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Who funds Music Theater Works
EIN 36-3125199 · Wilmette, IL · NTEE A6A0
Music Theater Works of Wilmette, IL (EIN 36-3125199) was named as a grant recipient by 28 funders in 76 grants paid totaling $2,124,153 in tax years 2018–2025, 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
$2,124,153
76 grants paid
Funders
28
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
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 76 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $296,050 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | The Carroll & Percy Klingenstein Foundation Inc C/O Lipsky Goodkin & Co | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202640149349100909 |
| 2025 | The Leonard and Joan Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $10,500 | paid | THEATRE PRODUCTIONS | 202621349349104307 |
| 2025 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $5,075 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202611199349300601 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $383,850 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | Whirled Peas Foundation Inc | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $305,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND RAISING | 202511339349101141 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | 202512119349301861 |
| 2024 | Rice Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Charitable | 202503029349100610 |
| 2024 | John R Halligan Charitable Fund C/O Norman Kellerman | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $17,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | 202522849349100102 |
| 2024 | The Leonard and Joan Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | THEATRE PRODUCTIONS | 202521329349102507 |
| 2024 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND CULTURE | 202543109349303959 |
| 2024 | The Sidley Austin Foundation C/O Timothy F Bergen | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541339349104974 |
| 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $5,200 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202541069349300729 |
| 2024 | Franklin Philanthropic Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202511509349101206 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $170,600 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $110,000 | paid | ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS | 202433209349319023 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | The Carroll & Percy Klingenstein Foundation Inc C/O Lipsky Goodkin & Co | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202313349349100606 |
| 2023 | John R Halligan Charitable Fund C/O Norman Kellerman | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | 202443169349101114 |
| 2023 | North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | 202412399349300971 | |
| 2023 | The Sidley Austin Foundation C/O Timothy F Bergen | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411319349102221 |
| 2023 | Franklin Philanthropic Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202411419349101216 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $38 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $67,850 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project Inc Philadelphia, PA | A | $67,850 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | 2 for 1 match contribution - to support programming serving children ages 8 to 18 in Music Theater Works's CommunityREACH and YouthREACH events and partnerships (no tickets or benefits received) | 202312279349301591 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | 2 for 1 match contribution - to support programming serving children ages 8 to 18 in Music Theater Works's CommunityREACH and YouthREACH events and partnerships (no tickets or benefits received) | 202432279349301703 |
| 2022 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $35,750 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202330939349300403 |
| 2022 | Bayless Family Foundation | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, AND SUPPORT THE EXPRESSION OR APPLICATION OF HUMAN CREATIVE SKILL AND IMAGINATION THROUGH ALL FORMS OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING LITERATURE, PERFORMING ARTS, VISUAL ARTS, MEDIA ARTS, AND CULINARY ARTS. | 202322379349100022 |
| 2022 | The Independent Charitable Gift Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202312699349300711 |
| 2022 | John R Halligan Charitable Fund C/O Norman Kellerman | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | 202333079349100613 |
| 2022 | The Sidley Austin Foundation C/O Timothy F Bergen | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321339349100602 |
| 2022 | The Leonard and Joan Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | THEATRE PRODUCTIONS | 202341569349100514 |
| 2022 | Franklin Philanthropic Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,835 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202341469349100504 |
| 2022 | Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CAMELOT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Oettinger Foundation | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $500 | paid | Performing Arts | 202311309349100201 |
| 2022 | Janis Morris Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $200 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202311359349105536 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $44 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The Chicago Community Trust | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING SERVING CHILDREN AGES 8 TO 18 | 202222249349300837 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $10,300 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | The Richard and Margaret Romano Charitable Trust | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT LIFE ART/MUSIC PROGRAMS | 202242149349100704 |
| 2021 | The Victor Herbert Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $6,000 | paid | To Support the Organization | 202102399349100320 |
| 2021 | Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | RAGTIME | 202230839349100713 |
| 2021 | The Sidley Austin Foundation C/O Timothy F Bergen | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241329349100604 |
| 2021 | The Leonard and Joan Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | THEATRE PRODUCTIONS | 202241339349103664 |
| 2021 | Sonja & F Conrad Fischer Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202201809349100415 |
| 2021 | Franklin Philanthropic Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202241369349104184 |
| 2021 | Janis Morris Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $250 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202230949349100203 |
| 2020 | John R Halligan Charitable Fund C/O Norman Kellerman | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $12,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | 202121889349100507 |
| 2020 | Evanston Community Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $5,500 | paid | Program support | 202142739349300619 |
| 2020 | Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | RAGTIME | 202131039349100508 |
| 2020 | The Richard and Margaret Romano Charitable Trust | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | SUPPORT LIFE ART/MUSIC PROGRAMS | 202111309349102581 |
| 2020 | The Leonard and Joan Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,100 | paid | THEATRE PRDUCTIONS | 202121689349100857 |
| 2020 | Sonja & F Conrad Fischer Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202123199349106937 |
| 2020 | Oettinger Foundation | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $2,000 | paid | Performing Arts | 202131369349100858 |
| 2020 | Franklin Philanthropic Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202121759349100012 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $33 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $35,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202010489349300101 |
| 2019 | John R Halligan Charitable Fund C/O Norman Kellerman | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $12,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | 202022259349100607 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $10,450 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2019 | Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. AUGUST 2019 | 202020309349100202 |
| 2019 | Sonja & F Conrad Fischer Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202032449349100618 |
| 2019 | The Leonard and Joan Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,100 | paid | THEATRE PRDUCTIONS | 202012449349100911 |
| 2019 | Kurt B Karmin Family Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $200 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202031559349100908 |
| 2019 | Stammich Family Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202032409349100853 |
| 2018 | Nib Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $37,000 | paid | ARTISTIC, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 201931939349100113 |
| 2018 | Prince Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | general operating support | 201923109349101252 |
| 2018 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $11,350 | paid | FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES | 201931359349301478 |
| 2018 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 201930459349302018 |
| 2018 | Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | PIRATES OF PENZANCE | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | The Leonard and Joan Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $2,100 | paid | THEATRE PRDUCTIONS | 201941839349100214 |
| 2018 | The Howard and Ursula Dubin Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,128 | paid | General Support | 201901339349101420 |
| 2018 | Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Kurt B Karmin Family Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 201922389349100072 |
| 2018 | Stammich Family Foundation | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 201941779349100219 |
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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