Metropolitan Opera Association Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New York, NY EIN 13-1624087

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026

Total received

$49.7M

Foundation funders

190

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2025–2026

Who funds Metropolitan Opera Association Inc?

Metropolitan Opera Association Inc is funded by 190 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($18.1M), Morris Opera Foundation ($7.0M), Johnson Robert K Foundation-Main ($5.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $49.7M in grants to Metropolitan Opera Association Inc between 2025–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
National Philanthropic Trust$18,124,90012025
Morris Opera Foundation$7,000,00012025
Johnson Robert K Foundation-Main$5,000,00012025
Metropolitan Opera Endowment TrustCentennial Fund Endowment Trust$3,446,82312025
Hess Philanthropic Fund$2,550,00012025
Jewish Communal Fund$2,519,85022025
Eveillard Family Charitable Trust$2,348,52012025
The Joseph and Robert Cornell$750,00012025
Hermione Foundation$550,71312025
The Lindemann Charitable$510,34522025
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust$500,00022025
The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels$400,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$293,00012025
Mary Jean and Frank P Smeal Foundation$250,00012025
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Inc C/O Joel E Sammet & Co LLP$250,00012025
The Oxford League Inc$250,00012025
Taubman Foundation for the Arts$200,00012025
Halff Windham Foundation$200,00022025
The Shubert Foundation Inc$175,00012025
The Ted Snowdon Foundation$155,00022025–2026
The Enoch Foundation$155,00012025
The Monteforte Foundation Inc$150,00012025
Grotheer Memorial Fund XXXXX9003$129,73712025
Arthur F and Alice E Adams$112,13412025
JJC Foundation$100,00012025
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Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc$100,00012025
Lauridsen Family Foundation$100,00012025
The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation$90,00012025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$89,75012025
Boston Foundation Inc$80,98512025
Gund Geoffrey Fdn$75,00012025
Nash Family Foundation$75,00022025
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies$70,00012025
The San Diego Foundation$65,00012025
Tensor Foundation$65,00012025
John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt Family Foundation Inc$56,00012025
California Community Foundation$55,90012025
Stanley Marion Paul and Edward Bergman$52,50012025
Rosalie J Coe Weir Foundation$50,00012025
Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn$50,00012025
The Faith Golding Foundation Inc$50,00012025
Margaret Cameron and James M$50,00012025
Mahmoud M Abdallah Foundation Inc$50,00012025
First Hungarian Literary Society Inc$50,00012025
The Barker Welfare Foundation$50,00012025
The Robert Goelet Foundation XXXXX1001$40,00022025–2026
The Grant and Jacqui Smith Foundation$40,00012025
Charities Aid Foundation America$38,37512025
The Abby & David Cohen Family Foundation$35,00012026
Christian Keesee Charitable Fund of Occf Inc$35,00012025
Peckham Family Foundation$35,00012025
The Chicago Community Trust$34,50012025
Daniel Chillemi Charitable Foundation IN$30,00012025
Jephson Educational Trust #2 XXXXX1004$30,00012025
The Hildegard Behrens Foundation$30,00012025
Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Inc$30,00012025
Simon and Eve Colin Foundation$30,00012025
Arnold & Dorothy Neustadter Foundation$30,00012025
Melissa and John V Ceriale Family$30,00012025
The Council for Canadian American Relations Inc$28,22412025
Wallace Cunningham Foundation$27,50012025
Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation Inc$25,00012026
The Hite Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Carl M Jacobs Foundation$25,00012025
The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc$25,00012025
The Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Mem FD$25,00012025
The Georgescu Family Foundation$25,00012025
Helena TSE Yeung Foundation$25,00012025
The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation Inc$25,00012025
The Krimendahlsaint-Amand Foundation$25,00012025
The Penates Foundation$25,00012025
The Meyer G & Ellen Goodstein Koplow$25,00012025
Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust XXXXX8006$25,00012025
The Evelyn Sharp Foundation$25,00012025
Kahng Foundation$25,00012025
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation$25,00012025
Rea Charitable Trust$25,00012025
NCM Foundation Inc$25,00012025
The Brewer Family Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Marin Community Foundation$25,00012025
James & Dhira Mahoney Char Fdn$24,00012025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$22,85022025–2026
The Kean Foundation Inc$22,66612025
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$20,10012025
Peter Marino Charitable Foundation$20,00022025–2026
The Howard and Sarah D Solomon$20,00012025
The Cesatam Foundation Inc$20,00012025
Johanna Howard and Hope Smith Foundation Inc$20,00012025
The American-Scandinavian Foundation$20,00012025
Lynn Schneider Foundation$20,00012025
Fa Park Family Foundation Inc$20,00012025
Palace Head Foundation Inc$20,00012025
Lindemann Abend Foundation$20,00012025
The Kandell Fund$20,00012025
The Comegys Bight Charitable Foundation$20,00012025
Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust#$20,00012025
Francena T Harrison Foundation Trust$20,00012025
The John and Rosemary Brown Family$20,00012025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$19,80012025
W Buford & Linda M Lewis Family Foundati$19,50012025
Macarthur Family Charitable Foundation$17,00012025
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$17,00012025
Trust for the Benefit of Charitable Educational Institutions$16,00012025
The Lamport Foundation$16,00012025
Fieldcrest Aspiration Foundation$15,20312025
Oceanic Heritage Foundation$15,00012025
The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc$15,00012025
The Dayton Foundation$15,00012025
Marie G Dennett Foundation Inc$15,00012025
Hawk Family Foundation$15,00012025
Jeannette and H Peter Kriendler Char Trust$15,00012025
Stephanie& Fred Shuman Family Foundation$15,00012025
Nomura America Foundation$15,00012025
Five Arts Foundation$15,00012025
The Winston Foundation Inc$15,00012025
Beech Street Foundation$15,00012025
Cynthia R Tremblay Foundation Inc$15,00012025
Peggy and Peter Pressman Family Foundation$14,90012025
The Evergreen Foundation$13,00012025
Alice Shaw Farber Trust Uw Charities$12,93012025
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc$12,91512025
Beatrice Snyder Foundation$12,50012025
Alexandra William Foundation$12,50012025
Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable$11,00022025–2026
Robert a Brand Charitable Trust$10,00012025
The Edlow Family Fund Inc$10,00012025
Orentreich Family Foundation$10,00012025
Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Virginia Friedhofer Charitable Trust$10,00012025
The Kneisel Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Statue Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Yt Hwang Family Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Newcomb-Hargraves Foundation$10,00012025
C Jay Moorhead Foundation$10,00012025
The Gelsomina Charitable Foundation$10,00012025
Nara Fund Inc$10,00012025
Page & Otto Marx Jr Foundation$10,00012025
Jackson & Evelyn Spears Foundation$10,00012025
Robert N Kaplan Foundation$10,00012025
The Georges Family Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Mercedes T Bass Charitable Corporation$10,00012025
The SVRCEK Foundation$10,00012025
Mary and James G Wallach Foundation$10,00012025
The C F Roe Slade Foundation$10,00012025
Ann Eden Woodward Foundation$10,00012025
Betty & James Muns Foundation$10,00012025
Miller Khoshkish Foundation$10,00012025
Hampton Roads Community Foundation$10,00012025
The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable$10,00012025
The Corey Foundation$10,00012025
The San Francisco Foundation$10,00012025
Nelsons Family Foundation$9,50812025
The Krupman Family Foundation Inc$8,61012025
The Edward Lee and Slocumb Hollis Perry$8,50012025
The Double-R Foundation$8,50012025
The David Family Foundation Inc$8,00012025
Richard B & Barbara B Odlin Foundation$8,00012025
David Schwartz Foundation Inc$7,75012025
Sincere Efforts Foundation Inc$7,50012026
The Commonwealth Fund$7,50012025
Barbash Family Fund Inc$7,50012025
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$6,65712025
Shirley Butzin Charitable Fund$6,62312025
Dolly & Robert K Raisler Foundation Inc$6,50012025
The Mt Moro Foundation$6,50012025
Wild Foundation$6,50012025
The Deeds Foundation$6,50012025
Easton Family Fund$6,10012025
The Donna and Marvin Schwartz$5,57412025
Arnsten Foundation Inc$5,50012025
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc$5,50012025
The Martin Family Fund Inc$5,50012025
Solomon Organization Charitable Trust$5,50012025
The Len and Laura Berlik Foundation Inc$5,50012025
William E Orzolek & Munja$5,50012025
Amaranth Foundation$5,50012025
Eugene and Emily Grant$5,50012025
The William Brown Foundation Inc$5,50012025
New York Physicians Foundation Inc$5,50012025
Martha Lovenheim Siegel Charitable Trust$5,50012025
Indian River Community Foundation Inc$5,42512025
Bernard Ettinger Foundation Inc$5,27512025
John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc$5,25012025
The Minneapolis Foundation$5,19912025
Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation Inc$5,00012026
Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation$5,00012025
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation$2,75012026
RB Lee Trust Uw$2,52212026
Martin D & Jean Shafiroff Foundation$1,86512026
Doty Family Foundation$75012026

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$20M$40M$60M187 grants2025 13 grants2026

From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $209K (2026) to $49.5M (2025). In 2026 it made 13 grants totaling $209K.

What grants has Metropolitan Opera Association Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026The Ted Snowdon FoundationGENERAL GRANTS TO DONEE$80,000
2026The Abby & David Cohen Family FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$35,000
2026Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation IncGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$25,000
2026The Robert Goelet Foundation XXXXX1001GENERAL OPERATING$20,000
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$12,850
2026Peter Marino Charitable FoundationSUPPORT MUSICAL ARTS$10,000
2026Sincere Efforts Foundation IncDONATIONS$7,500
2026Emanuel & Riane Gruss CharitableTO BRING THRILLING PRODUCTIONS TO OPERA LOVERS WORLDWIDE.$5,500
2026Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation IncTHE LINDEMANN YOUNG ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM$5,000
2026Barrie and Deedee Wigmore FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,750
2026RB Lee Trust UwUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$2,522
2026Martin D & Jean Shafiroff FoundationGENERAL$1,865
2026Doty Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$750
2025National Philanthropic TrustINTERNATIONAL$18,124,900
2025Morris Opera FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSE$7,000,000
2025Johnson Robert K Foundation-MainGENERAL OPERATING$5,000,000
2025Metropolitan Opera Endowment TrustCentennial Fund Endowment Trust(See Statement)$3,446,823
2025Hess Philanthropic FundCHARITABLE$2,550,000
2025Eveillard Family Charitable TrustCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - OPERA$2,348,520
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$1,259,925
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$1,259,925
2025The Joseph and Robert CornellGRANT IS FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$750,000
2025Hermione FoundationTO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES$550,713
2025The Lindemann CharitableARTS & EDUCATION$485,345
2025The Fan Fox and Leslie R SamuelsSUPPORT FOR THE 2023 PRODUCTION OF X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X$400,000
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundCOMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS$293,000
2025Mary Jean and Frank P Smeal FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$250,000
2025Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Inc C/O Joel E Sammet & Co LLPGENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES$250,000
2025Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustSATURDAY MATINEE RADIO BROADCASTS - $1M 4-YEAR 2024 - 2027 (2026 ACCELERATED)$250,000
2025The Oxford League IncTRANSFORMING THE MET$250,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Metropolitan Opera Association Inc?

Metropolitan Opera Association Inc is funded by 190 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($18.1M), Morris Opera Foundation ($7.0M), Johnson Robert K Foundation-Main ($5.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $49.7M in grants to Metropolitan Opera Association Inc between 2025–2026.

Who is Metropolitan Opera Association Inc's largest funder?

National Philanthropic Trust is the largest recorded funder of Metropolitan Opera Association Inc, with $18.1M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Metropolitan Opera Association Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $49.7M in grants to Metropolitan Opera Association Inc across 200 grants from 190 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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