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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “cullen”
Where the money went
Largest: $213,050 to EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE OF WNY — cullen scholars 2024-2025 tuition support
Nchsaa FoundationChapel Hill, NC
8 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to JACKSON SPELLS — tony cullen memorial scholarship
Largest: $20,400 to BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND — matthew and karen cullen cullen fund
Largest: $150,000 to YMCA of the Greater Houston Area — operating support for camperships & equestrian operations at camp cullen & purchase of mountain bikes, paddle boards & pedal boats.
Largest: $235,900 to EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE OF WNY — cullen scholars scholarships 2022
Largest: $200,000 to YMCA OF THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA — camp cullen health center
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $78,500 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to SAM CULLEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — scholarships & financial aid
Largest: $106,500 to Central Maine Community College — scholarships - r abdile, f ali, t bannister, d beal, k benoit, k blouin, d bouchard, n bruen, e burkhardt, k campbell, j chamness, m chase, s chase, l church, r cox, a cullen, d da…
Jpc FoundationJanesville, WI
3 matching grants · $34,000 · through 2022Largest: $12,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE FOUNDATION INC — j.p. cullen scholarship fund
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to College of St Benedict — designated to the mary nathe cullen merit music scholarship
Largest: $10,000 to CHRIST THE KING PARISH - CULLEN HUGHES MEMORIAL — general charitable purposes
Cullen Trust for Higher EducationHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER — to support the cullen trust for higher education fellowship symposium on translational research and the cullen trust for higher education fellowship program
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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 →