The Dallas Opera
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$23.3M
Foundation funders
37
Grants recorded
108
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds The Dallas Opera?
The Dallas Opera is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by The Eugene McDermott Foundation ($10.7M), The Dallas Opera Foundation ($4.0M), O'donnell Foundation ($3.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $23.3M in grants to The Dallas Opera between 2020–2025.
Show all 37 funders
| Doswell Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Women's Foundation | $19,056 | 1 | 2023 |
| George a & Nancy P Shutt Foundation | $15,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Haynes & Boone Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mary Potishman Lard Trust | $10,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Boeckman Family Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Lyrasis | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gene & Jerry Jones Family | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Sarah and Ross Perot Jr Foundation | $2,820 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assurant Foundation | $400 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Hibbs Family Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has The Dallas Opera received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Eugene McDermott Foundation | To help Meet ODonnell Foundation Matching Grant | $7,000,000 |
| 2025 | The Eugene McDermott Foundation | For Operations | $700,000 |
| 2025 | Taca Inc | ARTS | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Dallas Opera Foundation | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE DALLAS OPERA. | $1,522,768 |
| 2024 | O'donnell Foundation | OPERATIONS | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | The Richard & Enika Schulze Foundation | SUPPORT | $250,000 |
| 2024 | David M Crowley Foundation | General operations | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Texas Instruments Foundation | MISCELLANEOUS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL-RELATED, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Dallas Center for the Performing Arts | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $82,500 |
| 2024 | Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation | PRODUCTION OF PELLEAS AND MELISANDE | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Swalwell-connor Family Foundation Inc | Arts organization | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Courtney Alperin Tte J Alperin | GENERAL PURPOSES | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $21,000 |
| 2024 | Doswell Foundation | OPERATIONS | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Harvey and Joyce Mitchell Family | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE PUBLIC CHARITY | $17,236 |
| 2024 | The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund | CONTRIBUTION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Dallas Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $6,808 |
| 2024 | Lyrasis | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | $5,000 |
| 2024 | George a & Nancy P Shutt Foundation | TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE DALLAS OPERA AS ENDOWMENT. | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Texas Instruments Foundation | DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM." | $2,684 |
| 2024 | Assurant Foundation | Financial Assistance | $100 |
| 2023 | The Dallas Opera Foundation | PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE DALLAS OPERA. | $1,279,041 |
| 2023 | O'donnell Foundation | OPERATIONS | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | The Eugene McDermott Foundation | For Operations | $700,000 |
| 2023 | The Eugene McDermott Foundation | For Operations | $700,000 |
| 2023 | Mark Foundation | SUPPORT OF THE OPERA AND ITS "NEW VISIONS INITIATIVE". | $500,000 |
| 2023 | The Richard & Enika Schulze Foundation | SUPPORT | $175,000 |
| 2023 | Texas Instruments Foundation | EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS-OPERATION FUNDS, BUILDING FUNDS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.DALLAS, TX | $100,000 |
| 2023 | David M Crowley Foundation | General operations | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Dallas Center for the Performing Arts | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $82,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 108 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds The Dallas Opera?
The Dallas Opera is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by The Eugene McDermott Foundation ($10.7M), The Dallas Opera Foundation ($4.0M), O'donnell Foundation ($3.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $23.3M in grants to The Dallas Opera between 2020–2025.
Who is The Dallas Opera's largest funder?
The Eugene McDermott Foundation is the largest recorded funder of The Dallas Opera, with $10.7M across 8 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has The Dallas Opera received?
IRS 990 filings record $23.3M in grants to The Dallas Opera across 108 grants from 37 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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