New York · Nonprofit
THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC
THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 41 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,666,066 to it, the largest being THE PIERRE & TANA MATISSE FOUNDATION INC ($450,000). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 41
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What The Midori Foundation Inc does
Mission
Midori & friends harnesses the power of music to transform the lives of children and enrich their communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Play to learn provides instrumental and vocal instruction for students in and out of school time. Midori & friends teaching artists work with students to instill courageous self-expression, the joy of learning, and a spirit of service. Students showcase artistic growth in a culminating performance that displays creativity and the transformative power of the arts. Play to learn follows the new york state standards for the arts and blueprint for teaching & learning in music: to create, perform, respond, and connect.
$1,021,056 spent$260,359 earned by the program72% of program spendingCelebrate! Music invites young learners to become global citizens in an active exploration of world music. Brings engaging ensembles from around the world and corresponding workshops into nyc public schools, cultivating a global perspective that nurtures empathy and understanding. Students experience live performances and interactive workshops with teaching artists and learn about the richness of cultural traditions, works of art and musical customs.
$212,102 spent$66,911 earned by the program15% of program spendingNextgen musician is a youth leadership & advocacy program, launched in 2022 for new york city school teens. Students are able to explore career pathways in music and beyond, through workshops, private lessons, masterclasses, performances, work-study opportunities, and career labs with critical thinkers in diverse fields of study and extraordinary artists, including world renowned virtuoso violinist midori, at no charge. Teens sharpen advocacy skills through storytelling, public speaking, and persuasive writing. The program culminates with a community presentation of their collaborative arts advocacy campaign featuring the next generation of music leaders.
$71,630 spent5% of program spendingOther innovative programs that create lasting impact include: 1. Journey to japan immerses students in an exploration of japanese artistry and musical traditions. 2. The midori summer music lab is a week-long immersive summer institute that offers musicians ages 13-18 an exclusive opportunity to elevate their artistry, leadership, and advocacy skills in the heart of new york city. 3. A professional development series provides critical training and enrichment to support our teaching artists' evolution as instructors and as role models in the classroom, including group workshops, peer mentoring, and observations that serve as a continuous forum in which teaching artists solidify goals, develop strategies, and bridge programs to curriculum.
$105,541 spent$18,967 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,410,329.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $1.4M to $1.8M (+22%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 44% · 2018 60% · 2019 66% · 2020 60% · 2021 84% · 2022 68% · 2023 63% · 2024 50% · 2025 48%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Larisa Gelman
Executive director
Board chair
Howard Sendrovitz
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 18 funders, grant income rose $185k → $234k.
6 of 41 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 41 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 54% · 2018 37% · 2019 55% · 2020 40% · 2021 55% · 2022 38% · 2023 24% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
38% of THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
72% of THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $272k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $120k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$120k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC?
- THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 41 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,666,066 to it, the largest being THE PIERRE & TANA MATISSE FOUNDATION INC ($450,000). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 41 organizations giving $1,666,066 in grants to THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC, 23 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC?
- THE PIERRE & TANA MATISSE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $450,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE MIDORI FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 41 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing