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Who can apply: Qualifying organizations and groups that want to learn more about classical music or dance; first-come basis.
About Onstage Ogden Foundation
Onstage Ogden elevates and connects community through the performing arts.
Focus Areas
Performing artsMusic educationYouth scholarshipsCommunity outreachInstrument donation/repair
Who They Fund
local arts organizationsindividual local artistscommunity residents / local audiences
Funding Style
local-focused fundingarts-specific supportproject and program supportcommunity-level investment
About Onstage Ogden Foundation
The most distinctive pattern in Onstage Ogden Foundation’s recent giving is a three-year run of large annual support to Onstage Ogden for local arts work: $140,000 in 2025, $135,000 in 2024, and $125,000 in 2023. That recurring commitment shows a funder built around sustained community arts support rather than one-off project awards. The foundation’s stated work centers on performing arts, music education, youth scholarships, community outreach, and instrument donation or repair. Its active programs translate that mission into practical support: ticket vouchers for community fundraising events, a used instrument drive that repairs and redistributes instruments, social service ticket donations for nonprofit clients, and the Jean L. Pell Scholarship for young musicians and singers in Northern Utah. Leadership is listed under Dorothy Steimke, and the foundation’s local scope keeps its grantmaking concentrated within Utah communities, especially around Ogden and Northern Utah. The grant record and program list together point to a funder that supports arts participation, access, and training through direct community-facing channels.
What Onstage Ogden Foundation Funds
In music education, the foundation combines scholarship support with instrument access. The Jean L. Pell Scholarship provides awards of $250 to $1,000 for young musicians and singers in Northern Utah to help with private lessons, music, and instruments, while the Used Instrument Drive collects, repairs, and redistributes gently used instruments free of charge to beginner students. For arts access and participation, Onstage Ogden Foundation donates more than 1,000 tickets each season through its Social Service Ticket Donation program, distributing them through nonprofit social service organizations to clients such as students, seniors, veterans, and adaptive sports athletes. Its ticket voucher program also supports auctions, raffles, and fundraisers for qualifying social and community organizations. Community outreach appears in the General Donations program, which supports OnStage Ogden programs and operations in Ogden and Weber County.
How Onstage Ogden Foundation Gives
Onstage Ogden Foundation’s recent grants cluster tightly around a narrow band: the p25 is $130,000, the median is $135,000, and the p75 is $137,500. The three latest awards show a year-by-year pattern of continuing support rather than isolated grants, with funding appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation gives locally, and its recent recipient record is entirely within Utah. It is not a fund that supports individuals directly, and the program list points to operating and program support rather than investments. Unsolicited requests are accepted through several active programs, including general donations, ticket vouchers, the used instrument drive, social service ticket donations, and the Jean L. Pell Scholarship.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$140K
Total Assets
$3.4M
Total Revenue
$205K
Total Expenses
$143K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $130K and $138K, with a median of $135K.
25th Percentile
$130K
Median
$135K
75th Percentile
$138K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DOROTHY STEIMKE
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