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12 funders with a record of paying for “acupuncture”
Where the money went
Latino Economic Development CorporationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $72,000 · through 2021Largest: $12,000 to GLORY ACUPUNCTURE INC — covid relief assistance
Pennsylvania Cdfi NetworkPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to ACUPUNCTURE IN MOTION LLC — covid relief grant
National Council for CommunityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $37,100 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to JOY ACUPUNCTURE PC — covid-19 assistance
Largest: $3,000 to WASATCH COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE — general donation
Largest: $3,000 to CANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA — acupuncture program
Largest: $10,000 to SOJOURNS COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC — our commitment to health access, regardless of socioeconomic status, is why we take time to listen to patients and collaborate across disciplines (primary care, naturopathic care, …
Thurston County Economic DevelopmentLacey, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to WILLOW TREE ACUPUNCTURE AND NATURAL MEDICINE INC — minority covid 19 economic relief grant
Largest: $26,000 to NEURO ACUPUNCTURE INSTITUTE — general operating funds
National Association of Free andAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to NAPA ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE — to provide financial assistance with healthcare to uninsured and underinsured
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to EASTERN VITALITY ACUPUNCTURE INC — small business assistance grants
Largest: $10,500 to Institute of American Acupuncture & Life — health/education/religious
Anderson Donor Advised Charitable FundCheyenne, WYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $113,025 · through 2024Largest: $113,025 to ESSENTIAL MIND AND BODY INSTITUTE CORP — provide education, research, and access to alternative healing and personal development solutions including but not limited to acupuncture, massage, nutrition, retreats, and chirop…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →