Nonprofits / District of Columbia
Who funds The Kennedy Center?
Washington, District of Columbia
49 private foundations reported grants to The Kennedy Center in Washington, District of Columbia totaling $2.3 million across 50 grants in tax years 2022 to 2025. The largest funder was The Deborah Rose Foundation, with $566,360.
From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.
- Foundation funders49
- Grants reported50
- Total received$2.3 million
- Funders taking applications5
Funders of The Kennedy Center that accept applications
If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like The Kennedy Center's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.
- John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT · $5.4 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · gave The Kennedy Center $115,000 - Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc
Falls Church, VA · $634,900 a year · typical grant $1,500 · gave The Kennedy Center $25,000 - The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc
Fairfax, VA · $471,485 a year · typical grant $14,000 · gave The Kennedy Center $16,700 - Scharf Foundation Inc
Davidsonville, MD · $84,322 a year · typical grant $2,125 · gave The Kennedy Center $14,000 - Windcrest Foundation Inc
Middletown, VA · $102,700 a year · typical grant $2,500 · gave The Kennedy Center $3,000
More prospects in the funder finder, filtered to foundations that give in District of Columbia.
Foundations that fund The Kennedy Center
All 49 funders, by amount| Foundation | Purpose given | Grants | Amount |
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The Deborah Rose Foundation
New York · 2024 | Charity | 1 | $566,360 |
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Galena-Yorktown Foundation
District of Columbia · 2024 | Unrestricted funds | 1 | $331,353 |
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The Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Foundation
District of Columbia · 2023 | General | 1 | $225,000 |
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The John J Pohanka Family Foundation
Maryland · 2024 | General purpose | 1 | $215,000 |
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John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Utah · 2025 · accepts applications | Program support | 1 | $115,000 |
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Hirsch Family Foundation
Texas · 2024 | General funding | 1 | $110,000 |
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Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2025 | General fund | 1 | $100,000 |
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Trehan Foundation
Virginia · 2024 | General fund | 1 | $100,000 |
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Victory Foundation
Delaware · 2024 | Arts education | 1 | $97,000 |
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Leo M Bernstein Family Foundation
District of Columbia · 2022 | Community Service | 1 | $50,000 |
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James R and Linda Beers Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2024 | Donation to further charitable purpose | 1 | $30,563 |
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The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/B/A the Morningstar Foundation
Maryland · 2024 | General charitable purposes | 2 | $30,521 |
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The Jeff and Nicola Marcus Foundation
Florida · 2025 | General support | 1 | $30,000 |
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Noel and Harriette Levine Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 | General fund | 1 | $25,000 |
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Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2025 · accepts applications | General purposes | 1 | $25,000 |
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The Thelma and Melvin Lenkin Family Charitable Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2024 | To assist charity in its stated goal | 1 | $25,000 |
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Bender Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2024 | For the performing arts education program | 1 | $25,000 |
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The Narang Foundation
Virginia · 2024 | National Symphony Orchestra Board Annual Fund | 1 | $25,000 |
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The Rabbitt Whalen Family Foundation
Maryland · 2025 | Support for the arts | 1 | $20,000 |
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The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2024 · accepts applications | To further the charitable purposes | 1 | $16,700 |
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The Gessner Family Foundation
Ohio · 2024 | General operations | 1 | $15,000 |
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The Fran & Ray Stark Foundation
California · 2024 | Preservation and promotion of theatrical and performing arts in the community | 1 | $15,000 |
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Scharf Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024 · accepts applications | Performing Arts | 1 | $14,000 |
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Marie G Dennett Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2024 | Charitable purpose | 1 | $10,000 |
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Stichman Family Foundation
District of Columbia · 2025 | Support of programs | 1 | $10,000 |
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Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2024 | To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts | 1 | $10,000 |
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Izzo Family Foundation
Maryland · 2024 | General donation | 1 | $6,000 |
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The Waterfield America Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2025 | General purpose | 1 | $4,873 |
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The Bakermerine Family Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024 | General fund | 1 | $4,020 |
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The Ahuja Foundation
Florida · 2024 | General support | 1 | $4,000 |
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The Principato Family Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024 | General grant | 1 | $4,000 |
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Henry B and Jessie W Keiser Foundation
Maryland · 2024 | Unrestricted use | 1 | $4,000 |
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Windcrest Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2025 · accepts applications | Community services | 1 | $3,000 |
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Rattray Kimura Foundation
New York · 2025 | General support | 1 | $2,500 |
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Boer Family Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025 | General | 1 | $2,169 |
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Charles S Raizen Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 | Support for the arts | 1 | $2,000 |
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Strong Foundation of New York
New York · 2025 | General support | 1 | $1,800 |
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The Altamira Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 | Charitable | 1 | $1,800 |
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Chen Frame Foundation
Virginia · 2023 | Education | 1 | $1,800 |
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HW Schiller Family Foundation
New York · 2024 | To support presenting, producing, and curating world-class art; offering powerful education to people of all ages, everywhere; and fulfilling our mandate as a living memorial to president john f. Kennedy. | 1 | $1,300 |
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Bachmann Strauss Family Fund
New York · 2024 | General Charitable | 1 | $1,000 |
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HCD Foundation
Illinois · 2024 | General purposes | 1 | $1,000 |
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Sherwat Charitable Trust
Maryland · 2025 | Charitable | 1 | $700 |
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Sami & Annie Totah Family Foundation
Maryland · 2024 | To support the kennedy center | 1 | $421 |
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The Edwin P Conquest Memorial Trust
Virginia · 2024 | Arts | 1 | $250 |
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Shatz Perl Family Foundation
Virginia · 2025 | Support | 1 | $180 |
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The Donald and Barbara Zucker Family Foundation
New York · 2023 | Charitable | 1 | $100 |
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Gregory Christian Conran and Marina Angel Amat Foundation
Virginia · 2024 | General support | 1 | $75 |
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Block & Popick Foundation
Maryland · 2025 | To support the arts | 1 | $75 |
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Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.
Using this list
A foundation that already gives to The Kennedy Center gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Washington. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.
Questions people ask
Who funds The Kennedy Center?
The Deborah Rose Foundation, Galena-Yorktown Foundation, The Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Foundation, The John J Pohanka Family Foundation and John and Marcia Price Family Foundation, and 44 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.
How much does The Kennedy Center get from foundations?
$2.3 million in 50 reported grants from 49 private foundations in tax years 2022 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.
Which of these funders accept applications?
John and Marcia Price Family Foundation, Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc, The Cornelius J & Ellen P Coakley Family Foundation Inc, Scharf Foundation Inc and Windcrest Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.
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