The Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts Inc

Historical Funder

Normandy Beach, New Jersey · EIN 13-1873289 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$60K

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$500

Total assets$2.3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $500.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	J ANDREW LARK
Address	PO BOX 524, NORMANDY BEACH NJ 08739
Phone	9085812474
Email	JANDREWLARK@MSN.COM
Form and materials	NAME OF GRANT PROGRAM: MUSICAL STUDY & CAREER GRANTS NAME: THE BAGBY FOUNDATION FOR THE MUSICAL ARTS, INC. CARE OF: J. ANDREW LARK STREET ADDRESS: PO BOX 524 CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE: NORMANDY BEACH, NJ 08739-0524 FORM AND CONTENT: APPLICATION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING, SETTING FORTH THE REASON WHY ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED. AUDITIONS ARE REQUIRED OF MUSICAL STUDY AND CAREER GRANT APPLICATIONS. RESTRICTIONS ON AWARDS: OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AID TO AGED, NEEDY INDIVDUALS WHO HAVE AIDED THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND WHO, IN THEIR DECLINING YEARS, ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. OUR ORGANIZATION ALSO PERMITS CONSIDERATION FOR MUSICAL STUDY AND CAREER GRANTS ON THE BASIS OF TALENT AND NEED AND FOR INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS.
Deadlines	SEE STATEMENT FOR LINE 2B
Restrictions	SEE STATEMENT FOR LINE 2B

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What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture2

Where it gives

100% of grants went outside New Jersey.

New York2
Colorado1

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Glimmerglass Opera	Cooperstown, NY	Institutional grant	$500
Manhattan School of Music	New York, NY	Institutional grant	$500
Opera Colorado	Englewood, CO	Institutional grant	$500

The return also lists 15 grants to individuals ($58,305). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$59,805	18

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 6, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202620969349100012
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1873289
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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