Organization · EIN 91-0667412 · Seattle, WA · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Seattle Symphony Orchestra?

26 private foundations reported paying Seattle Symphony Orchestra $800,061 on returns for tax year 2023.

26 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 26

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Vancouver, WA
$288,750 NEW VIRTUAL CONCERT PLATFORM Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Charles Edward Stuart Charitable Foundation
Dallas, TX · Preselected only
$167,742 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Nakajima Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$100,000 Charitable Event Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Berwick Degel Family Foundation
Vashon, WA · Preselected only
$50,000 ANNUAL FUND - OPERATING BUDGET
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same ZIP 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Norcliffe Foundation
Seattle, WA
$25,000 CONTRIBUTION
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
Apex Foundation
Bellevue, WA · Preselected only
$25,000 EVENT SUPPORT
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Linda Nordstrom Family Foundation
Medina, WA · Preselected only
$25,000 OPERATING
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Grant and Dorrit Saviers Foundation
Naples, FL · Preselected only
$25,000 EDUCATIONAL
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 09/2024
The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation
Seattle, WA · Preselected only
$25,000 Opening Night Gala support
Filed as “Seattle Symphony”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 09/2024
The Edward & Elizabeth Gardner Foundation
Lakewood Ranch, FL · Preselected only
$20,000 TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS' EXPRESSED CHARIT PURP.
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Sequoia Foundation
Tacoma, WA
$10,000 FYE 8/2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (ANNUAL)
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Ash Family Foundation
Kirkland, WA
$7,000 GENERAL SUPPORT
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Peg and Rick Young Foundation
Seattle, WA · Preselected only
$6,000 TO ASSIST IN CARRYING OUT THE ORG. CHARITABLE PURPOSE
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Mark H and Blanche M Harrington Foundation
Ontario, CA
$5,000 GENERAL USE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Cogan Family Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$5,000 General Purpose Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 08/2024
The Shanbrom Family Foundation
Ojai, CA
$5,000 SUPPORT OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Wyman Youth Trust
Seattle, WA
$3,000 ART CULTURE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$2,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
$1,740
3 grant lines
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Satya and Rao Remala Foundation
Bellevue, WA · Preselected only
$1,000 TO UNLEASH THE POWER OF MUSIC, BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND LIFTS THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
Filed as “SEATTLE SYMPHONY”
Same address 0.81 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Seattle Symphony Orchestra

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Seattle Symphony Orchestra, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Grousemont Foundation Seattle, WA
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $3.27M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  2. The Foster Foundation Kirkland, WA
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $210K to them
  3. Puget Sound Energy Foundation Wilmington, DE
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $9,754 to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $121M to them
  5. James D and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation Trust Seattle, WA
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $1.14M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation Seattle, WA
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $433K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. Liberty Mutual Foundation Boston, MA
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $290K to them
  8. Stroum Family Foundation Seattle, WA
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $72.8K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA
    14 shared funders · 67 funders in all
  2. Seattle Opera Seattle, WA
    8 shared funders · 21 funders in all
  3. Pacific Northwest Ballet Association Seattle, WA
    6 shared funders · 27 funders in all
  4. Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio Seattle, WA
    8 shared funders · 48 funders in all
  5. Northwest Harvest Emm Seattle, WA
    8 shared funders · 89 funders in all
  6. Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle, WA
    6 shared funders · 25 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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