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12 funders with a record of paying for “channel”
Where the money went
Ventura County Community FoundationCamarillo, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2023Largest: $6,597 to CHANNEL ISLANDS YMCA-VENTURA FAMILY BRANCH — to support the channel islands ymca-ventura family branch
Largest: $200,000 to TREES WATER AND PEOPLE — core support to research, map and connect ongoing economic alternatives in central and north america and the caribbean, and promote learning and exchange channels with emphasis on …
Emmett FoundationLos Angeles, CA
12 matching grants · $43,950 · through 2023Largest: $11,500 to SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER — to benefit endeavors to protect and restore the santa barbara channel
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $575,680 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to Election Bridge Inc — civa is revolutionizing civic engagement by creating a digital bridge between small to medium-sized organizations and governmental processes. utilizing state-of-the-art ai and geos…
Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $780,162 · through 2024Largest: $297,397 to CHANNEL ISLANDS RESTORATION — environmental quality protection, beautification
Largest: $2.3M to CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS — scholarship support
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $576,054 to CHANNEL ISLANDS MARINE AND WILDLIFE INSTITUTE — marine mammal restoration
Largest: $20,000 to CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL — program support
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
6 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to WGBH Educational Foundation — in support of world channel's documentary co-productions.
Largest: $150,000 to Upstream Minnesota — to positively change the culture of minnesota by channeling minnesotans love of our natural places into increased trust in one another, connection across difference, and greater st…
Largest: $50,000 to CHANNEL ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM — support for museum research and exhibits.
Largest: $8,400 to NEW MEXICO INST OF MINING & TECH — channel geometry and permanent charge effects on ionic flows through membrane channels
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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 →