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Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc

MTAB acts as a steward of public and private funds to provide professional-caliber performances, free to the public, at Miller Outdoor Theatre for the cultural enrichment of Houston's diverse communities and visitors to the city.

$743k
Granted FY2023
35
Grants FY2023
32
Organizations funded FY2023
6%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$9,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$110,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 33
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
1
Total assets, FY2023
$6.0M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 6% of the organizations Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHealthInternationalYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202332$743k6%
FY202233$560k18%
FY202123$313k9%
FY20201$41k0%
FY201933$1.2M18%
FY201832$1.4M19%
FY201728$1.4Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Arts & Culture$5.6MHealth$23kInternational$8k

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Houston Symphony Society$790,00061%
Theatre Under the Stars Inc$746,00042%
Houston Grand Opera Association Inc$647,00061%
Houston Ballet Foundation$515,00051%
University of Houston$382,0006n/a
HITS Theatre$307,00059%
Festival Chicano Inc$266,000678%
Bacement Fdn for the Arts$209,0004n/a
Dance of Asian America$180,000619%
Diaz Music Institute$93,50067%
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All grantees of Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Houston Symphony Society$790,00061%
Theatre Under the Stars Inc$746,00042%
Houston Grand Opera Association Inc$647,00061%
Houston Ballet Foundation$515,00051%
University of Houston$382,0006n/a
HITS Theatre$307,00059%
Festival Chicano Inc$266,000678%
Bacement Fdn for the Arts$209,0004n/a
Dance of Asian America$180,000619%
Diaz Music Institute$93,50067%
Institute of Hispanic Culture$93,000522%
Texas Folklife Resources$92,00064%
Foundation for Modern Music$87,500612%
Houston Metropolitan Dance Center Inc$84,00056%
Express Childrens Theatre Express Childrens Theatre$80,000610%
Mercury Chamber Orchestra Inc$69,50061%
Mexican Institute of Greater Houston Inc$67,4002n/a
Indian Performing Arts Samskriti$63,500621%
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra$63,50052%
Stages$60,00030%
Houston Chamber Choir$53,00053%
A D Players$49,00020%
Asia Society Texas Center$47,00050%
Texas Medical Center Orchestra$47,000415%
Performing Arts Houston$46,00050%
Indian Performing Arts$40,5003n/a
Da Camera Society of Texas$39,00040%
Aperio$36,000411%
Community Music Center of Houston$36,00044%
Moksh Community Arts Inc$35,000463%
Dance Houston$32,500112%
Silambam Houston$31,25043%
The Houston Jazz Collective$31,000411%
Young Audiences Inc of Houston$27,4003n/a
Apollo Chamber Players$23,00032%
Fundacion Latinoamericana de Accion Social Inc$23,00030%
Houston Latin American Philharmonic$22,00026%
Windsync$20,00023%
Open Dance Project Inc$17,00022%
American Festival for the Arts$16,0002n/a
Young Artists of Houston$15,0002n/a
Houston Young Artists' Concert$13,400224%
Houston Independent Sch Dist$9,5001n/a
Japan-America Society of Houston$8,00013%
Prelude Music Foundation$8,00012%
Jazz Houston$8,00016%
Odissi Academy$7,2501n/a
Houston Contemporary Dance Company$7,00013%
HSPVA Friends$7,00010%
Wildfish Theatre Company$6,70011%

Where it is load-bearing

Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 41 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHouston Symphony Society: $790,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetTheatre Under the Stars Inc: $746,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $647,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetHouston Ballet Foundation: $515,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetHITS Theatre: $307,000 over 5y, 8.9% of budgetFestival Chicano Inc: $266,000 over 6y, 78% of budgetDance of Asian America: $180,000 over 6y, 19% of budgetDiaz Music Institute: $93,500 over 6y, 7.4% of budgetInstitute of Hispanic Culture: $93,000 over 5y, 22% of budgetTexas Folklife Resources: $92,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetFoundation for Modern Music: $87,500 over 6y, 12% of budgetHouston Metropolitan Dance Center Inc: $84,000 over 5y, 6.3% of budgetExpress Childrens Theatre Express Childrens Theatre: $80,000 over 6y, 10% of budgetMercury Chamber Orchestra Inc: $69,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetIndian Performing Arts Samskriti: $63,500 over 6y, 21% of budgetRiver Oaks Chamber Orchestra: $63,500 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetStages: $60,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHouston Chamber Choir: $53,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetA D Players: $49,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAsia Society Texas Center: $47,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTexas Medical Center Orchestra: $47,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetPerforming Arts Houston: $46,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetDa Camera Society of Texas: $39,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAperio: $36,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetCommunity Music Center of Houston: $36,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetMoksh Community Arts Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 63% of budgetDance Houston: $32,500 over 1y, 12% of budgetSilambam Houston: $31,250 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetThe Houston Jazz Collective: $31,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetApollo Chamber Players: $23,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetFundacion Latinoamericana de Accion Social Inc: $23,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHouston Latin American Philharmonic: $22,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetWindsync: $20,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetOpen Dance Project Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetHouston Young Artists' Concert: $13,400 over 2y, 24% of budgetJapan-America Society of Houston: $8,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetPrelude Music Foundation: $8,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetJazz Houston: $8,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetHouston Contemporary Dance Company: $7,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetHSPVA Friends: $7,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWildfish Theatre Company: $6,700 over 1y, 1.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

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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.

Houston Arts AllianceThe Brown Foundation …The Cullen Trust for …Houston Endowment IncAlbert & Ethel Herzst…Shell USA Company Fou…The Powell FoundationThe Humphreys Foundat…Greater Houston Commu…Arts Connect HoustonThe Wortham Foundatio…Strake Foundation
Houston Arts AllianceTX66.8× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Houston Arts Alliance · The Brown Foundation Inc · The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts · Houston Endowment Inc · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Powell Foundation · The Humphreys Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Arts Connect Houston · The Wortham Foundation Inc · Strake Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc

How much does Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc give?
Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc reported 35 grants totaling $742,500 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (99%), Health (0%), International (0%).
Who are Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Houston Symphony Society ($790k), Theatre Under the Stars Inc ($746k), Houston Grand Opera Association Inc ($647k).
Does Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 6% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Houston Arts Alliance, The Brown Foundation Inc, The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts.
Where is Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc based?
Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 50 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $888k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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