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12 funders with a record of paying for “barbie”
Where the money went
GofundmeorgWest Hollywood, CACharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to GIRLS LEADERSHIP — barbie dream gap
Largest: $45,000 to Dana Farber Cancer Institute — dr. david barbie research sensitizing small cell lung cancer to immune checkpoint blockade by restoring neoantigen displayeducation
Largest: $50,000 to Film Collaborative Inc — support the impact campaign for "black barbie," a documentary about the creation of the first black barbie in 1980, highlighting the importance of representation and the role of do…
Largest: $95,000 to Virginia Museum of History & Culture — barbie exhibit $15,000 & annual fund $80,000
Largest: $2,000 to BARBIS BLANKETS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION — matching gift
Fftc Partners for Empowering CommunitiesCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $42,867 · through 2023Largest: $42,867 to NAIJA BARBIE INC DBA THE NAIJA GODDESS — support to help small business grow
Largest: $25,000 to MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN — barbie: a cultural icon exhibition
The Urban League of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to THE BARBIE LOUNGE DBA THE BRAID TAKEDOWNN — cobb county arpa grant
Largest: $2,780 to BARBIE NOAH CO MERCY HOUSE MINNEAPO — rent & mortgage subsidies
Largest: $1,188 to MORALES BARBIE — living expense assistance
Jonathan S and Alisa G GardnerSouth Salt Lake, UT
1 matching grant · $1,000 · through 2023Largest: $1,000 to BARBIE GRIFFIS — for assistance to indigent families.
Largest: $1,000 to 10 LESS INC — in support of "law, civics and historical black barbies" workshop
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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 →