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Who funds The People's Music School?

Chicago, Illinois

27 private foundations reported grants to The People's Music School in Chicago, Illinois totaling $1.0 million across 31 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was Caerus Foundation Inc, with $299,876.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of The People's Music School that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like The People's Music School's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

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Foundations that fund The People's Music School

All 27 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Caerus Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
People's Music School South Side Programs FY24-FY253$299,876
Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Program Support1$150,000
Reva and David Logan Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General operating support1$125,000
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
Illinois · 2024
In support of general operations1$75,000
Lohengrin Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
General fund1$70,000
Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General unrestricted, exempt purpose of organization1$50,000
Polk Bros Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Arts Access and Learning2$45,000
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating1$40,000
Alphawood Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General operations1$25,000
D'addario Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
The grant will encourage growth in participation of the music education programs2$24,552
Judy Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
See above1$20,000
Kiphart Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
General purpose1$20,000
Rebecca Kutchins Fund
Illinois · 2025
Education1$15,200
The Allen & Darian Shapiro Foundation
California · 2024
General charitable1$15,000
The Leighton-Oare Foundation Inc
Michigan · 2024 · accepts applications
General1$10,000
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General operating1$10,000
Grand Victoria Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General Operating Support1$10,000
Perry Family Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To further program services1$10,000
The Ephraim Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable purposes1$10,000
The Daniel and Genevieve Ratner Foundation
Ohio · 2025
Annual fund1$5,000
Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purposes1$5,000
Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
In support of organization's mission1$5,000
Julian Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General purposes1$5,000
Benjamin Benedict Greenfield Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Support the arts1$3,000
Mirapaul Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General purpose1$1,000
Deline Charitable Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025
Program Services1$1,000
Baird Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Arts1$250

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

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Questions people ask

Who funds The People's Music School?

Caerus Foundation Inc, Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation, Reva and David Logan Foundation, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation and Lohengrin Foundation Inc, and 22 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does The People's Music School get from foundations?

$1.0 million in 31 reported grants from 27 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation, Polk Bros Foundation Inc, Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, Alphawood Foundation and D'addario Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

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