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12 funders with a record of paying for “canoe”
Where the money went
Northland FoundationDuluth, MNCharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to LAVALLA SAND AND GRAVEL INC — to support businesses in counties that border canada that were impacted by the 2021 closure of the boundary waters canoe area and/or closures of the canadian border since 2020.
Largest: $34,924 to Texas State University — scholarships for kristal gonzalez martinez ($4,788), fatima grimaldo ($5,500), alexis gutierrez-cano ($9,000), marco lopez ($5,000), rosalba lozoya ($6,350), and victor luna ($4,28…
Council for Native Hawaiian AdvancementKapolei, HICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $274,000 · through 2023Largest: $165,000 to OAHU HAWAIIAN CANOE RACING ASSOCIATION HAWAII — to support community event
Puerto Rico Conservation Trust FundSan Juan, PRCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $188,155 · through 2024Largest: $148,857 to Cano Martin Pena Land Trust — to support the youth of cano martin pena and rainwater harvesting strategies
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku FoundationHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $34,000 · through 2024Largest: $9,500 to OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB — annual walter j. macfarlane memorial canoe regatta
Largest: $25,000 to LaeUla O Kai Canoe Club — general grant
Largest: $49,592 to COMMUNITY — volleyball tournament/clubs, hanaside news, limu festival, holiday program, hana arts program support, hana canoe club support, kahana garden repairs, r&m for papapala hoomau, merr…
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $210,000 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to FIDEICOMISO DE LA TIERRA DEL CANO MARTIN PENA — equity, human rights, and economic empowerment
Foundation for Tacoma StudentsTacoma, WACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $36,942 · through 2022Largest: $18,274 to CARVER'S CAMP CANOE JOURNEY - PUYALLUP WATERSHED INTIATIVE — programs:carver's camp canoe journey
Largest: $115,000 to MUNCIE SANITARY DISTRICT — canoe & kayak launches project; white river conservation & ed center
United States Olympic and ParalympicColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $970,211 · through 2024Largest: $391,500 to AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION INC — olympic/paralympic support
Largest: $10,000 to Northern Forest Canoe Trail — 3 year grant to provide scholarship
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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 →