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5 funders with a record of paying for “educattion”

Where the money went

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The Lampstand Foundation → Edify: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Sylvan C Coleman Foundation → Cobb School Montessori: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023Rachamim Foundation → Yeshiva Stolin Karlin: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022Enchanted Backpack → Sarah's Inn: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Dopkin-Singer-Dannenberg Foundation → Landsdowne High School: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Lampstand Foundation → High Desert Museum: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Lampstand Foundation: $36K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lampstand Foundation$36KThe Sylvan C Coleman Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.The Sylvan C Coleman Foundati…$10KRachamim Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Rachamim Foundation$3KEnchanted Backpack: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Enchanted Backpack$2KThe Dopkin-Singer-Dannenberg Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.The Dopkin-Singer-Dannenberg…$1KEdify: received $31K on this topicEdify$31KCobb School Montessori: received $10K on this topicCobb School Montessori$10KHigh Desert Museum: received $5K on this topicHigh Desert Museum$5KYeshiva Stolin Karlin: received $3K on this topicYeshiva Stolin Karlin$3KSarah's Inn: received $2K on this topicSarah's Inn$2KLandsdowne High School: received $1K on this topicLandsdowne High School$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 →