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American Camping Association Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco: $137K across 2 grants, latest 2024Family Office Foundation Inc → Vision 2020 - Councilor's Project: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cglc Charitable Trust → University of Southern California - Thornton Schoo: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → Acta Non Verba: $68K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Piers Park Sailing Center: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Butler University: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Central Illinois Eastersealstimber Pointe Outdoor Center: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Camp Fire Alaska Council: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Maven Youth: $43K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → B'nai B'rith Camp: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Barbara C Harris Center: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Camp for All Kids: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Camp Hazen YMCA: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Fresh Air Fund: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Girl Scouts - Greater Atlanta: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Live Oak Wilderness Camp: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → No Limits Foundation: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Teton Valley Ranch Camp: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → The Heart Center: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → University of Montana: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Wa-Ya Outdoor Institute: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → YWCA Vermont Camp Hochelaga: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Trail Blazers: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Camping Association Inc → YMCA of Greater Seattle: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Camping Association Inc → Girl Scouts - Greater New York: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → Camp Mokuleia Inc (Eccc): $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → Tampa Metro YMCA: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Camping Association Inc → Easterseals Colorado Rocky Mountain: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → Naturebridge: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → Town of Lexington Massachusettes: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → East Side Neighborhood Servicecamp Bovey: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Camping Association Inc → Montgomery County Department of Recreation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → Happiness Is Camping: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Camping Association Inc → Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute - Pari: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Camping Association Inc → Camp Blodgettaudubon: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → YMCA Camp Santa Maria: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Camping Association Inc → Primitive Pursuits 4-H Acres Day Camp and Primitive Pursuits - Arnot Fores: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Camping Association Inc → Big Sur Land Trust Youth Outdoor Programs: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → Sherwood Forest Camp: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Camping Association Inc → Mgh Aspire: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Camping Association Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.American Camping Association…$1.2MFamily Office Foundation Inc: $51K on this topic. Open the funder.Family Office Foundation Inc$51KCglc Charitable Trust: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.Cglc Charitable Trust$20KBoys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco: received $137K on this topicBoys and Girls Clubs of San Fra…$137KActa Non Verba: received $68K on this topicActa Non Verba$68KPiers Park Sailing Center: received $53K on this topicPiers Park Sailing Center$53KButler University: received $53K on this topicButler University$53KCentral Illinois Eastersealstimber Pointe Outdoor Center: received $53K on this topicCentral Illinois Eastersealstim…$53KCamp Fire Alaska Council: received $51K on this topicCamp Fire Alaska Council$51KVision 2020 - Councilor's Project: received $51K on this topicVision 2020 - Councilor's Proje…$51KMaven Youth: received $43K on this topicMaven Youth$43KB'nai B'rith Camp: received $33K on this topicB'nai B'rith Camp$33KBarbara C Harris Center: received $33K on this topicBarbara C Harris Center$33KCamp for All Kids: received $33K on this topicCamp for All Kids$33KCamp Hazen YMCA: received $33K on this topicCamp Hazen YMCA$33KFresh Air Fund: received $33K on this topicFresh Air Fund$33KGirl Scouts - Greater Atlanta: received $33K on this topicGirl Scouts - Greater Atlanta$33KLive Oak Wilderness Camp: received $33K on this topicLive Oak Wilderness Camp$33KNo Limits Foundation: received $33K on this topicNo Limits Foundation$33KTeton Valley Ranch Camp: received $33K on this topicTeton Valley Ranch Camp$33KThe Heart Center: received $33K on this topicThe Heart Center$33KUniversity of Montana: received $33K on this topicUniversity of Montana$33KWa-Ya Outdoor Institute: received $33K on this topicWa-Ya Outdoor Institute$33KYWCA Vermont Camp Hochelaga: received $33K on this topicYWCA Vermont Camp Hochelaga$33KTrail Blazers: received $25K on this topicTrail Blazers$25KYMCA of Greater Seattle: received $25K on this topicYMCA of Greater Seattle$25KGirl Scouts - Greater New York: received $25K on this topicGirl Scouts - Greater New York$25KCamp Mokuleia Inc (Eccc): received $22K on this topicCamp Mokuleia Inc (Eccc)$22KUniversity of Southern California - Thornton Schoo: received $20K on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$20KTampa Metro YMCA: received $19K on this topicTampa Metro YMCA$19KEasterseals Colorado Rocky Mountain: received $19K on this topicEasterseals Colorado Rocky Moun…$19KNaturebridge: received $18K on this topicNaturebridge$18KTown of Lexington Massachusettes: received $18K on this topicTown of Lexington Massachusettes$18KEast Side Neighborhood Servicecamp Bovey: received $16K on this topicEast Side Neighborhood Servicec…$16KMontgomery County Department of Recreation: received $15K on this topicMontgomery County Department of…$15KHappiness Is Camping: received $15K on this topicHappiness Is Camping$15KPisgah Astronomical Research Institute - Pari: received $15K on this topicPisgah Astronomical Research In…$15KCamp Blodgettaudubon: received $14K on this topicCamp Blodgettaudubon$14KYMCA Camp Santa Maria: received $14K on this topicYMCA Camp Santa Maria$14KPrimitive Pursuits 4-H Acres Day Camp and Primitive Pursuits - Arnot Fores: received $14K on this topicPrimitive Pursuits 4-H Acres Da…$14KBig Sur Land Trust Youth Outdoor Programs: received $13K on this topicBig Sur Land Trust Youth Outdoo…$13KSherwood Forest Camp: received $13K on this topicSherwood Forest Camp$13KMgh Aspire: received $11K on this topicMgh Aspire$11K
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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 →