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12 funders with a record of paying for “brighter”

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Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association → Miami Valley Hospital: $22M across 3 grants, latest 2024Southeast Florida Behavioral Health → Brighter Family Center Inc: $13M across 4 grants, latest 2024Dayton Foundation Plus Inc → Brighter Bites: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024Richmond Community Foundation → Brighter Beginnings: $622K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hillsborough County School Readiness → Brighter Days LLC Dba Stepping Stone: $490K across 3 grants, latest 2023Carlsen Muir Family Foundation → Big Brothersbig Sisters: $185K across 3 grants, latest 2024League for Innovation in the Community → Eureka Ranch: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021American Electric Power Foundation → Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges: $64K across 2 grants, latest 2023Td Charitable Foundation → El Futuro: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Edvestors Inc → Brighter Boston: $44K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Bridge to Brighter Inc: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2023Greenstate Credit Union → Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2022Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association → Kettering Medical Center: $4.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Richmond Community Foundation → Brighter Beginnings: $550K across 3 grants, latest 2022Hillsborough County School Readiness → Brighter Days - Hwy92: $436K across 3 grants, latest 2023Carlsen Muir Family Foundation → Powerhouse Ministries: $158K across 3 grants, latest 2024League for Innovation in the Community → Kctcs: $88K across 1 grant, latest 2021Td Charitable Foundation → Brighter Horizon Foundation: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Electric Power Foundation → South Texas Community College Education Foundation: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Greenstate Credit Union → Linking Families and Communities: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → Heart of the City: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021Edvestors Inc → Brighter Boston Inc: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2022Dayton Foundation Plus Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami Valley Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hillsborough County School Readiness → Brighter Days - Lakewood: $407K across 3 grants, latest 2023Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association → Dayton Children's Hospital: $147K across 1 grant, latest 2023League for Innovation in the Community → Columbus State Community Coll: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2021American Electric Power Foundation → J Babe Stearn Community Center: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Brighter Behavior Choices Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023Td Charitable Foundation → New City Kids: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2020Hillsborough County School Readiness → Brighter Days - Parsons: $332K across 3 grants, latest 2023Hillsborough County School Readiness → A Brighter Community Inc: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2023League for Innovation in the Community → Ivy Tech Community College: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Albany Technical College: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Seattle Colleges: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Monroe Community College: $44K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Madison College: $43K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Tacoma Community College: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Northeast Texas Community College: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Coconino Community College: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → San Carlos Apache Tribe: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Arizona Western College: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Pima Community College Foundation: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Fayetteville Technical Comm College: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Independence Community College: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Johnson County Comm College: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Onondaga Community College: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → San Jacinto College: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Jackson College: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2021League for Innovation in the Community → Edmonds Community College: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021American Electric Power Foundation → Chasing Hope House: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2025Td Charitable Foundation → A Brighter Day Outreach: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association: $27M on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Dayton Area Hospital…$27MSoutheast Florida Behavioral Health: $13M on this topic. Open the funder.Southeast Florida Behavioral…$13MHillsborough County School Readiness: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Hillsborough County School Re…$1.8MDayton Foundation Plus Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Dayton Foundation Plus Inc$1.3MRichmond Community Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Richmond Community Foundation$1.2MLeague for Innovation in the Community: $896K on this topic. Open the funder.League for Innovation in the…$896KCarlsen Muir Family Foundation: $343K on this topic. Open the funder.Carlsen Muir Family Foundation$343KAmerican Electric Power Foundation: $123K on this topic. Open the funder.American Electric Power Found…$123KTd Charitable Foundation: $101K on this topic. Open the funder.Td Charitable Foundation$101KThe Chicago Community Trust: $67K on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$67KGreenstate Credit Union: $65K on this topic. Open the funder.Greenstate Credit Union$65KEdvestors Inc: $61K on this topic. Open the funder.Edvestors Inc$61KMiami Valley Hospital: received $22M on this topicMiami Valley Hospital$22MBrighter Family Center Inc: received $13M on this topicBrighter Family Center Inc$13MKettering Medical Center: received $4.8M on this topicKettering Medical Center$4.8MBrighter Bites: received $1.3M on this topicBrighter Bites$1.3MBrighter Beginnings: received $622K on this topicBrighter Beginnings$622KBrighter Beginnings: received $550K on this topicBrighter Beginnings$550KBrighter Days LLC Dba Stepping Stone: received $490K on this topicBrighter Days LLC Dba Stepping…$490KBrighter Days - Hwy92: received $436K on this topicBrighter Days - Hwy92$436KBrighter Days - Lakewood: received $407K on this topicBrighter Days - Lakewood$407KBrighter Days - Parsons: received $332K on this topicBrighter Days - Parsons$332KBig Brothersbig Sisters: received $185K on this topicBig Brothersbig Sisters$185KPowerhouse Ministries: received $158K on this topicPowerhouse Ministries$158KDayton Children's Hospital: received $147K on this topicDayton Children's Hospital$147KA Brighter Community Inc: received $140K on this topicA Brighter Community Inc$140KEureka Ranch: received $100K on this topicEureka Ranch$100KKctcs: received $88K on this topicKctcs$88KColumbus State Community Coll: received $66K on this topicColumbus State Community Coll$66KIvy Tech Community College: received $66K on this topicIvy Tech Community College$66KVirginia Foundation for Independent Colleges: received $64K on this topicVirginia Foundation for Indepen…$64KAlbany Technical College: received $52K on this topicAlbany Technical College$52KSeattle Colleges: received $52K on this topicSeattle Colleges$52KEl Futuro: received $50K on this topicEl Futuro$50KBrighter Horizon Foundation: received $45K on this topicBrighter Horizon Foundation$45KMonroe Community College: received $44K on this topicMonroe Community College$44KBrighter Boston: received $44K on this topicBrighter Boston$44KMadison College: received $43K on this topicMadison College$43KBridge to Brighter Inc: received $40K on this topicBridge to Brighter Inc$40KTacoma Community College: received $37K on this topicTacoma Community College$37KNortheast Texas Community College: received $36K on this topicNortheast Texas Community Colle…$36KJunior Achievement of Eastern Iowa: received $35K on this topicJunior Achievement of Eastern I…$35KCoconino Community College: received $34K on this topicCoconino Community College$34KSan Carlos Apache Tribe: received $34K on this topicSan Carlos Apache Tribe$34KArizona Western College: received $34K on this topicArizona Western College$34KPima Community College Foundation: received $34K on this topicPima Community College Foundati…$34KFayetteville Technical Comm College: received $33K on this topicFayetteville Technical Comm Col…$33KIndependence Community College: received $32K on this topicIndependence Community College$32KJohnson County Comm College: received $32K on this topicJohnson County Comm College$32KSouth Texas Community College Education Foundation: received $30K on this topicSouth Texas Community College E…$30KLinking Families and Communities: received $30K on this topicLinking Families and Communities$30KOnondaga Community College: received $27K on this topicOnondaga Community College$27KJ Babe Stearn Community Center: received $25K on this topicJ Babe Stearn Community Center$25KSan Jacinto College: received $24K on this topicSan Jacinto College$24KJackson College: received $23K on this topicJackson College$23KHeart of the City: received $20K on this topicHeart of the City$20KBrighter Boston Inc: received $17K on this topicBrighter Boston Inc$17KBig Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami Valley Inc: received $10K on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters of Gre…$10KBrighter Behavior Choices Inc: received $7K on this topicBrighter Behavior Choices Inc$7KEdmonds Community College: received $6K on this topicEdmonds Community College$6KNew City Kids: received $5K on this topicNew City Kids$5KChasing Hope House: received $4K on this topicChasing Hope House$4KA Brighter Day Outreach: received $1K on this topicA Brighter Day Outreach$1K
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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 →