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12 funders with a record of paying for “baby”
Where the money went
Wags and Menace Make a Difference FoundationWilmington, DE
52 matching grants · $71,000 · through 2025Largest: $2,000 to THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA — in support of 2 baby elephant's medical care
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
26 matching grants · $6.7M · through 2022Largest: $200,000 to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — generate foundational knowledge about the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on mothers and babies by providing support for the covid-19 mother baby outcomes initiative
West Virginia Pregnancy Center CoalitionCharleston, WVCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $206,829 to Women's Care Center — to reimburse for goods provided to mothers and babies
Largest: $1.0M to TEACHERS COL COLUMBIA U — 80818 extending the baby's first years intervention to study the impact of unconditional cash support for low-income families during all of early childhood
Largest: $5,000 to THE BABY BUREAU — provided baby diapers for baby bundles for new babies in poverty homes
Largest: $5,000 to LITTLE BABY FACE FOUNDATION — program support
Largest: $55,000 to The Regents of the University of Michigan — support research and policy conversations on children's savings accounts and baby bonds
Largest: $30,000 to BABIES NEED BOTTOMS — this grant will support babies need bottoms inc., to expand warehouse space capacity and pay a portion of staffing needs (and the necessary insurance, training, and other essential…
Largest: $1,812 to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church — baby items for families in need
Largest: $400,000 to COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES — for hello baby, engaging and supporting families with new babies in differentiated ways to improve the well-being of children and families, mitigate adverse childhood experiences, …
Largest: $85,000 to NEW MEXICO CENTER ON LAW & POVERTY TWO YEAR GRANT — to support legal and policy advocacy on behalf of nm's babies, toddlers and their families
Largest: $35,000 to Any Baby Can — any baby can early childhood intervention prgm
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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 →