Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2200 Hunt St Suite 461, Detroit, MI 48207, USA
- Website
- sphinxmusic.org
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 79 Amusement & Recreation Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Sphinx Organization, a Detroit-based tax-exempt nonprofit, functions as a prime recipient of federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), supporting national music tours and community engagement programming. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient with no federal prime contracts or subcontracts in its footprint; all 28 awards across its federal history are Project Grants under the NEA's Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024).
Sphinx's grant portfolio is heavily concentrated with a single customer. The National Endowment for the Arts accounts for 26 of 28 awards (96% coverage), with the Department of State representing one award. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $5.9 million. Recent grant work includes a $150,000 Project Grant awarded January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 to support personnel expenses during COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery; successive Project Grants awarded September 1, 2021; September 1, 2022; September 1, 2023; and September 1, 2024, each supporting national tour and music community engagement programming; and a current Project Grant awarded January 1, 2026 with ultimate completion June 30, 2027, supporting a national tour and music community engagement project in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
Award activity is sparse and episodic rather than recurring. The past five years show one award in 2021, two in 2022, one each in 2023 and 2024, and one in 2026, with no awards recorded in 2025. Only one award (the January 2026 America 250th anniversary grant) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The organization's federal footprint is narrowly specialized: it does not compete for contracts, does not sit on government-wide vehicles, and does not subcontract on prime awards. Federal revenue appears limited to grant support for arts programming and organizational resilience initiatives delivered through the NEA's grant channel.
Quick answers
Is Sphinx Organization registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sphinx Organization's SAM.gov registration is active through January 6, 2027.
What is Sphinx Organization's CAGE code?
Sphinx Organization's CAGE code is 4BCQ7, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is XAMYNC7E5H14.
What is Sphinx Organization's most recent federal award?
Sphinx Organization's most recent federal grant award is To support a national tour and music community engagement project in celebration of americas 250TH anniversary (19468193126), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2026.
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- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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