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12 funders with a record of paying for “drawings”
Where the money went
Largest: $30,000 to THE DRAWING CENTER INC — drawing- frazier and ali, jumping rope
Largest: $1,000 to UNITY FARM SANCTUARY INC — swl 2022 early registration drawing winner (rnd 2)
Largest: $20,000 to CAF AMERICAN DONOR FUND BENEFIT OF THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL — the christopher isherwood foundation funds a fellowship for post graduate study at the royal drawing school, london, uk.
Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, COCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $249,247 · through 2024Largest: $82,000 to ASPEN VALLEY SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB — this represents an annual draw.
National Ctr for Hebrew Language CharterNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $800,638 · through 2022Largest: $153,646 to STATEN ISLAND HEBREW PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL — csp grant reimbursement draw #21
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2023Largest: $1.4M to ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO — general operating support, luminary society contribution, support for school of the art institute of chicago: new artists society/annual fund, support for women's board, support fo…
Largest: $842,459 to GRANTEES IN USA-ATTACHED LIST — grants are awarded to applicants with no distinction to race, color, sex and age. to aid talented visual artists and art students in the early stages of their careers or in their f…
Largest: $200,000 to ALOHA UNITED WAY — to support this organization's community resilience fellowship program, a paid young adult training program that provides capacity to local resilience hubs on hawaii island to draw…
Largest: $120,000 to VICTORIA UNIVERSITY — for the victoria institute of strategic economic studies to study chinas growth models and development finance and draw policy recommendations for equitable and sustainable develop…
Indianapolis Center for CongregationsIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $108,650 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Calvary United Methodist Church — drawings for hvac system 9/2023
Largest: $128,471 to ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL — to support an independent assessment of the royal drawing school
Prime Time Palm Beach CountyBoynton Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $316,993 · through 2023Largest: $133,415 to KidzArt Palm Beach — kidzart is a drawing-based art enrichment program that teaches students to draw a new project each week, while also enhancing students confidence, creativity and problem-solving sk…
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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 →