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10 funders with a record of paying for “cecily”
Where the money went
Largest: $55,000 to CECILY SEWELL — educational scholarship
Largest: $1.2M to NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE — restricted - $1,000,000 for cityworks exhibition. restricted - $1,000 for cecily selby lab in her memory. unrestricted - $210,000
Largest: $2,500 to INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS — ukraine/griffin and cecily
Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $196,300 · through 2022Largest: $196,300 to ASPEN ART MUSEUM — the purpose of this grant is to support fy23 national council dues ($37,300) and artcrush 2022 live auction lot 10: cecily brown ($159,000).
Largest: $25,000 to THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART — support the cecily brown exhibition
Largest: $5,000 to CECILY SANDOVAL — to assist with college tuition
Largest: $3,100 to THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART — in support of the cecily brown commission.
Largest: $1,574 to Cecily Evans — to provide financial support to individuals in need. this financial assistance is to cover medical, funeral and basic living expenses on a temporary basis for individuals with prol…
Largest: $1,069 to Cecily Swink — assist with competition fees
Largest: $1,000 to CECILY WATTERSON — college education
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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 →