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12 funders with a record of paying for “copy”

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National Cancer Center Inc → Nyu Langone Health: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Simons Foundation Inc → Baylor College of Medicine: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dan & Lillian King Foundation → Broadway Sf: $274K across 1 grant, latest 2021Association of Public Health → Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene: $223K across 1 grant, latest 2022Center for International Policy Inc → Mighty Earth: $131K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Vermont Community Foundation → Johns Hopkins Universitythe Sheridan Libraries: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2024Northwest North Dakota Community → Forest River School: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Council for Community → Joseph Cassano Dba Woodbridge Copy and Content: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Diane and Steve Clark Family Foundation → Samaritans Purse: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025Llano Partners Foundation → Colfax County Fair Association Inc: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Roger W Follett Foundation Inc → Otselic Valley Fishing Heritage Ass: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Harvey Dan Kyle & Hunter Weinstein → Free Software Foundation: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dan & Lillian King Foundation → Monterey County Office of Education: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Cancer Center Inc → Nyu Langone Health: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Center for International Policy Inc → Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: $115K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Vermont Community Foundation → Round River Conservation Studies: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Council for Community → Buzz Copies Prints & Stationary: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dan & Lillian King Foundation → Pajaro Middle School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Dan & Lillian King Foundation → Mac Ava Productions: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Cancer Center Inc: $600K on this topic. Open the funder.National Cancer Center Inc$600KDan & Lillian King Foundation: $512K on this topic. Open the funder.Dan & Lillian King Foundation$512KThe Simons Foundation Inc: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.The Simons Foundation Inc$300KCenter for International Policy Inc: $246K on this topic. Open the funder.Center for International Poli…$246KAssociation of Public Health: $223K on this topic. Open the funder.Association of Public Health$223KThe Vermont Community Foundation: $88K on this topic. Open the funder.The Vermont Community Foundat…$88KNorthwest North Dakota Community: $33K on this topic. Open the funder.Northwest North Dakota Commun…$33KNational Council for Community: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.National Council for Community$20KDiane and Steve Clark Family Foundation: $8K on this topic. Open the funder.Diane and Steve Clark Family…$8KLlano Partners Foundation: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Llano Partners Foundation$6KThe Roger W Follett Foundation Inc: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Roger W Follett Foundatio…$5KThe Harvey Dan Kyle & Hunter Weinstein: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.The Harvey Dan Kyle & Hunter…$3KNyu Langone Health: received $400K on this topicNyu Langone Health$400KBaylor College of Medicine: received $300K on this topicBaylor College of Medicine$300KBroadway Sf: received $274K on this topicBroadway Sf$274KMonterey County Office of Education: received $225K on this topicMonterey County Office of Educa…$225KWisconsin State Lab of Hygiene: received $223K on this topicWisconsin State Lab of Hygiene$223KNyu Langone Health: received $200K on this topicNyu Langone Health$200KMighty Earth: received $131K on this topicMighty Earth$131KQuincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: received $115K on this topicQuincy Institute for Responsibl…$115KJohns Hopkins Universitythe Sheridan Libraries: received $78K on this topicJohns Hopkins Universitythe She…$78KForest River School: received $33K on this topicForest River School$33KJoseph Cassano Dba Woodbridge Copy and Content: received $10K on this topicJoseph Cassano Dba Woodbridge C…$10KRound River Conservation Studies: received $10K on this topicRound River Conservation Studies$10KBuzz Copies Prints & Stationary: received $10K on this topicBuzz Copies Prints & Stationary$10KPajaro Middle School: received $10K on this topicPajaro Middle School$10KSamaritans Purse: received $8K on this topicSamaritans Purse$8KColfax County Fair Association Inc: received $6K on this topicColfax County Fair Association…$6KOtselic Valley Fishing Heritage Ass: received $5K on this topicOtselic Valley Fishing Heritage…$5KFree Software Foundation: received $3K on this topicFree Software Foundation$3KMac Ava Productions: received $2K on this topicMac Ava Productions$2K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →