Grants awarded
Who does Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation fund?
Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation has awarded $79 million across 162 grants to 131 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $5,000 and $60,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $30,000 versus $23,250 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$79.2M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
131
Grants
162
Years
2020–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $55.1M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Schwab Donor Advised Fund | $14.8M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Collegiate Edu-Nation
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$1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| U University of Texas at Austin | $554K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Santa Fe Opera
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$350K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NM | |
New Mexico School for the Arts - Arts Institute
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$315K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NM | |
| N New Mexico State University | $300K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Amarillo College | $300K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Ngage New Mexico
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$300K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NM | |
Portland Art Museum
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OR | |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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$225K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A American Enterprise Institute | $200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Mass Design Group Ltd
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$200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MA | |
| G Golden Apple Foundation | $200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MA | |
Site Santa Fe
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$185K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NM | |
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$176K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
Whitney Museum of American Art
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$162K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
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$150K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NM | |
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$150K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Phoenix Art Museum
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$145K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
| I Individual recipient | $103K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Flagstaff Arts Council INC
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Asia Society Texas | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Ltd
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$98K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NM | |
| A American Enterprise Institute | $91K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Los Angeles County Museum of Art | $80K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $77K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | $75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Snow City Arts Foundation
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$75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Judd Foundation
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$60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums
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$55K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center INC
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NM | |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NM | |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Parallel Studios INC
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NM | |
| M McKnight Center for the Performing Arts | $48K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$43K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| B Blanton Museum of Art | $42K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Ok Contemporary Arts Center | $40K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N New Berry Library | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Brain Research Foundation
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$40K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
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$35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NM | |
| I Individual recipient | $32K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| J John Hopkins University | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| J John Hopkins University | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Blanton Museum of Art | $27K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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$26K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| W Winterthur Museum Garden and Library | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| H Hoover Institution | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| L Los Angeles County Museum of Art | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N National Trust for Historic Preservation | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $24K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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$24K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Chicago Humanities Festival
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$24K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$22K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| S Smart Museum of Art | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M MIT List Visual Arts Center | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Denver Art Museum INC
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CO | |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$16K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NM | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Oklahoma State University Museum of Art | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
American Friends of the Prado Museum
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$12K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
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$12K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NM | |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Santa Fe Children's Museum INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NM | |
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NM | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Morris Museum INC
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NJ | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Communities Foundation of Texas INC
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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