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4 funders with a record of paying for “conowingo”
Where the money went
Foundation for PennsylvaniaJohnstown, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $54,000 · through 2022Largest: $17,000 to WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE — conowingo dam educat
The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE — securing the future of the conowingo: to pursue a legal remedy to the license granted to constellation to operate conowingo dam, which included no obligation to fund restoration ac…
Waterkeepers ChesapeakeSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $5,000 to POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORK — conowingo dam project
Largest: $15,000 to PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONENTAL R — conowingo dam project
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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 →