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12 funders with a record of paying for “chief”

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Walton Family Foundation Inc → 50can Inc: $13M across 1 grant, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Council of Chief State School Officers: $11M across 11 grants, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Western Fire Chiefs Association: $2.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024Carnegie Corporation of New York → Council of Chief State School Officers Inc: $2.3M across 7 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Chiefs for Change: $1.4M across 6 grants, latest 2023The Wallace Foundation → Council of Chief State School Officers: $1.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024Seattle Foundation → Chief Seattle Club: $1.3M across 30 grants, latest 2024Raikes Foundation → Council of Chief State School Officers: $413K across 3 grants, latest 2024Motorola Solutions Foundation → International Assn of Fire Chiefs Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Siff: $361K across 2 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $207K across 1 grant, latest 2020Western Fire Chiefs Association Inc → Southeastern Assc-Fire Chiefs: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Council of Chief State School Officers: $5.4M across 5 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Chiefs for Change: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Council of Chief State School Officers (Ccsso): $936K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Wallace Foundation → National Summer Learning Association Inc: $700K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → California Fire Chiefs Foundation: $220K across 2 grants, latest 2024Motorola Solutions Foundation → International Association of Chiefs of Police Incorporated: $218K across 2 grants, latest 2023Carnegie Corporation of New York → Chiefs for Change: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Northwest Maritime Center: $153K across 1 grant, latest 2024Raikes Foundation → Education Resource Strategies Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Seattle Foundation → Chief Dull Knife College: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → International Association of Chiefs of Police Incorporated: $49K across 4 grants, latest 2023Western Fire Chiefs Association Inc → International Association of Fire Chiefs: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Walton Family Foundation Inc → Rand Corporation: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Chief Seattle Club: $700K across 4 grants, latest 2024Motorola Solutions Foundation → International Assn of Fire Chiefs Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Wallace Foundation → Chiefs for Change Inc: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Ecotrust: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2023Raikes Foundation → National Equity Project: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Seattle Foundation → Boy Scouts of America - Chief Seattle Council: $46K across 8 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → University of Cincinnati Research Institute: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2020Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Instituto De Pesquisa Ambiental Da Amazonia: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2024Western Fire Chiefs Association Inc → California Fire Chiefs Assoc: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Mcel United Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose Inc: $282K across 1 grant, latest 2022Motorola Solutions Foundation → International Association of Fire Chiefs Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024Motorola Solutions Foundation → International Association of Chiefs of Police Incorporated: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2025Motorola Solutions Foundation → International Association of Chiefs of Police Incorporated: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2024Motorola Solutions Foundation → Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023Motorola Solutions Foundation → Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2025M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Chief Joseph Foundation: $57K across 3 grants, latest 2024M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Boy Scouts of America Chief Seattle Council: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Raikes Foundation → New Venture Fund: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2023Western Fire Chiefs Association Inc → Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Raikes Foundation → 609 Chief Seattle Council: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Raikes Foundation → Boy Scouts of America - Chief Seattle Council: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Western Fire Chiefs Association Inc → California Fire Chiefs Association: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Western Fire Chiefs Association Inc → Washington Fire Chiefs Assoc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023Western Fire Chiefs Association Inc → Oregon Fire Chiefs Assoc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023Walton Family Foundation Inc: $22M on this topic. Open the funder.Walton Family Foundation Inc$22MGates Foundation: $13M on this topic. Open the funder.Gates Foundation$13MGordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo…$2.5MCarnegie Corporation of New York: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Carnegie Corporation of New Y…$2.5MMichael & Susan Dell Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Michael & Susan Dell Foundati…$2.3MThe Wallace Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Wallace Foundation$2.1MMotorola Solutions Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Motorola Solutions Foundation$1.5MSeattle Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$1.4MM J Murdock Charitable Trust: $679K on this topic. Open the funder.M J Murdock Charitable Trust$679KRaikes Foundation: $615K on this topic. Open the funder.Raikes Foundation$615KLaura and John Arnold Foundation: $286K on this topic. Open the funder.Laura and John Arnold Foundat…$286KWestern Fire Chiefs Association Inc: $106K on this topic. Open the funder.Western Fire Chiefs Associati…$106K50can Inc: received $13M on this topic50can Inc$13MCouncil of Chief State School Officers: received $11M on this topicCouncil of Chief State School O…$11MCouncil of Chief State School Officers: received $6.8M on this topicCouncil of Chief State School O…$6.8MWestern Fire Chiefs Association: received $2.3M on this topicWestern Fire Chiefs Association$2.3MCouncil of Chief State School Officers Inc: received $2.3M on this topicCouncil of Chief State School O…$2.3MChief Seattle Club: received $2.0M on this topicChief Seattle Club$2.0MRand Corporation: received $1.9M on this topicRand Corporation$1.9MChiefs for Change: received $1.6M on this topicChiefs for Change$1.6MChiefs for Change: received $1.0M on this topicChiefs for Change$1.0MMcel United Inc: received $1.0M on this topicMcel United Inc$1.0MCouncil of Chief State School Officers (Ccsso): received $936K on this topicCouncil of Chief State School O…$936KNational Summer Learning Association Inc: received $700K on this topicNational Summer Learning Associ…$700KInternational Assn of Fire Chiefs Inc: received $400K on this topicInternational Assn of Fire Chie…$400KSiff: received $361K on this topicSiff$361KChief Executives for Corporate Purpose Inc: received $282K on this topicChief Executives for Corporate…$282KCalifornia Fire Chiefs Foundation: received $220K on this topicCalifornia Fire Chiefs Foundati…$220KInternational Association of Chiefs of Police Incorporated: received $218K on this topicInternational Association of Ch…$218KPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: received $207K on this topicPresident and Fellows of Harvar…$207KInternational Assn of Fire Chiefs Inc: received $200K on this topicInternational Assn of Fire Chie…$200KInternational Association of Fire Chiefs Inc: received $200K on this topicInternational Association of Fi…$200KNorthwest Maritime Center: received $153K on this topicNorthwest Maritime Center$153KInternational Association of Chiefs of Police Incorporated: received $140K on this topicInternational Association of Ch…$140KInternational Association of Chiefs of Police Incorporated: received $140K on this topicInternational Association of Ch…$140KChiefs for Change Inc: received $125K on this topicChiefs for Change Inc$125KEducation Resource Strategies Inc: received $100K on this topicEducation Resource Strategies I…$100KChief Dull Knife College: received $100K on this topicChief Dull Knife College$100KCanadian Association of Fire Chiefs: received $100K on this topicCanadian Association of Fire Ch…$100KCanadian Association of Fire Chiefs: received $60K on this topicCanadian Association of Fire Ch…$60KEcotrust: received $58K on this topicEcotrust$58KChief Joseph Foundation: received $57K on this topicChief Joseph Foundation$57KBoy Scouts of America - Chief Seattle Council: received $56K on this topicBoy Scouts of America - Chief S…$56KNational Equity Project: received $50K on this topicNational Equity Project$50KBoy Scouts of America Chief Seattle Council: received $50K on this topicBoy Scouts of America Chief Sea…$50KInternational Association of Chiefs of Police Incorporated: received $49K on this topicInternational Association of Ch…$49KNew Venture Fund: received $33K on this topicNew Venture Fund$33KSoutheastern Assc-Fire Chiefs: received $30K on this topicSoutheastern Assc-Fire Chiefs$30KUniversity of Cincinnati Research Institute: received $30K on this topicUniversity of Cincinnati Resear…$30KInternational Association of Fire Chiefs: received $25K on this topicInternational Association of Fi…$25KInstituto De Pesquisa Ambiental Da Amazonia: received $22K on this topicInstituto De Pesquisa Ambiental…$22KCalifornia Fire Chiefs Assoc: received $16K on this topicCalifornia Fire Chiefs Assoc$16KSoutheastern Association of Fire Chiefs: received $15K on this topicSoutheastern Association of Fir…$15K609 Chief Seattle Council: received $10K on this topic609 Chief Seattle Council$10KCalifornia Fire Chiefs Association: received $8K on this topicCalifornia Fire Chiefs Associat…$8KWashington Fire Chiefs Assoc: received $7K on this topicWashington Fire Chiefs Assoc$7KOregon Fire Chiefs Assoc: received $6K on this topicOregon Fire Chiefs Assoc$6K
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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 →