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Music Matters Fund Inc: 59 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Music Matters Fund Inc, a private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA, paid 59 grants to organizations totaling $1,013,411 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $50,000 to Parlor Room in Northampton, MA for project support.
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- EIN
- 851467296
- Based in
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Assets
- $1,382,726
- Grants paid
- $1,013,411
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202513189349101541. It reported $1,013,411 in grants paid; 59 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parlor Room | Northampton, MA | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roots Music Project Foundation | Boulder, CO | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Jay Listening Room | Jacksonville Beach, FL | Project support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| DRKMTTR Collective LLC | Goodlettsville, TN | Project support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lost Church | San Francisco, CA | Project support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Royal Room | Seattle, WA | Project support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chris's Jazz Cafe | Philadelphia, PA | Project support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Vision Foundation | San Pedro, CA | Project support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Pena Cultural Center | Berkeley, CA | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maple Leaf Bar | New Orleans, LA | Project support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Longfellow Square Inc | Portland, ME | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bossa Bistro | Washington, DC | Project support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Devil's Backbone Tavern | Fischer, TX | Project support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jalopy Theatre | Brooklyn, NY | Project support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KS Klub LLC | Cleveland Heights, OH | Project support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WSLR Inc | Sarasota, FL | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Acorn Center for Performing Arts | Three Oaks, MI | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebel Rebel Studio & Lounge | Berea, KY | Project support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 118 North | Wayne, PA | Project support | $18,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Motr Pub | Cincinnati, OH | Project support | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spot On Kirk | Roanoke, VA | Project support | $15,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club | Denver, CO | Project support | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chocolate Church Arts Center | Bath, ME | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cole's Bar | Chicago, IL | Project support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 3420 Blues Club Inc | Chicago, IL | Project support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| El Rio Your Drive | San Francisco, CA | Project support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Groundworks Tucson | Tucson, AZ | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holland Project | Reno, NV | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jilly's Music Room | Akron, OH | Project support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milk Truck Productions LLC | Lawrence, KS | Project support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Claude LLC | New Orleans, LA | Project support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Xray Arcade LLC | Cudahy, WI | Project support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Snug Harbor LLC | Charlotte, NC | Project support | $9,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ojai Arts Exchange | Ojai, CA | Project support | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Room LLC | Nashville, TN | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eddie Owen Presents | Duluth, GA | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fremont Abbey Arts Center | Seattle, WA | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Issue Project Room | Brooklyn, NY | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jazz Gallery | New York, NY | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kuumbwa Jazz | Santa Cruz, CA | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| MR Tipples Recording Studio | San Francisco, CA | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make Shift | Bellingham, WA | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nobodysbaby LLC | San Francisco, CA | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rhizomedc Inc | Washington, DC | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sivan Design LLC | New York, NY | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Space | Portland, ME | Project support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jazz St Louis | St Louis, MO | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,866 | apps.irs.gov |
| Focal Point Corp | St Louis, MO | Project support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $8,545 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Cat Hospitality Group LLC | San Francisco, CA | Project support | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The 5 Spot | Nashville, TN | Project support | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Area Jazz & Arts Inc | Oakland, CA | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conor Byrne Cooperative | Seattle, WA | Project support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterside LLC | San Francisco, CA | Project support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lager House LLC | Detroit, MI | Project support | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 7drum Lessons LLC | Washington, DC | Project support | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Churchill Baker LLC | Baker City, OR | Project support | $6,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hanover Street Studios LLC | Portland, ME | Project support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jason Tors | Littleton, NH | Project support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jamey's House of Music | Lansdowne, PA | Project support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $293,366 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $43,545 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $181,000 |
| Florida | $70,000 |
| Washington | $66,000 |
| Maine | $62,500 |
| Colorado | $58,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,000 |
| Ohio | $58,000 |
| Tennessee | $57,500 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.