Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6084412
Arts and culturePerforming artsTheaterMusicOpera

Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 27 grants totaling $33K.

Key facts about Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation

EIN
13-6084412
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$33,000
Grants made (2025)
27
Average grant
$1,222
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
4% first-time grantees (1 of 27, 2025)
Primary geography
New York (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation's 27 itemized 2025 grants were New York (84%) and Connecticut (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (21 grants). 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation open to new grantees?

4%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 27 grantees (4%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $1K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 96% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$33K

+3.1% YoY

Grant Count

27

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

+3.1% YoY

About Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 27 grants totaling $33K.

Focus Areas

Arts and culturePerforming artsTheaterMusicOpera
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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 27 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkBrooklynWaterfordEast HaddamWestonMiddleburg HeightsDoylestownIndependenceRocky River

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$9K$17K$26K$35K19 grants202020 grants202118 grants202226 grants202327 grants202427 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Lincoln Center Theater: $3KLincoln Center Theater$3KBrooklyn Academy of Music: $2KBrooklyn Academy of Music$2KGoodspeed Opera House Foundationgoodspeed Musicals: $2KGoodspeed Opera HouseFoundationgoodspeed Musicals$2KSignature Theatre: $2KSignature Theatre$2KClassic Stage Company: $2KClassic Stage Company$2KManhattan School of Music: $2KManhattan School of Music$2KNew York City Center: $2KNew York City Center$2KPlaywrights Horizons: $2KPlaywrights Horizons$2KThe National Alliance for Musical Theatre: $2KThe National Alliance forMusical Theatre$2KTheatre Development Fund: $2KTheatre Development Fund$2K

Grant Size Distribution

118 grants across all recorded years

118<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Lincoln Center Theater ($2,500), Brooklyn Academy of Music ($2,000), Goodspeed Opera House Foundationgoodspeed Musicals ($2,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$2,500
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Brooklyn, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$2,000
GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATIONGOODSPEED MUSICALS East Haddam, CTUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$2,000
SIGNATURE THEATRE New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$2,000
CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$1,500
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$1,500
NEW YORK CITY CENTER New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$1,500
PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$1,500
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$1,500
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND New York, NYUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$1,500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Joshua S Rubenstein EsqPresident0.25—
Theodore ChapinTreasurer/Secretary0.25—
Constance BeatyVice President0.25—
Gray ColemanVice President0.25—
Melinda WalshVice President0.25—
Nicole HarmanVice President0.25—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Arts and culturePerforming artsTheaterMusicOpera

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation?

Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. It holds — in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation operate?

Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation has awarded grants in Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont.

What size grants does Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation award?

In 2025, Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation awarded 27 grants totaling $33K — an average of about $1K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation's EIN?

Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6084412. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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