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6 funders with a record of paying for “educationalsupport”

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Arete Foundation → The Metropolitan Museum of Art: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Zhou Family Foundation → The Brearley School: $370K across 5 grants, latest 2025Rifkin Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne Inc: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Inspirational Giving → The Unforgettables Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Henry E & Consuelo S Wenger Foundation Inc → The Windward School: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2025J Howard & Brenda Lagrange Johnson Family Foundation → Silver Sheild Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Arete Foundation → University of Pennsylvania: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Zhou Family Foundation → University of California Los Angeles: $25K across 5 grants, latest 2025Arete Foundation → The American School of Classical Studies at Athens: $912K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Zhou Family Foundation → Weill Cornell Medical College: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023Arete Foundation → The Barnes Foundation: $485K across 3 grants, latest 2023Arete Foundation → University of Chicago: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2023Arete Foundation → Artsmart: $210K across 3 grants, latest 2023Arete Foundation → The Brearley School: $95K across 2 grants, latest 2022Arete Foundation → Columbia University: $63K across 3 grants, latest 2023Arete Foundation: $5.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Arete Foundation$5.7MThe Zhou Family Foundation: $401K on this topic. Open the funder.The Zhou Family Foundation$401KRifkin Family Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Rifkin Family Foundation$15KInspirational Giving: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Inspirational Giving$10KHenry E & Consuelo S Wenger Foundation Inc: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Henry E & Consuelo S Wenger F…$10KJ Howard & Brenda Lagrange Johnson Family Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.J Howard & Brenda Lagrange Jo…$1KThe Metropolitan Museum of Art: received $2.1M on this topicThe Metropolitan Museum of Art$2.1MUniversity of Pennsylvania: received $1.4M on this topicUniversity of Pennsylvania$1.4MThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens: received $912K on this topicThe American School of Classica…$912KThe Barnes Foundation: received $485K on this topicThe Barnes Foundation$485KThe Brearley School: received $465K on this topicThe Brearley School$465KUniversity of Chicago: received $450K on this topicUniversity of Chicago$450KArtsmart: received $210K on this topicArtsmart$210KColumbia University: received $63K on this topicColumbia University$63KUniversity of California Los Angeles: received $25K on this topicUniversity of California Los An…$25KBoys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne Inc: received $15K on this topicBoys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne…$15KThe Unforgettables Foundation: received $10K on this topicThe Unforgettables Foundation$10KThe Windward School: received $10K on this topicThe Windward School$10KWeill Cornell Medical College: received $6K on this topicWeill Cornell Medical College$6KSilver Sheild Foundation: received $1K on this topicSilver Sheild Foundation$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →