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12 funders with a record of paying for “cunningham”
Where the money went
Largest: $27,140 to MELISSA CUNNINGHAM — educational scholarship
Largest: $265,939 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - l christiansen, m cipriano, a clark, b clark, m clarke, j claybaugh, t clayton, j clough, h clukey, b coates, j cochran, g cody, d colson, d conder, j cook…
Largest: $28,937 to University of South Florida-Main Ca — scholarships for n. antoine ($400), a. christie ($5,000), a. cunningham ($5,000), a. garcia- rosenada ($1,686), n. hernandez ($5,000), o. pham ($8,750), t. tran ($301), and t. wahi…
Largest: $25,000 to LAKE CUNNINGHAM DEVELOPMENT TRUST — lake cunningham redevelopment
Largest: $33,330 to RULING OUR EXPERIENCES — dr. patty cunningham fellowship
Largest: $2,000 to NICOLAS CUNNINGHAM — educational scholarship
Largest: $9,211 to KAYDEE CUNNINGHAM — financial assist for college
Largest: $25,000 to CUNNINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOME OF URBANA ILLINOIS — general operating support
The Anquan and Dionne Boldin Scholarship FundBoca Raton, FL
4 matching grants · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to Keyshawn Cunningham — scholarship support
Largest: $100,000 to EARLHAM COLLEGE — for good campaign: the clarence cunningham student emergency fund endowment
James R Elder Trust 1020000597Champaign, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $279,500 · through 2024Largest: $151,000 to CUNNINGHAM CHILDREN'SHOME — trust net income distribution-to be used for general purposes of cunningham children's home.
United Way of Champaign CountySavoy, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $257,257 · through 2024Largest: $87,752 to CUNNINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOME — undesignated and program restricted funds to further organization's exempt purpose
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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 →