The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
New York, NY · EIN 13-6139518. Reported 83 grants totalling $1,332,903 to 71 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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 $6,500 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opera North 2 | Leeds, West Yorks | $146,950 | 3 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| New York City Center | New York, NY | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Opera Zuid | Maastricht | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| True Concord Voices & Orchestra | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| University of Minnesota (4) | Minneapolis, MN | $19,500 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ensemble Modern | Frankfurt | $15,953 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Opernhaus Graz Gmbh | Graz | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | $14,125 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Opera North | Leeds, West Yorks | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manhattan School of Music (2) | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Orchestra of the Music Makers | Singapore | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orchestra of the Music Makers | Singapore | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | London | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wageningen Symphonic Orchestra | Wageningen | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mastervoices | New York, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lotte Lehmann Akademie Perleberg | Perleberg | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sydney Conservatorium of Music | Sydney | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
6 of 71 (8%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 2%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 - Opera North 2
2025 COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE - AUDIO AND VIDEO CAPTURE COSTS OF LOVE LIFE - 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
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 32 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2025 | 21 | $365,528 | $14,125 |
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.
| 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
20% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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