Carol Franc Buck Foundation
Private foundation · Incline Village, NV · EIN 88-0163505 · reported 2023–2025
59grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$4.7Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 6085
Incline Vlg, NV 89450-6085
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada Museum of Art 2ND, 3RD & 4TH INSTALLMENT OF GRANT FOR BLDG. CAMPAIGN IN MEMORY OF CAROL FRANC BUCK | Reno, NV | $750,000 |
| San Francisco Opera THE MAGIC FLUTE | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| San Francisco Ballet MERE MORTALS & CARMEN | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Nevada Museum of Art 1ST INSTALLMENT OF 4 FOR BUILDING CAMPAIGN FUND IN MEMORY OF CAROL FRANC BUCK | Reno, NV | $250,000 |
| Houston Grand Opera 100K TOWARD EACH OF OPTIONS | Houston, TX | $200,000 |
| Classical Tahoe ONGOING SUPPORT FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING | Incline Village, NV | $200,000 |
| Classical Tahoe 2ND OF 3 INSTALLMENTS FOR MUSIC FESTIVALS | Incline Village, NV | $150,000 |
| Classical Tahoe 3RD INSTALLMENT OF 3 IN SUPPORT OF 10TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL | Incline Village, NV | $150,000 |
| Houston Grand Opera 1st INSTALLMENT OF INTELLIGENCE | Houston, TX | $125,000 |
| Houston Grand Opera 2ND INSTALLMENT OF 2 IN SUPPORT OF JAKE HEGGIE'S WORLD PREMIERE OF "INTELLIGENCE" | Houston, TX | $125,000 |
| San Francisco Opera 100K IN SUPPORT OF MONKEY KING OPERA | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music TO UNDERWRITE 2025-26 OPERA PROGRAM- THE TURN OF THE SCREW & CENDRILLON | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Nevada Museum of Art DOROTHEA LANGE & WHEN LANGSTON HUGHES CAME TO TOWN EXHIBITS | Reno, NV | $100,000 |
| Grand Teton Music Festival ONGOING SUPPORT FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING | Jackson Hole, WY | $100,000 |
| The Santa FE Opera THE RIGHTEOUS | Santa FE, NM | $100,000 |
| Dallas Opera DAS RHEINGOLD | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| The Metropolitan Opera IN SUPPORT OF "ANTONY & CLEOPATRA" PREMIERING MAY 12 2025 | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| School of American Ballet Sab 90 K PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS | New York, NY | $90,000 |
| Arizona Opera MCDOUGALL RED SERIES | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 |
| Sierra Nevada Ballet RENOVATION OF NEW LOCATION & SUPPORT OF 2024 PERFORMANCE SEASON | Reno, NV | $60,000 |
| Arizona Opera 50K TOWARD ZORRO OPERA | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 |
| San Francisco Ballet $250,000 PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS, STARTING IN FY 2026, TOTALING 1.25 MILLION TO SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC P | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| The Santa FE Opera 50K TOWARD DIE WALKURE | Santa FE, NM | $50,000 |
| Hawaii Opera Theatre KAMALEHUA: THE SHELTERING TREE | Honolulu, HI | $50,000 |
| Dallas Opera OVER 3 YEARS FOR LITTLE PRINCE, TURANDOT & A POTENTIAL 3RD PRODUCTION. | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| PBS Reno TO SUPPORT ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDING SEASON 5 OF CLASSICAL TAHOE, LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER, GREAT PER | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| Carlisle Floyd Centennial ONGOING SUPPORT FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING | Greenville, SC | $50,000 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation BROKEN WINGS PROGRAM 2025/26-TRIPLE BILL, JIRI KYLIAN'S PETITE MORT, BROKEN WINGS, WORLD PRIERE BY S | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Institute for Young Dramatic Voices VERDI VOICE PROJECT & AMERICAN WAGNER PROJECT | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| Nevada Museum of Art SAGEBRUSH & SOLITUDE MAYNARD DIXON IN NEVADA | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| PBS Reno CLASSIC TAHOE ARTS CONTENT ARTEFFECTS & ART VIEWS | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| Roco River Oaks Chamber Orchestra IN CONCERT MAGNETIC | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| PBS Reno IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ARTS PROGRAMMING LOCALLY & NATIONWIDE | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| School of American Ballet Sab SPONSORSHIP "SCENES DE BALLET" TSCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Music Academy of the West "CARMEN" & "L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES" | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 |
| Carlisle Floyd Centennial 1ST INSTALLMENT OF 3 IN SUPPORT OF CARLISLE FLOYD CENTENNIAL 2024-2026 | Greenville, SC | $50,000 |
| Livermore Valley Opera OF MICE & MEN | Pleasanton, CA | $45,000 |
| Atlantic Theater Company 40TH ANNIVERSARY-2025-2026 SEASON | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Grand Teton Music Festival 3RD INSTALLMENT OF 3 FOR MUSIC FESTIVALS | Jackson Hole, WY | $40,000 |
| West Edge Opera 2nd Installment of 2 in support of premiere of "Dolores" | Berkeley, CA | $32,000 |
| Utah Symphonyutah Opera DONIZETTI'S THE ELIXIR OF LOVE PRESENTED IN AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY ORANGE GROCE- MARCH 2026 | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 |
| Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra HANDEL'S TOLOMEO SUMMER 2026 | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 |
| Utah Symphonyutah Opera THAIS | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 |
| Atlantic Theater Company IN SUPPORT OF WORLD PREMIERES | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Sierra Nevada Ballet 25K PER REQUEST TOWARD PERFORMANCES | Reno, NV | $25,000 |
| Noe Valley Chamber Music SUPPORT FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Hawaii Opera Theatre PAGLIACCI | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 |
| Anchorage Opera IN SUPPORT OF PUCCINI'S "MADAM BUTTERFLY" FEB 6,8,9 2025 | Anchorage, AK | $25,000 |
| Noe Valley Chamber Music 1ST INSTALLMENT OF 2 TO HELP FUND ARTIST FEES FOR 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 SEASONS | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Orpheus Pdx IN SUPPORT OF MOZART'S II SOGNO DI SCIPIONE AUGUST 2ND & 3RD 2025 | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| West Edge Opera 1ST INSTALLMENT OF 2 DOLORES | Berkeley, CA | $18,000 |
| Sierra Nevada Ballet 2023 SEASON PROGRAMS | Reno, NV | $15,000 |
| School of American Ballet Sab EXPENSES FOR CONTERPORARY CLASSES FOR THE 2023-2024 WINTER TERM | New York, NY | $11,400 |
| Granite Education Foundation ONGOING SUPPORT FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 |
| Arts for All Nevada ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR | Reno, NV | $10,000 |
| Studio East Training for the Perfor STORYBOOK THEATRE PROGRAM | Kirkland, WA | $10,000 |
| Tahoe Symphony Orchestra Toccata IN SUPPORT OF 20TH SEASON FEB 2025 - DECEMBER 2025 | Incline Village, NV | $10,000 |
| Chanticleer IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS & OUTREACH PROGRAMS | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| San Jose Choral Project PARTICIPATION AT THE "GALA CHORUSES FESTIVAL" | San Jose, CA | $2,500 |
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