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12 funders with a record of paying for “dictionaries”
Where the money went
Largest: $84,500 to Satya Chetana Educational Trust — research, ongoing development of a massive spiritual dictionary and related mobile app, and courses.
Rotary Club of Naples CharitableNaples, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $59,023 · through 2024Largest: $15,802 to Rotary -Dictionary Projects — 3rd grade dictionaries
Columbus Rotary FoundationHilliard, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $43,554 · through 2024Largest: $14,850 to THE DICTIONARY PROJECT — dictionary project grant
Lincoln Rotary Club 14 FoundationLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $42,417 · through 2024Largest: $15,417 to THE DICTIONARY PROJECT — student dictionaries
The Wichita RotaryWichita, KSCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $31,506 · through 2024Largest: $10,808 to ROTARY CLUB DICTIONARY PROJECT — dictionary project
Rotary Club of Gainesville FoundationGainesville, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,293 · through 2024Largest: $15,939 to The Dictionary Project — provide dictionaries to the public.
Largest: $15,470 to Bertilo Wennegren - Tekstarocom and — grant to update research website takstaro.com and for updating the piv esperanto dictionary (printed and online)
Largest: $16,210 to WESTMINSTER ROTARY FOUNDATION — dictionary project, make a difference grant, imagination library, casa sponsorship
Benevolent and Protective Order of ElksMission Viejo, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $35,148 · through 2024Largest: $14,116 to THE DICTIONARY PROJECT — assist students in reading, writing
Rotary International District 6960Fort Myers, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,091 · through 2024Largest: $14,341 to ROTARY CLUB OF NAPLES — funding to provide dictionaries to third graders in public schools, fight hunger through meals of hope, and the lever for pediatricians.
Orange Elks Lodge No 1475 BpoeOrange, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $21,426 · through 2024Largest: $7,296 to THE DICTIONARY PROJECT — assist students in reading, writing
Largest: $1,802 to UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CENTRE FOR MEDIEVAL STUDIES — dictionary of old english project
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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 →