Stages

Houston, TX ·EIN 74-2090278 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$7.1M received 44 funders 129 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Stages?

Stages is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by Houston Endowment Inc ($1.5M), Sterling-Turner Foundation ($1.0M), Greater Houston Community Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Stages between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Houston Endowment Inc$1,510,00082020–2024
Sterling-Turner Foundation$1,025,00032020–2024
Greater Houston Community Foundation$1,002,200152020–2024
The Brown Foundation Inc$775,00062021–2025
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts$575,00062020–2024
Meadows Foundation Inc$401,30032020–2024
Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation$325,00032022–2024
Houston Arts Alliance$272,50052020–2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc$230,00042021–2024
Vivian L Smith Foundation$160,00072021–2024
The William Stamps Farish Fund$100,00042020–2024
MD Anderson Foundation$100,00012023
Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation$87,62712024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$85,75022022–2024
Canfield Family Foundation$45,70832021–2023
The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation$40,00022020–2021
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$30,50032022–2024
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation$30,00042020–2023
Albert & Ethel Herzstein$27,50042020–2024
Kittsie & Charlie Thomas Family$25,00022023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$23,80012021
Rosewood Foundation$20,00022022–2023
Ge Aerospace Foundation$20,00012020
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$15,00022022–2024
The Vaughn Foundation$15,00032022–2024

Showing top 25 of 44 funders by total given.

What grants has Stages received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$150,000
2024Greater Houston Community FoundationARTS$303,000
2024Meadows Foundation IncToward support for collaborative early-career theater training and mentoring programs in Houston$200,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$150,000
2024Jerry C Dearing Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024The Cullen Trust for the Performing ArtsTo support the 2024-2025 season and underwrite The Ripple, the Wave that carried me home$100,000
2024Houston Endowment IncGeneral Operating Support$100,000
2024Alvin & Lucy Owsley FoundationCONTRIBUTION TO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND TO ENABLE THEM TO FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.$87,627
2024The Shubert Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES$65,000
2024Houston Arts AllianceGeneral support$62,500
2024Meadows Foundation IncMeadows Matching Grants Program - encourage community support$51,300
2024Vivian L Smith FoundationSUPPORT OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS$25,000
2024Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncARTS AND HUMANITIES$25,000
2024Sterling-Turner FoundationGeneral support$25,000
2024The William Stamps Farish FundPROGRAM SUPPORT$25,000
2024Kittsie & Charlie Thomas FamilyPROGRAM SUPPORT$12,500
2024National Philanthropic TrustRELIGION$11,500
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$10,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024The Vaughn FoundationGeneral$5,000
2024Strake Foundation2023-2024 Season Education Operating$5,000
2024Albert & Ethel HerzsteinTOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.$2,500
2024Shell Usa Company Foundation1400$1,400
2024Amica Companies FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$600
2024Baker Hughes FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100
2023Greater Houston Community FoundationARTS$260,000
2023The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$150,000
2023Jerry C Dearing Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$125,000
2023MD Anderson FoundationTo support the 2022-23 and 2023-2024 seasons over the next two years$100,000
2023Houston Endowment IncGeneral Operating Support$100,000

Showing 30 most recent of 129 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Stages?

Stages is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by Houston Endowment Inc ($1.5M), Sterling-Turner Foundation ($1.0M), Greater Houston Community Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Stages between 2019–2025.

Who is Stages's largest funder?

Houston Endowment Inc is the largest recorded funder of Stages, with $1.5M across 8 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Stages received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Stages across 129 grants from 44 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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