Grants paid by Merce Cunningham Trust
EIN 01-6186903 · New York, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T23
Merce Cunningham Trust of New York, NY (EIN 01-6186903) reported 12 grants paid totaling $289,100 to 6 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $10,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$289,100
12 grants
Recipients
6
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$10,000
1 commitment · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | $181,100 | $10,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | $15,000 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | $15,000 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $40,000 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $8,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $15,000 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $15,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 6 recipients receiving the most from Merce Cunningham Trust, by grants paid, out of 6 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cage Trust 13-7031717 | C | Red Hook, NY | 1 | $120,000 | 2018 |
| Purchase College Foundation Inc 23-7066616 | C | Southampton, NY | 6 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | U | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | 2018 |
| Centre National de Danse Contemporaire-Angers | U | ANGERS | 2 | $25,500 | 2018 |
| Black and White Project Space Inc 26-1718104 | B | Southampton, NY | 1 | $8,000 | 2023 |
| Walk in the Rain Films | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $5,600 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 13 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Purchase College Foundation Inc Purchase, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | FINANCIAL AID FOR DANCE STUDENTS | 202641219349100019 |
| 2024 | Purchase College Foundation Inc Southampton, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING OF CUNNINGHAM TECHNIQUE TO DANCE STUDENTS. | 202511359349102931 |
| 2023 | Black and White Project Space Inc Southampton, NY | B | $8,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS RELATED TO PERFORMANCES OF MERCE CUNNINGHAM REPERTORY AT ROCKAWAY BEACH | 202411139349100546 |
| 2022 | Purchase College Foundation Purchase, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COURSES IN MODERN TECHNIQUE AND MODERN REPERTORY WITHIN THE PURCHASE COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF DANCE. | 202321079349100522 |
| 2022 | Purchase College Foundation Purchase, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COURSES IN MODERN TECHNIQUE AND MODERN REPERTORY WITHIN THE PURCHASE COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF DANCE. | 202321079349100522 |
| 2021 | Purchase College Foundation Purchase, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COURSES IN MODERN TECHNIQUE AND MODERN REPERTORY WITHIN THE PURCHASE COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF DANCE. | 202231089349100008 |
| 2020 | Purchase College Foundation Purchase, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT DANCE PROFESSORS IN DANCE CONSERVATORY | 202131049349100118 |
| 2018 | John Cage Trust Red Hook, NY | C | $120,000 | paid | SPECIAL CENTENNIAL GRANT APPROVED BY TRUSTEES | 201941209349100644 |
| 2018 | The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New York, NY | U | $30,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT CUNNINGHAM SCHOLARS IN CENTENNIAL | 201941209349100644 |
| 2018 | Centre National de Danse Contemporaire-Angers ANGERS | U | $15,032 | paid | ANNUAL GRANT TO CNDC | 201941209349100644 |
| 2018 | Centre National de Danse Contemporaire-Angers ANGERS | U | $10,468 | paid | GRANT FOR ROBERT SWINSTON'S WORK AT THE CNDC IN FRANCE | 201941209349100644 |
| 2018 | Centre National de Danse Contemporaire-Angers ANGERS | U | $10,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT RESTAGING BIPED AT CENTRE NATIONAL DE DANSE CONTEMPORAIRE | 201941209349100644 |
| 2018 | Walk in the Rain Films Brooklyn, NY | U | $5,600 | paid | TRUSTEE GRANT FOR FILM IF THE DANCER DANCES | 201941209349100644 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202641219349100019 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202511359349102931 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411139349100546 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321079349100522 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231089349100008 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202131049349100118 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201941209349100644 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/016186903.json.
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