KULAS FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$1.9M+6% YoY
Grants
47
Median Grant
$20K
Organizations Funded
52
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The Kulas Foundation was established in 1937 by music patrons Elroy John Kulas and his wife, Fynette Hill Kulas, and has focused on music appreciation and music education in northeast Ohio. Today, the Foundation continues to focus on music and also makes grants in the areas of arts and culture, community, education and music therapy research.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
The Kulas Foundation has distributed more than $50 million in grants in the past 20 years. The foundation is the country's leading foundation for funding scientific research in music therapy and began funding music therapy research in the 1940s. Music auditoriums or buildings named for Kulas exist at the Cleveland Institute of Music, John Carroll University, the Cleveland Music School Settlement, Case Western Reserve University, and Baldwin-Wallace and Oberlin Colleges.
How to Apply
Qualified nonprofit organizations can obtain a grant application form and instructions by contacting the Grants Manager, Christine Porter, at the Foundation offices. The Board of Trustees customarily meets four times annually to consider grant requests.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$1.9M
Grants
47
Median
$20K
States
1
$1.8M
Grants
49
Median
$15K
States
1
$1.6M
Grants
44
Median
$13K
States
2
Grant Size Distribution
$20K
Typical Grant (Median)
$3K
Smallest
$9K
25th Pctile
$43K
75th Pctile
$325K
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $9K and $43K.
Largest Recent Grants
$325K
2024
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
OH · PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
$235K
2024
THE MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION
OH · PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
$155K
2024
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
OH · PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
$150K
2024
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE FOUNDATION
OH · PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
$103K
2024
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM
OH · PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.