National Performance Network Inc
New Orleans, LA · EIN 06-1522546. Reported 257 grants totalling $3,873,030 to 138 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For National Performance Network Inc, the IRS classifies it under arts & culture rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE A026) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 138 distinct organizations, with 3% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 48% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,055. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $19,000; the smallest was $5,001 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
65 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $2,145 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART2ACTION Inc | New York, NY | $107,004 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flourish Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ej Hill Studio LLC 501C3 | Los Angeles, CA | $99,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Portland Institute for Contemporary Art | Portland, OR | $80,658 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New York Live Arts Inc | New York, NY | $80,041 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Canneci Tinne Apache Tribe | Carencro, LA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ravizeenation LLC 501C3 | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater Research Ltd | Putney, VT | $70,356 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pangea World Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $65,044 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mondo Bizarro Productions | New Orleans, LA | $63,037 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Inc | Miami, FL | $62,015 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Seven Stages Inc | Atlanta, GA | $62,002 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | $61,003 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Houma Nation Inc | Houma, LA | $58,063 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $58,025 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Yard Inc | Chilmark, MA | $55,061 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| La Pena Cultural Center Inc | Berkeley, CA | $55,026 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Miami Light Project Inc | Miami Shores, FL | $52,036 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Leslie Parker Dance Project | St Paul, MN | $51,213 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana De San Jose Incorporated | San Jose, CA | $50,033 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| President and Trustees of Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $48,008 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Diverse Works Inc | Houston, TX | $45,766 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Redline | Denver, CO | $44,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center | San Antonio, TX | $43,019 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dance Place | Washington, DC | $43,014 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Performance Space 122 Inc | New York, NY | $40,045 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bunnell Street Arts Center | Homer, AK | $39,120 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Theater Offensive Inc | Boston, MA | $39,060 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| A Todo Dar Productions LLC | Cedar Park, TX | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater Inc | Bronx, NY | $37,548 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Painted Bride Art Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $35,260 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Links Hall Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $35,029 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Josephs Historic Foundation Inc | Durham, NC | $35,023 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hammonds House Galleries Inc | Atlanta, GA | $33,616 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Counseling Center of Mobile Inc | Mobile, AL | $33,017 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Madams of Excellence LLC | Jackson, MS | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Knights & Orchids Society Inc | Montgomery, AL | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Federation of Artistic Minds | Huntsville, AL | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visions & Verbs Media LLC | New Orleans, LA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walker Art Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $32,064 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| TRI314 Multidisciplinary Visual Performances Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Team Sunshine Performance Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $31,056 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Golden Hornet Project Incorporated | Austin, TX | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miami Dade College Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $30,030 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rennie Harris Pure Movement | Sharon Hill, PA | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $28,027 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| 516 Arts | Albuquerque, NM | $28,001 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| 501 See Three Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ubw Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Myrna Loy | Helena, MT | $27,058 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Efforts of Grace Inc | New Orleans, LA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Futurifico LLC | Brooklyn, NY | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lisa B Thompson Enterprises | Austin, TX | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Moving Parts LLC | Philadelphia, PA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Cha LLC | Los Angeles, CA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native American Community Development Institute | Minneapolis, MN | $25,040 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Living Arts of Tulsa Incorporated | Tulsa, OK | $25,031 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Carver Development Board | San Antonio, TX | $25,011 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Doreme Media Group LLC | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sonder LLC | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tennessee Valley Art Association | Tuscumbia, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Usspects LLC 501C3 | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indigenous Performance Productions a Nonprofit Corporation | Olympia, WA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jarrell Hamilton LLC 501C3 | New Orleans, LA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rogue Artists Ensemble | Sun Valley, CA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Alliance of Arts Adminstrators Foundations | Portland, OR | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| La Factoria Inc | Long Island City, NY | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana | New Orleans, LA | $23,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film Corp | Miami, FL | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Contra-Tiempo | Los Angeles, CA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House of Dance Foundation | Edina, MN | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Producer Hub Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Northern Winter Festival | Minneapolis, MN | $21,057 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safos Dance Theatre | Tucson, AZ | $21,051 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pearl Arts Movement and Sound | Braddock, PA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $20,005 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cave Organization Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coleman Center for the Arts | York, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gala Hispanic Theatre | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sol and the Tribu | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naka Dance Theater | Oakland, CA | $19,039 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brownbody | Saint Paul, MN | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goat in the Road Productions | New Orleans, LA | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pioneer Winter | Miami, FL | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Once This Was Forest Productions | New York, NY | $18,043 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bunnell Street Arts Center | Homer, AK | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zili Misik | Dorchester, MA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Sonoran Desert Alliance | Ajo, AZ | $16,160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unique Project Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $16,062 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nouveau Classical Project Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $16,059 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Performance Practice | Los Angeles, CA | $16,032 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Arts Initiative Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $16,006 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dancing Grounds | New Orleans, LA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Khunum Productions | New York, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Slowdanger | Pittsburgh, PA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Women & Their Work Inc | Austin, TX | $15,065 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia, CA | $15,049 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| On the Boards | Seattle, WA | $15,042 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mutual Dance Theatre and Arts Centers | Cincinnati, OH | $15,038 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Basin Arts | Lafayette, LA | $15,007 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dance Place | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Independent Artists Inc | New York, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dance Iquail Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Ltd | Burlington, VT | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art Ltd | New York, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fresh Meat Productions | San Francisco, CA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maui Arts & Cultural Center | Kahului, HI | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Su Teatro | Denver, CO | $10,055 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Contemporary Arts Center | New Orleans, LA | $10,012 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Contemporary Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $10,010 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Km Dance | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| La Mezcla LLC 501C3 | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Center for Cultural Production | Utica, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Theater Offensive | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Speaks | San Francisco, CA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Independent Artists Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $8,018 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Velocity Dance Center | Seattle, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Headlong Dance Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Massachussetts Museum of Contemporary Art | North Adams, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center | Tampa, FL | $5,054 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Slowdanger | Pittsburg, PA | $5,053 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Ovations | Portland, ME | $5,047 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mccalla Productions LLC | New Orleans, LA | $5,035 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | $5,034 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc | Sheboygan, WI | $5,024 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hail to the Queen Productions LLC | New Orleans, LA | $5,021 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guardians of the Flame | New Orleans, LA | $5,020 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corey Ledet and His Zydeco Band | Loreauville, LA | $5,013 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble | Bloomsburg, PA | $5,009 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
55 of 138 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Coco Tribe of Canneci Tinne 501C3
Southern Artists for Social Change - Ej Hill Studio LLC 501C3
Durfee Foundation Stanton Fellowship 24Q1 - ART2ACTION Inc
Artist Engagement Fund, Creation and Development Fund and Special Initiatives - New York Live Arts Inc
Artist Engagement Fund, Creation and Development Fund - Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts
ARTIST ENGAGEMENT, INITIATIVES AND DEVELOPMENT FUND - Redline
ARTIST ENGAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 82 of 138 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51 | $853,582 | $13,000 |
| 2021 | 66 | $806,095 | $10,024 |
| 2022 | 51 | $809,989 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $650,170 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 52 | $753,194 | $12,847 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
15% of its giving went to organizations in New York. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,055 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New York.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from National Performance Network Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 52 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 56698, New Orleans, LA, 70156.
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