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12 funders with a record of paying for “alger”

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Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Horatio Alger Association of Canada: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Rabbitt Whalen Family Foundation → Horatio Alger Association: $2.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Horatio Alger Association: $2.1M across 14 grants, latest 2023Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc: $752K across 5 grants, latest 2024Harvey and Carol Massey Foundation Inc → Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished America: $475K across 2 grants, latest 2023The John H and Katherine J → Horatio Alger Association: $465K across 2 grants, latest 2025Chris T Sullivan Foundation Inc → Horatio Alger Endowment Fund: $434K across 1 grant, latest 2022Tom and Kathy Shannon Family → Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Amer: $315K across 2 grants, latest 2024Liautaud Family Foundation → Horatio Alger Association: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2025Superior Health Foundation → Marquette Alger Resa: $112K across 6 grants, latest 2024United Way of Marquette County → Community Action Alger Marquette: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024C K Blandin Foundation → Alger Moriah: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Horatio Alger Association: $1.7M across 6 grants, latest 2024Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Horatio Alger Association of Distinguishe: $751K across 3 grants, latest 2024Chris T Sullivan Foundation Inc → Horatio Alger Association: $427K across 3 grants, latest 2024The John H and Katherine J → Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023Harvey and Carol Massey Foundation Inc → Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished American Inc: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tom and Kathy Shannon Family → Horatio Alger Accociation of Distinguished Amer: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2025United Way of Marquette County → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Marquette and Alger Counties Inc: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2024C K Blandin Foundation → Alger Isabella: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Horatio Alger Association - Mt Scholarship: $170K across 2 grants, latest 2023Tom and Kathy Shannon Family → Horatio Alger Endowment Fund - Tony Novelly Scholarship: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2025Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Friends of Horatio Alger Assn Canada: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023United Way of Marquette County → Marquette Alger Regional Educational Service Agency: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2024C K Blandin Foundation → Alger Bella: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tom and Kathy Shannon Family → Horatio Alger Assoc of Distinguished Americans: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Horatio Alger Association - Giving Club: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Marquette County → Community Action Alger-Marquette: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022C K Blandin Foundation → Alger Senja: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation: $6.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Dennis & Phyllis Washington F…$6.9MTrott Family Philanthropies Inc: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Trott Family Philanthropies I…$2.9MThe Rabbitt Whalen Family Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Rabbitt Whalen Family Fou…$2.3MChris T Sullivan Foundation Inc: $861K on this topic. Open the funder.Chris T Sullivan Foundation I…$861KThe John H and Katherine J: $815K on this topic. Open the funder.The John H and Katherine J$815KCommunity Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $752K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Fdn of Greater Des…$752KHarvey and Carol Massey Foundation Inc: $650K on this topic. Open the funder.Harvey and Carol Massey Found…$650KTom and Kathy Shannon Family: $635K on this topic. Open the funder.Tom and Kathy Shannon Family$635KLiautaud Family Foundation: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.Liautaud Family Foundation$300KSuperior Health Foundation: $112K on this topic. Open the funder.Superior Health Foundation$112KUnited Way of Marquette County: $92K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Marquette County$92KC K Blandin Foundation: $17K on this topic. Open the funder.C K Blandin Foundation$17KHoratio Alger Association of Canada: received $5.0M on this topicHoratio Alger Association of Ca…$5.0MHoratio Alger Association: received $4.8M on this topicHoratio Alger Association$4.8MHoratio Alger Association: received $2.6M on this topicHoratio Alger Association$2.6MHoratio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc: received $1.1M on this topicHoratio Alger Association of Di…$1.1MHoratio Alger Association of Distinguishe: received $751K on this topicHoratio Alger Association of Di…$751KHoratio Alger Association of Distinguished America: received $475K on this topicHoratio Alger Association of Di…$475KHoratio Alger Endowment Fund: received $434K on this topicHoratio Alger Endowment Fund$434KHoratio Alger Association of Distinguished Amer: received $315K on this topicHoratio Alger Association of Di…$315KHoratio Alger Association of Distinguished American Inc: received $175K on this topicHoratio Alger Association of Di…$175KHoratio Alger Association - Mt Scholarship: received $170K on this topicHoratio Alger Association - Mt…$170KHoratio Alger Accociation of Distinguished Amer: received $125K on this topicHoratio Alger Accociation of Di…$125KMarquette Alger Resa: received $112K on this topicMarquette Alger Resa$112KHoratio Alger Endowment Fund - Tony Novelly Scholarship: received $100K on this topicHoratio Alger Endowment Fund -…$100KHoratio Alger Assoc of Distinguished Americans: received $95K on this topicHoratio Alger Assoc of Distingu…$95KHoratio Alger Association - Giving Club: received $60K on this topicHoratio Alger Association - Giv…$60KCommunity Action Alger Marquette: received $36K on this topicCommunity Action Alger Marquette$36KBig Brothers Big Sisters of Marquette and Alger Counties Inc: received $27K on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters of Mar…$27KFriends of Horatio Alger Assn Canada: received $25K on this topicFriends of Horatio Alger Assn C…$25KMarquette Alger Regional Educational Service Agency: received $17K on this topicMarquette Alger Regional Educat…$17KCommunity Action Alger-Marquette: received $12K on this topicCommunity Action Alger-Marquette$12KAlger Moriah: received $7K on this topicAlger Moriah$7KAlger Isabella: received $5K on this topicAlger Isabella$5KAlger Bella: received $3K on this topicAlger Bella$3KAlger Senja: received $2K on this topicAlger Senja$2K
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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 →