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12 funders with a record of paying for “earls”
Where the money went
Santa Barbara Showgrounds FoundationSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $624,782 · through 2024Largest: $228,858 to EARL WARREN SHOWGROUNDS 19TH DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION — to support operations and programs of the earl warren showgrounds.
Largest: $25,418 to Columbia University In The City of New York — scholarships for ahmed abouelnaga ($7,500), cindy ajualip hernandez ($2,000), aissatou doll ($2,500), luis gasca trivino ($728), earl hall ($2,500), damaris magana alday ($2,500), …
Largest: $50,000 to EARL E BAKKEN CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY & HEALING — general operating
Largest: $150,000 to EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL & — safe and supportive schools coll.
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
3 matching grants · $520,000 · through 2023Largest: $320,000 to ESSIE B & WILLIAM EARL GLENN FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR BETTER LIVING — health and health equity
50canWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $280,610 · through 2024Largest: $96,000 to EARL MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL — to support summer boost
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $52,000 · through 2023Largest: $13,500 to De La Salle Institute — contribution to the earl e. meyers endowed scholarship fund, matching the contribution of michael o'connell, pgl retiree, matching the contribution of bernadette johnson, pgl emplo…
Largest: $85,000 to MESA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 51 EARL — preschool coaching
Benton Community FoundationFowler, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $40,631 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to EARL PARK FALL FESTIVAL FOUNDATION — earl park adventure
NBA Players Legacy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $139,750 · through 2024Largest: $49,750 to NATIONAL BASKETBALL RETIRED PLAYERS ASSOCIATION — earl lloyd schol.
Largest: $37,500 to EARL E BAKKEN CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY & HEALING — core mission support
Southface Energy InstituteAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $81,547 · through 2024Largest: $37,500 to EARL AND RACHEL SMITH STRAND THEATR — improvements to npo'
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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 →