Funding search · EIN 936249490 · Milwaukee, WI
Joann Hamilton Memorial Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 40
- grants reported
- $231,167
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Oregon State University3 grants · $71,500
- University of Oregon3 grants · $28,000
- Boise State University3 grants · $17,500
- Montana State University3 grants · $12,500
- Western Oregon University2 grants · $12,500
- Oregon Coast Community College1 grant · $10,000
- Wellesley College2 grants · $7,000
- Linn Benton Community College1 grant · $6,667
- University of Strathclyde USA Foundation2 grants · $6,500
- Central Oregon Community College1 grant · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $28,500
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $22,500
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $20,500
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $18,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $10,000
Oregon Coast Community College · Newport, OR · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,500
Boise State University · Boise, ID · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,500
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,500
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $7,500
Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $6,667
Linn Benton Community College · Albany, OR · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Boise State University · Boise, ID · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,000
Boise State University · Boise, ID · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Lane Community College · Eugene, OR · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
Linfield University · McMinnville, OR · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,500
Pasadena City College · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,500
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,500
University of Strathclyde USA Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
University of Strathclyde USA Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Southern Virginia University · Buena Vista, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
University of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Long Island University · Brookville, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Pacific University · Forest Grove, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,500
Embryriddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Long Island University · Brookville, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Pacific University · Forest Grove, OR · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Southern Virginia University · Buena Vista, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Uc Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,500
Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Scholarships
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