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12 funders with a record of paying for “cocktails”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,000 to YOUTH CONSULTATION SERVICES — charity golf classics, 9/18/23, cocktail sponsor
Largest: $160,000 to COCKTAILS & CAREGIVERS — keeping caregivers close
Largest: $80,000 to CULTURAL COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY — muse awards; culture & cocktails
Largest: $225,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — in support of creating a chemical cocktail for promoting growth and stress tolerance in plants.
Largest: $5,000 to JACKSON COUNTY CASA — support for (1) light of hope breakfast in kansas city, missouri, april 20, 2023; (2) carnival for casa in kansas city, missouri, june 25, 2023; and (3) cocktails for casa in kansa…
Naacp Empowerment ProgramsBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to SHONDRA FORBES DBA S&S COCKTAIL LOUNGE INC DBA BULLDOG BAR & GRILL — supporting black-owned businesses in the beverage alcohol service, sales, and hospitality industries
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $360,000 · through 2023Largest: $360,000 to CID - CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF — scholarships fundraising efforts associated with the 2023 casino & cocktails event. the grant is not for the cost associated with attendance at the event or purchase of an auction …
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $105,650 · through 2022Largest: $77,650 to The Josselyn Center — general operating support, womens auxillary board support for iop event (no tickets or tangible benefits), support for capital campaign 2017 building for mental health - final cont…
Largest: $3.8M to NEURO TRIALS LLC — multiple awards:1) development of triple-drug cocktails to induce glioblastoma.2) ucsf preclinical core for drug development at the ivy brain tumor center.3)10 year ibtc grant4) ma…
Baptist Health South FloridaCoral Gables, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2022Largest: $7,500 to GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF TROPICAL FLORIDA — support the campfires to cocktails and girls healthy living programs.
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
2 matching grants · $501,000 · through 2024Largest: $251,000 to TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC — to support the formation of a policy committee and ecosystem capacity building
Largest: $5,000 to Bloomington Pearl Foundation — to support the cocktails for a cause event.
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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 →