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12 funders with a record of paying for “cougar”

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Schneidmiller Family Foundation Inc → Wsu Cougar Athletic Foundation: $2.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation → University of Houston: $733K across 3 grants, latest 2024Spencer Wilson Charitable Trust → Cougar Fund Inc: $540K across 3 grants, latest 2024Deep Well → Cornerstone Cougars Inc: $522K across 3 grants, latest 2024College of Charleston Foundation → Charleston Athletic Fund: $405K across 1 grant, latest 2022Madison Charitable Foundation Inc → Uh Cougar Pride Scholarship: $203K across 3 grants, latest 2024John P Mcgovern Foundation → University of Houston: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bird City Century II → Cougar Cub Daycare Inc: $118K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Jackson Hole → The Cougar Fund: $116K across 2 grants, latest 2023Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Whhs Cougar Pride Foundation: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2023Glasmann Foundation → Kearns High School: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2025John M Rivers Jr Foundation → Yeamans Hall Foundation: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024College of Charleston Foundation → Charleston Athletic Fund: $239K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Jackson Hole → Cougar Fund: $73K across 1 grant, latest 2024Rainwater Charitable Foundation → Las Vegas Trail Rise (Lvtrise): $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024John M Rivers Jr Foundation → College of Chas Cougar Classic: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024Schneidmiller Family Foundation Inc: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Schneidmiller Family Foundati…$2.7MBarbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation: $733K on this topic. Open the funder.Barbara Bush Houston Literacy…$733KCollege of Charleston Foundation: $644K on this topic. Open the funder.College of Charleston Foundat…$644KSpencer Wilson Charitable Trust: $540K on this topic. Open the funder.Spencer Wilson Charitable Tru…$540KDeep Well: $522K on this topic. Open the funder.Deep Well$522KMadison Charitable Foundation Inc: $203K on this topic. Open the funder.Madison Charitable Foundation…$203KCommunity Foundation of Jackson Hole: $189K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of Jacks…$189KJohn P Mcgovern Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.John P Mcgovern Foundation$150KBird City Century II: $118K on this topic. Open the funder.Bird City Century II$118KRainwater Charitable Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Rainwater Charitable Foundati…$50KGlasmann Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Glasmann Foundation$15KJohn M Rivers Jr Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.John M Rivers Jr Foundation$10KWsu Cougar Athletic Foundation: received $2.7M on this topicWsu Cougar Athletic Foundation$2.7MUniversity of Houston: received $733K on this topicUniversity of Houston$733KCougar Fund Inc: received $540K on this topicCougar Fund Inc$540KCornerstone Cougars Inc: received $522K on this topicCornerstone Cougars Inc$522KCharleston Athletic Fund: received $405K on this topicCharleston Athletic Fund$405KCharleston Athletic Fund: received $239K on this topicCharleston Athletic Fund$239KUh Cougar Pride Scholarship: received $203K on this topicUh Cougar Pride Scholarship$203KUniversity of Houston: received $150K on this topicUniversity of Houston$150KCougar Cub Daycare Inc: received $118K on this topicCougar Cub Daycare Inc$118KThe Cougar Fund: received $116K on this topicThe Cougar Fund$116KCougar Fund: received $73K on this topicCougar Fund$73KWhhs Cougar Pride Foundation: received $35K on this topicWhhs Cougar Pride Foundation$35KKearns High School: received $15K on this topicKearns High School$15KLas Vegas Trail Rise (Lvtrise): received $15K on this topicLas Vegas Trail Rise (Lvtrise)$15KYeamans Hall Foundation: received $7K on this topicYeamans Hall Foundation$7KCollege of Chas Cougar Classic: received $3K on this topicCollege of Chas Cougar Classic$3K
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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 →