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Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 526436554

Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $18.8 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $8.6 million and the largest $8.6 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $750,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$810,00053$18.3 million
2024$750,00053$18.6 million
2025$18.8 million3$0

How to apply

Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia2$17.1 million
New York1$1.7 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Washington National Opera
Washington, DC
General & Unrestricted$8.6 million
Washington Performing Arts Society
Washington, DC
General & Unrestricted$8.6 million
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
General & Unrestricted$1.7 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts give?

$18.8 million in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $8.6 million.

Who runs Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts?

Its 2025 filing lists Doris Blazek-White (Trustee).

What does Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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