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7 funders with a record of paying for “beluga”
Where the money went
Environmental Investigation AgencyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $96,000 · through 2024Largest: $38,000 to ALASKA WILDLIFE ALLIANCE — scoping and research to support cook inlet beluga recovery
Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $45,400 · through 2024Largest: $13,600 to Alaska Wildlife Alliance — to assist with costs of the organizing meeting to established the cook inlet beluga advocacy coalition; to assist with costs of coordinator organize and lead the cook inlet beluga …
Women'S Business Development CouncilStamford, CTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $97,000 · through 2024Largest: $47,000 to BABY BELUGA FAMILY DAYCARE INC — child care grants
Largest: $15,000 to ALASKA WILDLIFE ALLIANCE — cook inlet beluga program
Largest: $5,000 to MYSTIC AQUARIUM — provide shade structures, a scale and a pool divider in a beluga whale exhibit
Largest: $6,000 to ALASKA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER — support for educational training re: endangered beluga whales
Largest: $1,100 to BELUGA SCHOOL TYONEK — fulfill charitable purpose
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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 →