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12 funders with a record of paying for “commune”
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Vesaf NfpDowners Grove, IL
10 matching grants · $144,900 · through 2024Largest: $18,450 to TRUONG TRONG KHANH - CHAIRMAN HEARTS OF HUE — microfinance for 29 families (round 1) in huong van commune, thua thein hue province
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
4 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to TIN TUA ASSOCIATION — to enhance existing humanitarian relief efforts for vulnerable, internally displaced households in three communes of gnagna province, est region, burkina faso
Largest: $48,133 to COMMUNE DI GIFFONI SEI CASALI — unrestricted general
Largest: $5,000 to COUR COMMUNE — promotion of franco-american relations
Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2022Largest: $250,000 to HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL — humanity and inclusion will receive $250,000 from cdp's covid-19 fund to support the community-based prevention of covid-19 and good hygiene practices and to promote access to heal…
Conservation NationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $9,956 · through 2022Largest: $9,956 to Missouri Botanical Garden — madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot known for its unique and diverse lemur populations. the proposed project aims to protect 10 lemur species in the vohibe forest by monitoring th…
Largest: $22,000 to COMMUNE DI SIGLILLO — school furnishings
New Jersey Children'S FoundationNewark, NJCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $42,450 · through 2022Largest: $42,450 to JASMINE MORRISON DBA COMMUNE LLC — to support the grantee's efforts to elevate parent voices throughout nj.
Largest: $50,000 to COMMUNE DE KAYSERSBERG VIGNOBLE — schweitzer center - in the footsteps of the nobel peace prize
AarpWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $23,000 · through 2022Largest: $23,000 to Commune Ventures Association — sponsorship of the wealth gap educational series addressing disparities surrounding entrepreneurs
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Simon Boudvin — commune, communism, commons
Largest: $5,000 to OLLAS COMMUNES SOUP KITCHEN - SANTIAGO CHILE — general operating support
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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 →