New York · Public charity
National Independent Venue Foundation
The mission of the NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE FOUNDATION (nivf) is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live performance venues and promoters throughout the united states by supporting a transparent, competitive marketplace serving a diverse and inclusive community of artists, fans, and industry workers.
- $242k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $162k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $42,788
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations National Independent Venue Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $130k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $162k | 89% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $130k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $90k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $80k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $568k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Independent Venue Association | $567,788 | 2 | 14% |
| Mike and Marcie Inc | $42,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nice Guys Pints & Pies | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Roxey Ballet Company | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| MA Wells Enterprises LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Parish Austin | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Happy Dog | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rumba Room Live Anaheim LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Club Q LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 998 Valencia LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Independent Venue Association | $567,788 | 2 | 14% |
| Mike and Marcie Inc | $42,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nice Guys Pints & Pies | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Roxey Ballet Company | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| MA Wells Enterprises LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Parish Austin | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Happy Dog | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rumba Room Live Anaheim LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Club Q LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 998 Valencia LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ne Co Board of Coop Educ Svs | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Granada Theater LLC | $23,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Clocktower Entertainment LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Club Cafe Partners Inc | $16,500 | 1 | n/a |
| EWRB LLC dba No Class | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Holland Project | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Play Enterprise LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Issue Project Room Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lulu's Downstairs LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fuzz Box Productions LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The House of Songs | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Orange Peel Social Aid and Pleasure Club LLC | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| For The Funk Of It Productions | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Montford Park Players | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About National Independent Venue Foundation
- How much does National Independent Venue Foundation give?
- National Independent Venue Foundation reported 9 itemized grants totaling $161,788, out of $241,821 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does National Independent Venue Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Safety & Disaster (78%), Arts & Culture (19%), Community Improvement (1%).
- Who are National Independent Venue Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: National Independent Venue Association ($568k), Mike and Marcie Inc ($43k), Nice Guys Pints & Pies ($25k).
- Does National Independent Venue Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National Independent Venue Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is National Independent Venue Foundation based?
- National Independent Venue Foundation is based in NY.
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