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12 funders with a record of paying for “calvin”
Where the money went
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
17 matching grants · $53.8M · through 2025Largest: $20.0M to CALVIN UNIVERSITY — calvin inst of christian worshp prog
Largest: $310,000 to CALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — charitable donation
Largest: $45,000 to CALVIN UNIVERSITY — general funding
Largest: $50,000 to CALVIN UNIVERSITY — geology scholarship
Largest: $1,500 to CALVIN UNIVERSITY — calvin university nursing program
Largest: $25,000 to CALVIN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY — charitable support (doctoral fellowship assistance fund)
Largest: $250,000 to CALVIN UNIVERSITY — general operations
Largest: $13,000 to CALVIN COLLEGE — support for general operations
Grand Rapids Community FoundationGrand Rapids, MICharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $265,640 · through 2024Largest: $60,250 to GRANDVILLE CALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION — multiple grants awarded
Largest: $28,000 to CALVIN UNIVERSITY — charitable donation
Largest: $46,535 to Stanford University — scholarships for ghawayne calvin (2,500), hadja sow (900), jessica rivera (6,000), jose avalos (3,500), leslie luqueno (11,801), phuc tran (4,850), rachel zila (7,000), rifat emam …
Largest: $100,000 to CALVIN UNIVERSITY — project/program - january series
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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 →