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12 funders with a record of paying for “borehole”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to TEAMLIFT INC — boreholes in northern malawi
Largest: $49,000 to Kasupe Ministries Malawi — freshwater borehole project. installation of 17 new boreholes, and refurbishment of 9 existing but non-functioning boreholes providing access to potable water to 53,000 across bala…
Largest: $128,160 to UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — afc820-82 development of a wireless borehole instrument device to measure 3d rock mass stress an...
The Stirling FoundationPleasant Grove, UT
2 matching grants · $42,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to ORGANIZATION FOR AFRICAN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT — to provide funding to dig a borehole well to provide clean water in uganda.
Rotary International District 5950Wayzata, MNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to CHANHASSEN ROTARY FOUNDATION — borehole - kenya, hope house minivan
Largest: $20,080 to MAMUDU URIAH — drilling of four boreholes in bassa nge land
Largest: $5,920 to AGONA NINTA AGONA EAST HEALTH DIREC — rural community development borehole for portable water for community health center
Largest: $14,000 to African Missions for Christ — one borehole, women education/ empowerment
The Elephant ClubSan Clemente, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $329,762 · through 2024Largest: $307,500 to WILDLIFE WORKS ELEPHANT PROTECTION TRUST — the $300,000 is to be used towards supporting various projects: kitting out any existing borehole with solar power/pump on the kcrp footprint or in community areas, dam scooping fo…
Largest: $5,000 to SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC — borehole project in namibia
Woman'S Missionary Union AuxiliaryBirmingham, ALCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $13,270 · through 2021Largest: $7,500 to AFRICAN CHILDREN'S MISSION — to drill a borehole near the primary school
Largest: $192,500 to MAKOLEKOLE — to provide clean, safe water for the communities of the luangwa valley by drilling boreholes and installing pumps in villages, schools, clinics and community centers
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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 →