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12 funders with a record of paying for “chili”
Where the money went
Rochester Area Community FoundationRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $46,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to GATES-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — for a college scholarship
Power MinistryRiverside, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $83,000 · through 2024Largest: $22,500 to IBERO AMERICAN MINISTRIES — completion of church project - santiago chili
The Humane LeagueRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $107,000 · through 2025Largest: $45,000 to CHILIS ON WHEELS VIA A WELL-FED WORLD — lobbying and campaign initiatives that protect animals suffering at the hands of factory farming, the fur industry and the seafood industry, serving as a member of the animal polic…
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $13,620 · through 2025Largest: $5,800 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF COLUMBIA — rootin' tootin' chili cookoff
Friends of the EarthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $95,000 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to A WELL-FED WORLD — grant for chilis on wheels program, to provide support for plant powered youth fellowship (ppyf).
United Way of Greater Rochester andRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $27,290 · through 2024Largest: $11,379 to CHILI FIRE DEPARTMENT INC — donor designation
Mt Hope CharitiesMt Hope, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $137,100 · through 2024Largest: $125,950 to CHILI VALLEY CHURCH #22 — assistance to the church.
Alloy Development CoCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2021Largest: $10,000 to STREETSCAPE HOLDINGS LLC DBA BLUE ASH CHILI — financial assistance
Friends and Foundation of the RochesterRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $47,185 · through 2024Largest: $25,092 to Chili Public Library — support the organization's exempt purpose
Youth Emergency Services FoundationGillette, WYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $23,949 · through 2024Largest: $12,460 to COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY SERVICES — split of chili cooko
Largest: $2,000 to ESSEX INITIATIVES — funds will go toward space rental and event insurance, purchasing ingredients for a large batch of chili (event attendees will each get a bowl of chili and corn bread), accompanyin…
Anywhere GivesMadison, NJCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $15,600 · through 2024Largest: $8,500 to Big Chili Inc — general assistance
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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 →