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12 funders with a record of paying for “appr”

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Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation → Fellowship Prog Grants Appr Prior F: $340K across 2 grants, latest 2024Salgo Trust for Education → Winnipeg Art Gallery: $326K across 1 grant, latest 2024Merancas Foundation Inc → Road2hire: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Carpenters International Training Fund → Carp-Emplrs Appr Trng Trust Fund: $181K across 2 grants, latest 2024John Templeton Foundation → University of Southampton: $143K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → United Way of Matanuska Susitna Borough: $129K across 1 grant, latest 2020Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Peter Fischer: $67K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Association of Journeymen & → Pipe Trades Local 525: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022Nv Energy Charitable Foundation → Armed Forces & Military Veterans Appr Inc: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2025Barbasol Foundation → American Vets Appr Events: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Jacksonville Electrical Joint Appr: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gam Foundation → Naacp: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation → Fellowship Prog Grants Appr Curr Fy: $340K across 2 grants, latest 2024Carpenters International Training Fund → Hawaii Carpenters Appr & Trng Fund: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2024Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Donald Haggis: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022Merancas Foundation Inc → Jumpstart Automotive Training Cente: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Association of Journeymen & → Daniel Hendrix Vp District 3: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation → Fellowship Prog Grants - Appr Prior: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2022Institute for Aegean Prehistory → University of Arizona: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022United Association of Journeymen & → Local Union 777: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation → Fellowship Prog Grants Appr Current: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2022Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Livingston V Watrous: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021United Association of Journeymen & → Ua Local 601: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022Institute for Aegean Prehistory → British School at Athens: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2021Institute for Aegean Prehistory → University College London: $17K across 3 grants, latest 2023Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Kim Shelton: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2022Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Pascal Darque: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Robert and Patricia Switzer F…$1.0MCarpenters International Training Fund: $351K on this topic. Open the funder.Carpenters International Trai…$351KSalgo Trust for Education: $326K on this topic. Open the funder.Salgo Trust for Education$326KMerancas Foundation Inc: $240K on this topic. Open the funder.Merancas Foundation Inc$240KInstitute for Aegean Prehistory: $233K on this topic. Open the funder.Institute for Aegean Prehisto…$233KJohn Templeton Foundation: $143K on this topic. Open the funder.John Templeton Foundation$143KThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $129K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$129KUnited Association of Journeymen &: $120K on this topic. Open the funder.United Association of Journey…$120KNv Energy Charitable Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.Nv Energy Charitable Foundati…$18KBarbasol Foundation: $16K on this topic. Open the funder.Barbasol Foundation$16KThe Bank of America Charitable: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$10KGam Foundation: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Gam Foundation$6KFellowship Prog Grants Appr Prior F: received $340K on this topicFellowship Prog Grants Appr Pri…$340KFellowship Prog Grants Appr Curr Fy: received $340K on this topicFellowship Prog Grants Appr Cur…$340KWinnipeg Art Gallery: received $326K on this topicWinnipeg Art Gallery$326KRoad2hire: received $200K on this topicRoad2hire$200KCarp-Emplrs Appr Trng Trust Fund: received $181K on this topicCarp-Emplrs Appr Trng Trust Fund$181KFellowship Prog Grants - Appr Prior: received $170K on this topicFellowship Prog Grants - Appr P…$170KFellowship Prog Grants Appr Current: received $170K on this topicFellowship Prog Grants Appr Cur…$170KHawaii Carpenters Appr & Trng Fund: received $170K on this topicHawaii Carpenters Appr & Trng F…$170KUniversity of Southampton: received $143K on this topicUniversity of Southampton$143KUnited Way of Matanuska Susitna Borough: received $129K on this topicUnited Way of Matanuska Susitna…$129KPeter Fischer: received $67K on this topicPeter Fischer$67KDonald Haggis: received $40K on this topicDonald Haggis$40KJumpstart Automotive Training Cente: received $40K on this topicJumpstart Automotive Training C…$40KUniversity of Arizona: received $40K on this topicUniversity of Arizona$40KPipe Trades Local 525: received $30K on this topicPipe Trades Local 525$30KDaniel Hendrix Vp District 3: received $30K on this topicDaniel Hendrix Vp District 3$30KLocal Union 777: received $30K on this topicLocal Union 777$30KLivingston V Watrous: received $30K on this topicLivingston V Watrous$30KUa Local 601: received $30K on this topicUa Local 601$30KBritish School at Athens: received $22K on this topicBritish School at Athens$22KArmed Forces & Military Veterans Appr Inc: received $18K on this topicArmed Forces & Military Veteran…$18KUniversity College London: received $17K on this topicUniversity College London$17KAmerican Vets Appr Events: received $16K on this topicAmerican Vets Appr Events$16KJacksonville Electrical Joint Appr: received $10K on this topicJacksonville Electrical Joint A…$10KKim Shelton: received $9K on this topicKim Shelton$9KPascal Darque: received $8K on this topicPascal Darque$8KNaacp: received $6K on this topicNaacp$6K
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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 →