Grants paid by The Robert Black Foundation Trust Dated September 212018
EIN 83-1970113 · Hartford, CT · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Robert Black Foundation Trust Dated September 212018 of Hartford, CT (EIN 83-1970113) reported 44 grants paid totaling $122,099 to 18 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$122,099
44 grants
Recipients
18
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | $21,119 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $7,970 | — |
| 2022 | 10 | $18,000 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $14,010 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $47,000 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $14,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 18 recipients receiving the most from The Robert Black Foundation Trust Dated September 212018, by grants paid, out of 18 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Britain Museum of American Art 06-1422234 | B | New Britain, CT | 1 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| New Music On Point 47-5550050 | C | Leicester, VT | 6 | $19,000 | 2025 |
| International Society of Bassists 31-1616145 | B | Dallas, TX | 3 | $12,250 | 2024 |
| Bang On a Can 13-3392963 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 5 | $11,000 | 2025 |
| Moab Music Festival 87-0502896 | B | Moab, UT | 6 | $10,500 | 2025 |
| Millay Arts Foundation | U | Austerlitz, NY | 3 | $7,500 | 2025 |
| Network for New Music 22-2629436 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 6 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Association Megave Festival Savoy Truffle | U | Megeve | 1 | $5,100 | 2020 |
| Ensemble Ipse 81-3397623 | C | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $4,760 | 2023 |
| Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia 23-7121950 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $4,000 | 2023 |
| Millay Arts | U | Austerlitz, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| New Music Solidarity Fund | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Cuatro Puntas 47-4862489 | D | Hartfoird, CT | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Cuarto Puntos | U | Winsted, CT | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Estate of Phil Niblock | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Bass Players for Black Composers | U | Maplewood, NJ | 1 | $970 | 2021 |
| Greater Hartford Arts Council 23-7111486 | B | Hartford, CT | 1 | $519 | 2020 |
| Jordan Dykstra | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
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 44 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bang On a Can Brooklyn, NY | B | $3,000 | paid | Summer institute scholarship/Loud Weekend | 202611239349100501 |
| 2025 | New Music On the Point Leicester, VT | B | $3,000 | paid | Bass scholarship/General support | 202611239349100501 |
| 2025 | Moab Music Festival Moab, UT | B | $2,500 | paid | Commissioning club for new music | 202611239349100501 |
| 2025 | Millay Arts Foundation Austerlitz, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | Support art residencies for composers | 202611239349100501 |
| 2025 | Network for New Music Philadelphia, PA | B | $1,000 | paid | Commissioning composers to write art music oieces | 202611239349100501 |
| 2025 | Cuatro Puntos Winsted, CT | C | $1,000 | paid | Support musicians in developing countries | 202611239349100501 |
| 2025 | Estate of Phil Niblock Brooklyn, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | Commission of music composition | 202611239349100501 |
| 2024 | New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | B | $30,000 | paid | To fund an exhibition that explores the visual textual and musical collaboration between artist David Hackney and composer James Sellars. | 202501349349102305 |
| 2024 | International Society of Bassists Dallas, TX | B | $4,000 | paid | Musical composition for new music art pieces. | 202501349349102305 |
| 2024 | New Music On the Point Leicester, VT | B | $3,000 | paid | Scholarship to attend music festival and general support. | 202501349349102305 |
| 2024 | Millay Arts Foundation Austerlitz, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | Support art residencies for composers | 202501349349102305 |
| 2024 | Moab Music Festival Moab, UT | B | $2,500 | paid | Commissioning club for new music | 202501349349102305 |
| 2024 | Bang On a Can Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | Summer institute scholorship for bass players | 202501349349102305 |
| 2024 | Cuarto Puntos Winsted, CT | U | $2,000 | paid | Support for musicians in developing countries | 202501349349102305 |
| 2024 | Network for New Music Philadelphia, PA | B | $1,000 | paid | Commissioning composers to write art music pieces | 202501349349102305 |
| 2023 | New Music On Point Leicester, VT | C | $3,000 | paid | Scholarship to attend the festival and general operating support. | 202401279349101445 |
| 2023 | Bang On a Can Brooklyn, NY | B | $3,000 | paid | Summer institute scholarship for bass players | 202401279349101445 |
| 2023 | Moab Music Festival Moab, UT | B | $2,500 | paid | Commissioning club for new music | 202401279349101445 |
| 2023 | Millay Arts Foundation Austerlitz, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | Support art residencies for composers. | 202401279349101445 |
| 2023 | Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | C | $1,500 | paid | Commission a new work from Carlos Cordero and Julia Flanders | 202401279349101445 |
| 2023 | Network for New Music Philadelphia, PA | C | $1,000 | paid | Commissioning composers to write art music pieces. | 202401279349101445 |
| 2023 | Ensemble Ipse Brooklyn, NY | C | $510 | paid | Grant for recording James Sellers clarinet quartet, Elms. | 202401279349101445 |
| 2022 | International Society of Bassists Dallas, TX | C | $4,250 | paid | Musical composition competition for new music art pieces | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | Ensemble Ipse Brooklyn, NY | C | $4,250 | paid | Grant for recording of James Sellars clarinet quartet, Elms. | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | Millay Arts Austerlitz, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | Composition Fellowship. | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | Bang On a Can Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | Summer institute scholarship for bass players | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | Moab Music Festival Moab, UT | B | $1,500 | paid | Co-commission for a piece for double bass by John Luther Adams. | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | Network for New Music Philadelphia, PA | B | $1,000 | paid | Commissioningcomposers to write art music pieces. | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | Cuatro Puntas Hartfoird, CT | D | $1,000 | paid | Support for musicians in developing countries | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | Moab Music Festival Moab, UT | B | $1,000 | paid | Commissioning club for new music | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | New Music On Point Leichester, VT | C | $500 | paid | Seed money for a 5 year fundraiser | 202303059349101020 |
| 2022 | Jordan Dykstra Brooklyn, NY | U | $500 | paid | Commission for premiere of a piece titled In Better Shape Than You | 202303059349101020 |
| 2021 | New Music On the Point Leichester, VT | B | $4,000 | paid | Dedicated to emerging composers and performers | 202201339349103580 |
| 2021 | Bang On a Can Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | Supporting individuals in the early stages of their careers. | 202201339349103580 |
| 2021 | Network for New Music Philadelphia, PA | B | $1,000 | paid | Commissioning composers to create new art music pieces | 202201339349103580 |
| 2021 | Bass Players for Black Composers Maplewood, NJ | U | $970 | paid | General support services to young Black composers. | 202201339349103580 |
| 2021 | Moab Music Festival Moab, UT | B | $500 | paid | Contribution to thier inaugural Commissioning Club to fund composer Kenji Bunch | 202201339349103580 |
| 2020 | New Music On the Point Leichester, VT | B | $5,500 | paid | Dedicated to emerging composers and performers | 202122809349100522 |
| 2020 | Association Megave Festival Savoy Truffle Megeve | U | $5,100 | paid | Festival to support the performance of orchestra work. | 202122809349100522 |
| 2020 | International Society of Bassists Dallas, TX | B | $4,000 | paid | Prize money for composers who won the Composition Competition sponsored by the International Society of Bassists. | 202122809349100522 |
| 2020 | New Music Solidarity Fund Brooklyn, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | Assistance to musicians and composers severely impacted by the Covid pandemic. | 202122809349100522 |
| 2020 | Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | C | $2,500 | paid | To commission composer Melissa Dunphy to compose a new work for the Philadelphia Mendelssohn Chorus. | 202122809349100522 |
| 2020 | Network for New Music Philadelphia, PA | B | $1,000 | paid | Commissioning composers to create new art music pieces. | 202122809349100522 |
| 2020 | Greater Hartford Arts Council Hartford, CT | B | $519 | paid | Provide assistance to CT area composers and musicians inpacted by the Covid pandemic. | 202122809349100522 |
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 | 202611239349100501 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501349349102305 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202401279349101445 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303059349101020 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201339349103580 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202122809349100522 |
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/831970113.json.
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