Carol Franc Buck Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Carol Franc Buck Foundation supports music, visual and performing arts, and education in the arts in Nevada and elsewhere in the western U.S.

IP TAKE: This music-focused foundation flies under the radar but is an excellent one to know for opera groups in and around Nevada.

PROFILE: Established in 1979, the Carol Franc Buck Foundation is a private foundation based in Incline Village, Nevada. Buck is a large supporter of the arts, and she endowed the Altered Landscape Photography Collection at the Nevada Museum of Art. The founder also has a breast care center named after her at the USCF Medical Center. The foundation supports visual and performing arts, especially music, in the western U.S.

Grants for Arts and Culture, Music, Visual Arts, and Theater

The Carol Franc Buck Foundation does not have a website to guide grant seekers. However, it is solely a funder of arts and culture in this region of the country. Opera is a major interest of this foundation. It commonly awards grants to opera organizations, symphony groups, music festivals, and Shakespeare in the park events. Museums and ballet companies also receive Buck’s support.

Past local grantees include the Reno Chamber Orchestra, Sierra Nevada Ballet, and the Reno Philharmonic Association.

Important Grant Details

Grants range between about $2,000 and $250,000. In a recent year, the funder awarded grants to 15 organizations totaling $802,000. Grantmaking largely focuses on the state of Nevada. However, the foundation has also made grants in Alaska, California, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.

This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds pre-selected organizations. Direct general questions to the staff at 775-831-6366.

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CONTACT:

P O Box 6085

Incline Village, NV 89450