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Who funds Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated
EIN 11-2336154 · Brooklyn, NY · NTEE A65
Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated of Brooklyn, NY (EIN 11-2336154) was named as a grant recipient by 33 funders in 74 grants paid totaling $7,561,768 in tax years 2018–2026, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$7,561,768
74 grants paid
Funders
33
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2026
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$3,545,000
not included in grants received
Funders
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.
Grants
The 88 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rose M Badgeley Charitable Trust 10-214890 | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $27,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202621349349101797 |
| 2025 | The Shubert Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES | 202600699349100740 |
| 2025 | The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON | 202641619349101109 |
| 2025 | The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202632039349101003 |
| 2025 | The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM GRANT | 202631209349101233 |
| 2024 | The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $150,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533219349107053 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202513219349106006 |
| 2024 | The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533219349107053 |
| 2024 | Altman Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE MARKETING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT | 202513169349103621 |
| 2024 | Altman Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | approved, future | TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE MARKETING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT | 202513169349103621 |
| 2024 | The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | FOUNDATION GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING | 202533099349100138 |
| 2024 | The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | FOUNDATION GRANT - CHANGE CAPITAL | 202533099349100138 |
| 2024 | American Endowment Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE | 202513219349310376 |
| 2024 | The New York Urban League Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | A | $45,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE ANNUAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT | 202521349349303502 |
| 2024 | The New York Urban League Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | A | $45,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE ANNUAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT | 202620279349301527 |
| 2024 | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $30,000 | approved, future | DANCE PROGRAMMING | 202523189349103632 |
| 2024 | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $30,000 | paid | DANCE PROGRAMMING | 202523189349103632 |
| 2024 | The Shubert Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES | 202500529349100620 |
| 2024 | Universal Music All Together Now Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202503019349101600 |
| 2024 | The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. | 202502759349100910 |
| 2024 | The Scherman Foundation Inc | The Billie Holiday Theater Brooklyn, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202543169349103669 |
| 2024 | The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202541349349103844 |
| 2023 | The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | C | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202413199349103981 |
| 2023 | The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre the Brooklyn, NY | C | $75,000 | paid | FOUNDATION GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING | 202403189349100400 |
| 2023 | The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | FOUNDATION GRANT - SUPPLEMENTAL GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403189349100400 |
| 2023 | Altman Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN MARKETING, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY | 202443109349101489 |
| 2023 | The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre the Brooklyn, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | FOUNDATION GRANT - LEADERSHIP TRANSITION | 202403189349100400 |
| 2023 | American Endowment Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202442479349301654 |
| 2023 | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $35,000 | paid | DANCE PROGRAMMING | 202620519349100807 |
| 2023 | Alliance of Resident Theatres New York Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | New York Theatre Program | 202420579349301037 |
| 2023 | The Shubert Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS/ACTIVITIES | 202400409349100130 |
| 2023 | Universal Music All Together Now Foundation Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202402489349100810 |
| 2023 | The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202521359349102477 |
| 2023 | The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202411369349105396 |
| 2023 | The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM GRANT | 202421349349101017 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | MATCHING GIFT | 202423199349105557 |
| 2022 | The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $225,000 | approved, future | ARTS EDUCATION | 202343199349106964 |
| 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $206,660 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT TO PROVIDE AUDIENCES WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT ACROSS THE WORLD; AND TO PROVIDE ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT ARTISTIC FREEDOM AND FOR CORE SUPPORT TO LAUNCH THE NATIONAL BLACK SEED FUND TO INVEST IN BLACK THEATERS | 202343199349104934 |
| 2022 | Seller-Lehrer Family Foundation Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | CHARITY | 202323199349108032 |
| 2022 | The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | approved, future | FOUNDATION GRANT - SUPPLEMENTAL GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202313189349103131 |
| 2022 | Altman Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN MARKETING, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY | 202303129349102280 |
| 2022 | Altman Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN MARKETING, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY | 202303129349102280 |
| 2022 | The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323189349101732 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | A | $37,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | US National Committee for Un Women Washington, DC | A | $37,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $35,000 | approved, future | DANCE PROGRAMMING | 202303199349109565 |
| 2022 | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $35,000 | paid | DANCE PROGRAMMING | 202303199349109565 |
| 2022 | Alliance of Resident Theatres New York Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $26,500 | paid | General Operating | 202321329349304567 |
| 2022 | Turtle Creek Chorale Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | HONOR AUDRA MCDONALD'S PERFORMANCE | 202302579349301795 |
| 2022 | The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | TO FURTHER EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, MEDICAL, CULTURAL, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES. | 202303129349100515 |
| 2022 | The Shubert Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202320729349100117 |
| 2022 | The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. | 202322789349100107 |
| 2022 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | A | $6,225 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202340469349301209 |
| 2022 | The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM GRANT | 202321309349100727 |
| 2022 | The Estee Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT BLACK THEATRE UNITED | 202310909349100011 |
| 2022 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | Program Support | 202331649349100723 |
| 2022 | The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $3,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202331359349104568 |
| 2021 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $37,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202232859349300818 |
| 2021 | Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | A | $36,025 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202241739349301024 |
| 2021 | Alliance of Resident Theatres New York Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre New York, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | relief fund | 202240899349300824 |
| 2021 | The Shubert Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre New York, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202230709349101203 |
| 2021 | The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202231369349103738 |
| 2021 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | A | $5,200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202240469349301419 |
| 2021 | The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM GRANT | 202201269349100820 |
| 2021 | The Cowles Charitable Trust | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | THE ARTS | 202410169349100366 |
| 2020 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $4,000,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE BLACK SEED, A COLLABORATIVE NATIONAL ECOSYSTEM FOR BLACK THEATER INSTITUTIONS | 202133159349102913 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,120,000 | approved, future | General support and for core support to launch the national Black Seed Fund to invest in black theaters | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,000,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT THE BLACK SEED, A COLLABORATIVE NATIONAL ECOSYSTEM FOR BLACK THEATER INSTITUTIONS | 202133159349102913 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $300,000 | approved, future | General Support | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $300,000 | paid | FOUNDATION GRANT - SPECIAL PROJECTS | 202133099349101608 |
| 2020 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $250,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT THE BLACK SEED, A NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN TO STRENGTHEN THE BLACK THEATER FIELD BY OFFERING MATERIAL SUPPORTS TO BLACK THEATERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY | 202123139349100847 |
| 2020 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE BLACK SEED, A NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN TO STRENGTHEN THE BLACK THEATER FIELD BY OFFERING MATERIAL SUPPORTS TO BLACK THEATERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY | 202123139349100847 |
| 2020 | The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $225,000 | paid | FOUNDATION GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133099349101608 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | General Support | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Core support for Black Theatre United to to influence reform and battle systemic racism within the theater community and the country as a whole | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | approved, future | Core support for Black Theatre United to to influence reform and battle systemic racism within the theater community and the country as a whole | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | Altman Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED EXPANSION AND INTEGRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THE CREATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM THAT CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AT MULTIPLE LIFE STAGES TO WORLD-CLASS ART MAKING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION | 202103139349100630 |
| 2020 | Altman Foundation | The Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED EXPANSION AND INTEGRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THE CREATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM THAT CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AT MULTIPLE LIFE STAGES TO WORLD-CLASS ART MAKING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION | 202103139349100630 |
| 2020 | The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | TO FURTHER EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, MEDICAL, CULTURAL, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES. | 202133169349102973 |
| 2020 | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $35,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT OF ITS DANCE PROGRAM | 202113159349102811 |
| 2020 | Booth Ferris Foundation Xxxxx4008 | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202103069349101555 |
| 2020 | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $35,000 | paid | DANCE PROGRAMMING | 202113159349102811 |
| 2020 | Alliance of Resident Theatres New York Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | PRODUCTION DESIGN | 202130609349300333 |
| 2020 | Tiger Baron Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brookln, NY | B | $11,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT PURPOSES | 202133159349102098 |
| 2020 | The Maurice Sendak Foundation Inc | The Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | TO HELP THE THEATRE THAT IS A BEACON FOR WORLD CLASS ART, MUSIC, FILM, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, ETC. ROOTED IN RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE HEART OF BED-STUY | 202123189349100382 |
| 2020 | The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | HARD COSTS RELATED TO FACILITY RENOVATIONS, AND PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SIGNAGE. | 202103479349100320 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | B | $3,158 | paid | Matching Gift | 202123199349107292 |
| 2018 | Time Warner Foundation Inc | Billie Holiday Theatre Brooklyn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | Support theater's 2018 playwriting festival | 201910859349100211 |
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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