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12 funders with a record of paying for “assessments”
Where the money went
Largest: $147,777 to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER — to examine and assess the accuracy of medicare advantage provider network directories and subsequently assess the impact the listed networks have on patients' choice of health plan…
Largest: $785,993 to JOHNS HOPKINS U — 78306 matching community-generated ideas with scientifically rigorous assessment to address the social factors associated with poor health outcomes
Largest: $600,000 to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc — to bring together leading states and districts, curriculum publishers, subject matter experts and measurement scholars to create innovative, curriculum-connected assessments that c…
Largest: $100,000 to Grupo Yanapai — forage and fallows phase iii: assessing options for sustainable soil and landscape management with participatory experimentation and land use assessment
Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
57 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CITY OF AFTON — legacy grant for museum building ada assessment and valley creek women's club research
Center for Bridging CulturesMcLean, VACharity · may take applications
44 matching grants · $757,473 · through 2025Largest: $84,785 to Learn Yu Wen Inc — cross-cultural chinese language education grants aim to support k-12 schools to establish or enhance preexisting chinese language teaching programs. the grants can be used for teac…
Largest: $80,000 to NEW PERFORMANCE TRADITIONS — for capital campaign assessment, planning, and feasibility study
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $8.3M · through 2024Largest: $3.0M to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — maternal infant health assessment: understanding and monitoring perinatal mental health.; patients for primary care; nursing advising resources; connected care accelerator data col…
Largest: $1.5M to WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY — to increase the management effectiveness of peru's protected areas through a new coalition dedicated to the assessment and production of scientific information and its application …
Largest: $787,373 to NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING INC — to provide administrative services, community engagement activities, and research and assessment support for sloan ucem, sigp, and scsc programs
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
32 matching grants · $11.3M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES — to invest in longitudinal research assessing the impact of amnesty on venezuelan childrens well-being in colombia
Largest: $281,475 to University of the State of New York — for a pilot program on supplementing the new york state assessment system and graduation requirements with performance-based assessments
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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 →