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The Mockingbird Foundation

The mission of THE MOCKINGBIRD FOUNDATION is to provide support to organizations which promote the education, involvement and appreciation of musical activities for children throughout the united states.this support is provided through the awarding of grants throughout the year. These grants are not distributed to any related parties…

$257k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
17
Itemized grants FY2025
9
Organizations funded FY2022
100%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Itemized, FY2025
$164k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 29
FY2017 to FY2022
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$483k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 100% of the organizations The Mockingbird Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $94k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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
FY2025still arriving16$158k94%
FY20229$94k100%
FY202111$101k100%
FY202029$240k97%
FY201911$119k100%
FY201812$127k100%
FY201711$78kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$591kEducation$120kYouth Development$100kHealth$53kHuman Services$25kPhilanthropy$16kHousing & Shelter$13kReligion$5k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MI
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CA
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NC
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AL
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Girls Rock Detroit$30,0001n/a
Magic City Acceptance Academy Charter Sc$20,00010%
ArtsPlus$20,00011%
The Harmony Program Inc$18,00011%
Vandercook College of Music$17,00020%
Young Tradition Vermont Inc$16,308114%
A Place Called Home$15,00010%
Alvord Unified School District$14,8001n/a
The 234 Project Foundation$10,0001n/a
Create Now Inc$10,00013%
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All grantees of The Mockingbird Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Girls Rock Detroit$30,0001n/a
Magic City Acceptance Academy Charter Sc$20,00010%
ArtsPlus$20,00011%
The Harmony Program Inc$18,00011%
Vandercook College of Music$17,00020%
Young Tradition Vermont Inc$16,308114%
A Place Called Home$15,00010%
Alvord Unified School District$14,8001n/a
The 234 Project Foundation$10,0001n/a
Create Now Inc$10,00013%
Pagosa Peak Open School$10,0001n/a
Musical Empowerment Inc$10,00014%
Savannah Music Festivalinc$10,00010%
Heartbeat Music Project$10,0001n/a
Logos Academy$10,00010%
Rock to the Future Inc$10,0002n/a
Young Women's Preparatory Network$10,00010%
Girls Choral Academy$10,00014%
Exceptional Children's Foundation$10,00010%
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition Inc$10,00010%
She Rock She Rock$10,00014%
Beyond the Grade$10,0001n/a
Keys Corp$10,00014%
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Inc$10,00013%
Artsmart$10,00012%
Foundations of Music$10,00014%
Children's Eye Foundation The Foundation Of AAPOS$10,0001n/a
Farina Foundation$10,0001n/a
Empire State Youth Orchestra Inc$10,00010%
Via Rehabilitation Services Inc$10,00010%
Jackson State University$10,0001n/a
Aspire Public Schools Foundation$10,00010%
Lakota Youth Development$10,00012%
Indigenous Community Empowerment Network$10,0001n/a
Nashville Symphony Association$9,91010%
Friends of Breakthrough Schools$8,59610%
Mental Health America of Dutchess County Inc$8,35010%
Keene Housing Kids Collaborative$8,00011%
ARTogether$8,00013%
Civic Music Association of Milwaukee$8,000111%
Grayson County Summer Stage$6,0001n/a
Girls Rock Chicago$6,00015%
Atlanta Music Project Inc$5,00010%
Building for the Arts Ny Inc$5,00010%
Conotton Valley Union Local Schools$5,0001n/a
National Performance Network Inc$5,00010%
Rock N Roll Camp for Girls$5,00012%
Beyond the Natural Foundation$5,00012%
Rosies House A Music Academy for Children Inc$5,00020%
Michigan State University$5,0001n/a
Artistas y Musicos Latino Americanos$5,00012%
Denver Children's Choir$5,00011%
Nashville Opera Association$5,00010%
Open Tone Music$5,0001n/a
Harmony Hope & Healing$5,00012%
Music for Minors Inc$5,00010%
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc$5,00010%

Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($369k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Mockingbird Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMagic City Acceptance Academy Charter Sc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetArtsPlus: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Harmony Program Inc: $18,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetVandercook College of Music: $17,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Tradition Vermont Inc: $16,308 over 1y, 14% of budgetA Place Called Home: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCreate Now Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetMusical Empowerment Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetSavannah Music Festivalinc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLogos Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYoung Women's Preparatory Network: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGirls Choral Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetExceptional Children's Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetShe Rock She Rock: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetKeys Corp: $10,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetJefferson School African American Heritage Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetArtsmart: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetFoundations of Music: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetEmpire State Youth Orchestra Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVia Rehabilitation Services Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAspire Public Schools Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLakota Youth Development: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNashville Symphony Association: $9,910 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Breakthrough Schools: $8,596 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMental Health America of Dutchess County Inc: $8,350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKeene Housing Kids Collaborative: $8,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetARTogether: $8,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetCivic Music Association of Milwaukee: $8,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetGirls Rock Chicago: $6,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetAtlanta Music Project Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBuilding for the Arts Ny Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational Performance Network Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRock N Roll Camp for Girls: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetBeyond the Natural Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetRosies House A Music Academy for Children Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetArtistas y Musicos Latino Americanos: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetDenver Children's Choir: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNashville Opera Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHarmony Hope & Healing: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMusic for Minors Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMiami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 42.

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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.

D'Addario Foundation …The Lewis Prize Found…The Cma FoundationRea Charitable TrustTruist Foundation IncAmerican Gift FundGe Aerospace Foundati…Tides FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…Mightycause Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…
D'Addario Foundation IncNY39.1× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: D'Addario Foundation Inc · The Lewis Prize Foundation Inc · The Cma Foundation · Rea Charitable Trust · Truist Foundation Inc · American Gift Fund · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Tides Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 The Mockingbird Foundation

How much does The Mockingbird Foundation give?
The Mockingbird Foundation reported 17 itemized grants totaling $164,078, out of $256,878 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does The Mockingbird Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (64%), Education (13%), Youth Development (11%).
Who are The Mockingbird Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Girls Rock Detroit ($30k), Magic City Acceptance Academy Charter Sc ($20k), ArtsPlus ($20k).
Does The Mockingbird Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Mockingbird Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include D'Addario Foundation Inc, The Lewis Prize Foundation Inc, The Cma Foundation.
Where is The Mockingbird Foundation based?
The Mockingbird Foundation is based in CA.

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 98 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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