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    Grants for new sound/light equipment

    My experience is that most granting agencies that are likely to be interested to a smallish non profit are those that are located close to you. ( the ETC corporate giving is the only nationwide one I am aware of)Some way of possibly finding these groups. Look in any largish arts organizations...
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    Why is it so hard to give away money?

    One issue is how to find the proper folks to contact. This is an ongoing issue.As for what we give money for - here is a breakdown of the last cycle for smallish organizations.1/2 of a light board. ( They had partial funding already) 1/3 of an air conditioning system. 3 separate...
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    Why is it so hard to give away money?

    Not sure I understand your point. I can only give to a 501(c)(3) organization. We want to target small organizations. The majority of our funding last cycle was to smaller organizations ( annual budget under 1M ). Next cycle I will try and remember to ask for annual budget as part of the...
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    Why is it so hard to give away money?

    Not sure where this should go – but facility operations seemed the closest.My family recently expanded their small foundation providing additional funding for the performing arts – focusing on small groups in our region. While I believe we were able to help a number of smaller companies with...
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