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12 funders with a record of paying for “dinosaur”

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Paul L Foster Family Foundation → El Paso Zoological Society: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023The David Belk Cannon Foundation → Schiele Museum of Natural History: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024Still Water Foundation → Texas Science & Natural History Museum: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024David B Jones Foundation → Minnesota Childrens Museum: $185K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ahmanson Foundation → Los Angeles Cty Mus of Nat Hist: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Association of Petroleum → Friends of Dinosaur Ridge: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers Prog → Susan Cox Powell Foundation: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ronald W Naito Md Foundation → Four Rivers Cultural Center: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Foundation for Adventist Education → Southwestern Adventist University: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2024Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundatn → Dinosaur Ridge: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024Singing Field Foundation Inc → Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023Korum for Kids Foundation → Charlie's Dinosaur: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2025David B Jones Foundation → University of Wisconsin System: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ahmanson Foundation → La County Museum of Nat History Fdn: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021David B Jones Foundation → Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Found: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ahmanson Foundation → Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2020David B Jones Foundation → Dayton Society of Natural History Dayton Museum of: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023David B Jones Foundation → Wyoming Dinosaur Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022David B Jones Foundation → Friends of Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2024David B Jones Foundation → Childrens Museum of Phoenix: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024David B Jones Foundation → Stamford Museum and Nature Center Incorporated: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Paul L Foster Family Foundation: $500K on this topic. Open the funder.Paul L Foster Family Foundati…$500KDavid B Jones Foundation: $492K on this topic. Open the funder.David B Jones Foundation$492KThe David Belk Cannon Foundation: $450K on this topic. Open the funder.The David Belk Cannon Foundat…$450KStill Water Foundation: $250K on this topic. Open the funder.Still Water Foundation$250KThe Ahmanson Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ahmanson Foundation$200KAmerican Association of Petroleum: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.American Association of Petro…$75KTacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers Prog: $73K on this topic. Open the funder.Tacoma-Pierce County Crime St…$73KRonald W Naito Md Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.Ronald W Naito Md Foundation$30KThe Foundation for Adventist Education: $24K on this topic. Open the funder.The Foundation for Adventist…$24KLouie M & Betty M Phillips Foundatn: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Louie M & Betty M Phillips Fo…$15KSinging Field Foundation Inc: $12K on this topic. Open the funder.Singing Field Foundation Inc$12KKorum for Kids Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Korum for Kids Foundation$10KEl Paso Zoological Society: received $500K on this topicEl Paso Zoological Society$500KSchiele Museum of Natural History: received $450K on this topicSchiele Museum of Natural Histo…$450KTexas Science & Natural History Museum: received $250K on this topicTexas Science & Natural History…$250KMinnesota Childrens Museum: received $185K on this topicMinnesota Childrens Museum$185KUniversity of Wisconsin System: received $125K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin System$125KLos Angeles Cty Mus of Nat Hist: received $100K on this topicLos Angeles Cty Mus of Nat Hist$100KFriends of Dinosaur Ridge: received $75K on this topicFriends of Dinosaur Ridge$75KSusan Cox Powell Foundation: received $73K on this topicSusan Cox Powell Foundation$73KLos Angeles County Museum of Natural History Found: received $70K on this topicLos Angeles County Museum of Na…$70KLa County Museum of Nat History Fdn: received $50K on this topicLa County Museum of Nat History…$50KLos Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation: received $50K on this topicLos Angeles County Museum of Na…$50KDayton Society of Natural History Dayton Museum of: received $50K on this topicDayton Society of Natural Histo…$50KFour Rivers Cultural Center: received $30K on this topicFour Rivers Cultural Center$30KSouthwestern Adventist University: received $24K on this topicSouthwestern Adventist Universi…$24KWyoming Dinosaur Center: received $20K on this topicWyoming Dinosaur Center$20KFriends of Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences: received $19K on this topicFriends of Nc State Museum of N…$19KChildrens Museum of Phoenix: received $18K on this topicChildrens Museum of Phoenix$18KDinosaur Ridge: received $15K on this topicDinosaur Ridge$15KDinosaur Hill Nature Preserve: received $12K on this topicDinosaur Hill Nature Preserve$12KCharlie's Dinosaur: received $10K on this topicCharlie's Dinosaur$10KStamford Museum and Nature Center Incorporated: received $6K on this topicStamford Museum and Nature Cent…$6K
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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 →