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12 funders with a record of paying for “automotive”
Where the money went
Margaret Dunning FoundationTraverse City, MI
38 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2025Largest: $66,000 to OAKLAND SCHOOLS — a master-level automotive training program at the oakland schools technical campus northeast
The Porsche Club of AmericaBellevue, WACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $138,140 · through 2025Largest: $28,140 to SHORLINE CC FOUNDATION — supporting scholarships to students in the automotive education program.supporting scholarships to students in the automotive education program
Largest: $30,000 to DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY — grant - automotive program
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2023Largest: $618,000 to Iowa State University Foundation — general operating support, frances prueitt scholarship in dietetics. support for the society of automotive engineers (sae) baja team, $1,250 support for college of design; $1,250 s…
Greater Manhattan Community FoundationManhattan, KSCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $7.9M · through 2024Largest: $2.8M to Museum of Automotive Icons Inc dba Midwest Dream Car Collection — arts, culture & humanities
Largest: $452,600 to AMERICA'S AUTOMOTIVE TRUST — community enrichment
Largest: $22,000 to MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO FOUNDATION INCORPORATED — student scholarships ($5,000); automotive technology ($15,000); theatre ($2,000)
Lillis FoundationCastle Rock, CO
6 matching grants · $34,750 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to HANDS OF THE CARPENTER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR — grant -hands of the carpenter automotive repair (apprentice program)
Largest: $150,000 to AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING CENTER — increasing capacity to provide automotive technician training for more at-risk teens and young adults through the automotive training center's comprehensive campaign
Largest: $200,000 to PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM — to provide support to the foundation's program
Largest: $853,100 to AMERICAN SPEED MUSEUM — to preserve historic automotive artifacts
Largest: $370,595 to International Youth Foundation — the catalytic initiative: skilling for jobs in the automotive component manufacturing sector
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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 →