Pennsylvania · Private foundation
Deus Et Musica Fund
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $676k
- Granted FY2023
- 2
- Grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
94% of Deus Et Musica Fund’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $636,331
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $636,331
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Deus Et Musica Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $40k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $30k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $60k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $245k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $225k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $168k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | $360,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Servingleaders Ministries Inc | $90,000 | 4 | 5% |
| Fuller Theological Seminary | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friendship Ministries Foundation | $72,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Ocean Reef Cultural Center Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| American Bible Society | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St John's Presbyterian Church - Devon Pa | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($120k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Deus Et Musica Fund
- How much does Deus Et Musica Fund give?
- Deus Et Musica Fund reported 2 grants totaling $676,331 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Deus Et Musica Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (45%), Arts & Culture (29%), Religion (13%).
- Who are Deus Et Musica Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Philadelphia Orchestra Association ($360k), Servingleaders Ministries Inc ($90k), Fuller Theological Seminary ($75k).
- Does Deus Et Musica Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Deus Et Musica Fund accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Deus Et Musica Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Deus Et Musica Fund based?
- Deus Et Musica Fund is based in PA.
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