Stages
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$7.1M
Foundation funders
44
Grants recorded
129
Years covered
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.
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| Strake Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Lois Chiles Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Milford & Lee Bohm Charitable Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | 2019–2021 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | $11,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| ESB3 Foundation | $11,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kyrias Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Donald L Barnes Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Shell Usa Company Foundation | $8,092 | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | $6,900 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Jewish Community Foundation | $6,550 | 1 | 2022 |
| J Squared Family Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| John P McGovern Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bookout Family Foundation | $4,000 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
| Amica Companies Foundation | $2,323 | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| Heimbinder Family Foundation | $2,000 | 3 | 2022–2023 |
| The Powell Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baker Hughes Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Stages received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Operating Support | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Houston Community Foundation | ARTS | $303,000 |
| 2024 | Meadows Foundation Inc | Toward support for collaborative early-career theater training and mentoring programs in Houston | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Operating Support | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts | To support the 2024-2025 season and underwrite The Ripple, the Wave that carried me home | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Houston Endowment Inc | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation | CONTRIBUTION TO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND TO ENABLE THEM TO FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE. | $87,627 |
| 2024 | The Shubert Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES | $65,000 |
| 2024 | Houston Arts Alliance | General support | $62,500 |
| 2024 | Meadows Foundation Inc | Meadows Matching Grants Program - encourage community support | $51,300 |
| 2024 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Sterling-Turner Foundation | General support | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The William Stamps Farish Fund | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Kittsie & Charlie Thomas Family | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $12,500 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | RELIGION | $11,500 |
| 2024 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | ARTS AND CULTURE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Vaughn Foundation | General | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Strake Foundation | 2023-2024 Season Education Operating | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Albert & Ethel Herzstein | TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Shell Usa Company Foundation | 1400 | $1,400 |
| 2024 | Amica Companies Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $600 |
| 2024 | Baker Hughes Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100 |
| 2023 | Greater Houston Community Foundation | ARTS | $260,000 |
| 2023 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Operating Support | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $125,000 |
| 2023 | MD Anderson Foundation | To support the 2022-23 and 2023-2024 seasons over the next two years | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Houston Endowment Inc | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 129 recorded grants.
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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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