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12 funders with a record of paying for “cathy”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to ZHU CATHY — fellowship stipend
Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $77,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to CASSATA HIGH SCHOOL — for general purposes in support of north texas giving day on behalf of john and cathy souders
Largest: $6,000 to CATHY FIFE — general semester scholarship
Largest: $2,750 to TUFTS UNIVERSITY ITF HOANG CATHY — scholarship program - scholarship
Largest: $33,000 to Cathy Roy — indigent assistance
Largest: $2,850 to CATHY MCCULLUM CARTER SCHOLARSHIP — donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
Largest: $1,500 to Cathy's House — to support non-profit operations
Largest: $6,500 to GREATER GREEN BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — tim and cathie day family fund
Largest: $116,000 to Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger — sustainable integration of trees with crops, livestock and human for improved resilience and ecosystem services in pearl millet-based subsistence farming systems in niger (cathi-ga…
Largest: $3,900 to Cathy Riley — financial aid
Largest: $30,000 to CATHY'S CATS — animal rescue
Southern California GrantmakersLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $59,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to THE GAILEN & CATHY REEVERS CENTER — general operating support
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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 →