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Who does Les Paul Foundation fund?

Les Paul Foundation has awarded $2.7 million across 265 grants to 169 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $4,000, with most between $2,000 and $7,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $5,000 versus $2,500 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$2.7M
Typical grant
$4K
Grantees
169
Grants
265
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 169 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
D Discovery World $375K52020–20242024— —
Hearing Health Foundation $300K42020–20242024NY
L Little Kids Rock $239K32020–20222022— —
Notes for Notes Incorporated $170K52020–20242024TN
S Soulsville Foundation $125K52020–20242024— —
Worcester Polytechnic Institute $124K52020–20242024MA
Musicians on Call INC $105K52020–20242024TN
Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum INC $95K22022–20232023WI
Rowan University Foundation INC $82K42021–20242024NJ
W Waukesha County Historical Society $80K22020–20212021— —
M Mahwah Museum Society INC $68K42020–20242024NJ
T The College of St Rose $40K22020–20212021— —
Guitars for Vets INC $35K32020–20232023WI
First Stage Milwaukee INC Performing Arts Center $35K42020–20242024WI
Food Pantry of Waukesha County INC $30K22020–20222022WI
C Center for Food Action $30K22020–20222022— —
Young Audiences of Oregon INC $22K52020–20242024OR
Building for the Arts Ny INC $21K42021–20242024NY
New Orleans Airlift $20K120212021LA
College of Saint Rose $20K120232023NY
Bookgive INC $18K22020–20212021CO
Country Music Foundation INC $18K32022–20242024TN
Litchfield Performing Arts INC $17K32020–20222022CT
C Collingswood Public Schools $15K32020–20232023— —
The Sheldon Arts Foundation $15K32021–20232023MO
Ramapo College Foundation $14K22021–20222022NJ
Hear Your Song INC $13K42021–20242024NY
R Rock & Soul Forever Foundation $12K22022–20242024— —
B Bangtown Studio on the Go $12K22022–20232023MI
Dynamo Studios $12K32022–20242024TN
Keep Music Alive $12K42020–20242024PA
Shell Lake Arts Center INC $11K32020–20232023WI
Rockit Live Foundation INC $11K22021–20222022NJ
M Mississippi Arts Entertainment Experien $11K22022–20232023— —
T The University of Florida Fdt INC $11K120212021— —
P Public Broadcasting of Northwest PA INC $10K22022–20232023— —
B Build Incorporated $10K120222022— —
H Hear INC $10K22020–20212021MD
W Women's Audio Mission $10K120202020— —
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation INC $10K22023–20242024LA
Songbirds Foundation INC $10K22021–20222022TN
T The Lincoln Academy INC $10K120222022— —
Exploring the Arts INC $8K22022–20232023NY
National Blues Museum $8K32022–20242024MO
Free Guitars for Future Stars $8K42020–20242024IL
Y Youth & Family Services INC $8K120222022— —
Louisville Academy of Music INC $6K22023–20242024KY
S St Stephens Espiscopal Church $6K22020–20212021— —
T Two Bit Circus Foundation $6K120212021CA
Dc Jazz Festival $6K22022–20232023DC
A A Place Called Home $6K120212021— —
Music on the Inside INC $6K32022–20242024NY
M Mississippi Arts Ent Center INC $5K120212021— —
Institute of Music for Children INC $5K120222022NJ
Boston Lyric Opera Company INC $5K120212021MA
Horizons Atlanta INC $5K22022–20242024GA
T The Texas Supremacy of Music and Ar $5K120212021— —
H Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers INC $5K120222022CA
Foundation for Portland Public Schools $5K120222022ME
After-School All-Stars $5K120222022CA
R Riverwest Artists Association Incorporated $5K120232023WI
G Gaillard Mgmt Corp $5K120212021— —
Liveconnections Org $5K120212021PA
Sasha Bruce Youthwork INC $5K120222022DC
L Liveconnectionsorg $5K120242024— —
Mobile Symphony INC $5K22022–20232023AL
A Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn $5K120202020— —
Jazz House Kids INC $5K120212021NJ
Christina Cultural Arts Center INC $5K120222022DE
M Montclair State University Fdt $5K120212021— —
Broadway for Arts Education INC $5K120222022NY
A A Place Called Home $5K22022–20242024— —
N Northwest Colorado Health $5K120222022— —
A Amelia Park Children's Museum $5K120232023— —
J Johns Hopkins University $5K120242024— —
M Maya Angelou Public Charter School $5K120222022— —
N New Orleans Jazz Heritage Fdn $5K120212021— —
York County Library System $5K22023–20242024PA
B Benchmark School $4K120232023— —
Wisconsin Independent Learning College INC $4K22022–20242024WI
Bay Area Music Project $4K22021–20232023CA
B Birch Creek Music Perfcenter INC $4K22020–20212021— —
The University of Bridgeport INC $4K22023–20242024CT
Lincoln Arts Council $4K22023–20242024NE
B Bright Beginnings School $4K120232023— —
E Eleanor Roosevelt High School $3K120222022NY —
Musical Arts Institute $3K120222022IL
L Leejazzomega INC $3K120202020TN —
The Home Team - Miami INC $3K120222022FL
E Education Through Music $3K120222022— —
U University of Memphis $3K120212021— —
M Mullins Music $3K120212021— —
School of the Arts Foundation INC $2K120222022FL
The Neon Museum $2K120232023NV
Society of the Third Street Music School Settlement INC $2K120242024NY
Hive Miami INC $2K120232023FL
Lawrence Hall $2K120212021IL
Ucan $2K120222022IL
Young Musicians Foundation $2K120222022CA
Musicbreeds INC $2K120222022NY

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