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3 funders with a record of paying for “bjorkman”

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Sergey Brin Family Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $4.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022Hillman Family Foundations → Zelmerlow & Bjorkman Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bjorkman Foundation → North Park University: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2025Bjorkman Foundation → Lumunos: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sergey Brin Family Foundation: $4.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Sergey Brin Family Foundation$4.1MHillman Family Foundations: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Hillman Family Foundations$100KBjorkman Foundation: $33K on this topic. Open the funder.Bjorkman Foundation$33KCalifornia Institute of Technology: received $4.1M on this topicCalifornia Institute of Technol…$4.1MZelmerlow & Bjorkman Foundation: received $100K on this topicZelmerlow & Bjorkman Foundation$100KNorth Park University: received $30K on this topicNorth Park University$30KLumunos: received $3K on this topicLumunos$3K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →