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Who does The Presser Foundation fund?

The Presser Foundation has awarded $26 million across 2,903 grants to 611 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $4,000, with most between $3,000 and $7,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $4,000 versus $3,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$26.2M
Typical grant
$4K
Grantees
611
Grants
2,903
Years
2019–2024

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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 611 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
V Various $1.1M72019–20242024— —
Mann Center for the Performing Arts $741K142019–20242024PA
L Liveconnections DBA World Cafe Live $566K142020–20242024— —
University of the Arts $523K112019–20232023PA
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society $522K152019–20242024PA
Kimmel Center INC $455K72019–20212021PA
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC $450K42022–20232023PA
S Settlement Music School $428K112019–20242024— —
Curtis Institute of Music $376K122019–20242024PA
Opera Philadelphia $365K122019–20242024PA
T The Philadelphia Orchestra $300K52019–20212021— —
Z Zoellner Arts Center $280K102020–20242024— —
The Academy of Vocal Arts $279K92019–20242024PA
The Music School of Delaware INC $275K102019–20242024DE
Kutztown University Foundation INC $273K92019–20232023PA
P Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts $271K112019–20242024— —
Allentown Symphony Association INC $260K102019–20242024PA
O Operadelaware $256K152019–20242024— —
P Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute $250K92020–20242024— —
W Wrti901fm $249K72019–20242024— —
R Rider University - Westminster Choir College $246K102019–20242024— —
Bach Choir of Bethlehem $240K112019–20242024PA
Reading Symphony Orchestra INC $235K102019–20242024MA
West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance $225K32021–20242024PA
T The Crossing $222K102019–20232023— —
A Astral Artists INC $210K92019–20232023— —
I Individual recipient $208K82019–20242024— —
Musicopia INC $200K142019–20242024PA
Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation $200K42019–20212021PA
T Temple University $196K152019–20242024— —
P Prism Quartet Incorporated $195K152019–20242024PA
C Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia $190K112019–20242024— —
P Penn Live Arts $189K82021–20242024— —
T Temple University Music Preparatory Division $188K72019–20242024— —
The Choir School of Delaware INC $187K162019–20242024DE
C Community Music School Lehigh Valley $186K82019–20242024— —
I Individual recipient $182K72019–20242024— —
Singing City $177K112019–20242024PA
T The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC (ensemble Arts) $175K220242024— —
I Individual recipient $170K102019–20242024— —
I Individual recipient $164K112019–20242024— —
Tempesta Di Mare INC $161K142019–20242024PA
P Play on Philly (pop) $155K62019–20242024— —
E Esperanza $153K102019–20232023— —
Princeton Symphony Orchestra INC $152K82019–20242024NJ
B Beyond the Bars $150K122021–20242024— —
C Community Music School of Collegeville $144K112019–20242024— —
T The Grand Opera House $140K32021–20232023— —
Network for New Music $138K112019–20242024PA
Piffaro the Renaissance Band $137K142019–20242024PA
Lebanon Valley College $131K102019–20242024PA
Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia $128K102019–20232023PA
S State Theatre Regional Arts Center at New Brunswick INC $128K62019–20222022— —
D Darlington Arts Center $127K112019–20242024— —
Elizabethtown College $123K102019–20242024PA
Wilmington Childrens Chorus INC $107K142020–20242024DE
Ars Nova Workshop INC $103K162019–20242024PA
K Kutztown University $103K22022–20242024— —
Wcr Center for the Arts INC $100K220212021PA
Eastern University $100K120232023PA
I Individual recipient $98K72019–20212021— —
F Florida State University $96K142019–20242024— —
University of Southern California $96K142019–20242024CA
I Indiana University $96K142019–20242024— —
E Encore Series Incthe Philly Pops $95K52020–20222022— —
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra $93K72019–20242024PA
University of Miami $93K132019–20242024FL
Christina Cultural Arts Center INC $90K62021–20242024DE
Capital Harmony Works INC $90K52022–20242024NJ
P Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choirs $88K72021–20242024— —
Harrisburg Symphony Association INC $86K82019–20242024PA
Juilliard School $86K132019–20242024NY
Orchestra 2001 Incorporated $86K92019–20242024PA
The Friends of the Wanamaker Organ INC $84K92019–20242024PA
U University of Michigan House Officers Association $83K122019–20232023MI
P Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins $83K122019–20232023— —
A Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts $83K42019–20202020— —
U University of Illinois Urbana $83K122019–20232023— —
I Individual recipient $83K122019–20232023— —
U University of Texas (austin) $83K122019–20232023— —
Music for Everyone $78K122019–20242024PA
Lyric Fest $77K112019–20242024PA
Stetson University INC $76K82019–20242024FL
Drexel University $75K22022–20232023PA
I Individual recipient $74K122019–20242024— —
R Rutgers University $74K92019–20242024— —
C Community Conservatory $73K52019–20212021CT
R Rice University $72K72019–20242024— —
A Artsmart $70K102020–20242024— —
U University of North Texas $70K102019–20222022— —
E Eastman School of Music $70K102019–20222022— —
I Individual recipient $70K220222022— —
Y Yale University $70K72019–20242024— —
The University of Cincinnati Foundation $69K102019–20242024OH
C Choral Arts Philadelphia $66K122019–20242024— —
Westrick Music Academy INC $65K82021–20242024NJ
W Wxpn Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania $65K42022–20242024— —
Bowerbird INC $60K122019–20242024PA
Project 440 INC $59K82019–20242024PA
Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series INC $59K112019–20242024PA

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