien Gmbh
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE GRANT - Red Line Productions
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE GRANT: SEVEN DEADLY SINS/MAHAGONNY SONGSPEIL - Festival D'aix
KW/LL ARTIST SUPPORT: MARIE OPPERT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 25 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | $165,775 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 24 | $369,100 | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 12 | $165,000 | $11,000 |
| 2024 | 13 | $267,500 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has 11 of them, worth $140,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Opera | Cape Town, Western Cape | $30,000 |
| Blomst Gug | Stuttgart | $25,000 |
| Melbourne Opera | Brunswick, Victoria | $25,000 |
| Emmanuel Music | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Coker University | Hartsville, SC | $10,000 |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | $8,000 |
| Castel Camerata | Neuchatel, Neuchatel | $6,000 |
| Seattle Collaborative Orchestra | Seattle, WA | $6,000 |
| Brigantes Music | South Yorkshire | $5,000 |
| New World Symphony | Miami Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Sydney Conservatorium of Music | Sydney Nsw | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 24% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 7 East 20TH Street 3RD Floor, New York, NY, 10003. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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