Stages
Houston, TX ·EIN 74-2090278 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
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.
Showing top 25 of 44 funders by total given.
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.
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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