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12 funders with a record of paying for “carpentry”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $143,558 · through 2024Largest: $7,276 to G&B CARPENTRY — to replace driveway/parking pad for trc401 march 2020 tornado survivor home in 37208. tornado recovery connection referred this project to g&b carpentry.
Largest: $5,000 to FARIBAULT AREA TRAINING & EDUCATION FOUNDATION — carpentry tuition assistance.
New York Landmarks ConservancyNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH — roof replacement (c.o. for additional carpentry repairs)
Largest: $25,000 to NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL — carpentry department
Largest: $3,000 to NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL — preservation carpentry student scholarships
Panhandle Alliance for EducationSandpoint, IDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $250,300 · through 2023Largest: $203,700 to Lake Pend Oreille School District — residential carpentry program
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $149,363 · through 2024Largest: $76,978 to Panhandle Alliance for Education Inc — residential carpentry program sandpoint high school year 3
Largest: $67,500 to BLACK WOMEN BUILD BALTIMORE — baltimore is a home ownership and wealth building initiative that trains black women in carpentry, electrical, and plumbing by restoring vacant and deteriorated houses in west balt…
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $229,941 · through 2024Largest: $229,941 to THE CARPENTRIES INC — sponsored research sub-award
Carpenter Contractor Alliance ofNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $24,700 · through 2023Largest: $13,300 to ASSOCIATION OF WALL-CEILING & CARPENTRY INDUSTRIES OF NEW YORK — sponsorships & charitable contributions
Largest: $399,741 to Community Initiatives — to support the carpentries, an organization that teaches foundational coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide, in developing capacity for data and software skill tr…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
2 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2022Largest: $500,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI — increase employment and economic security outcomes for low-income families in the delta through aligning public-private employer training partnerships and workforce development in …
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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 →