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12 funders with a record of paying for “emerson”
Where the money went
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to Emerson Umbrella Inc — operating support/annual fund
Largest: $201,000 to CAYUGA CO EMERSON PARK — emerson park: concert venue design development
Largest: $200,000 to EMERSON HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC — support for the emerson fund for all aspects of emerson health's operations, support for the acquisition of a simulation mannequin, and support for clinical education training.
Largest: $360,000 to (288) EMERSON COLLEGE — to support artsemerson to invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership
Largest: $10,000 to EMERSON FELMLEE — university of wisconsin - stout college scholarship
Largest: $35,000 to EMERSON COLLEGE — general operating support for theatrical productions and activities
Largest: $142,800 to EMERSON COLLEGE — core support for national arts service 2021 - howlround
Largest: $53,500 to EMERSON HOSPITAL — unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectives/ research/ benefitting those in need
Community Foundation of SouthwestLake Charles, LACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $232,109 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to CHEMICAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION — to support the partners in education program at emerson elementary
Largest: $45,000 to EMERSON COLLEGE — artsemerson accessibility programs
Marion & Jasper Whiting FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $50,664 · through 2024Largest: $8,750 to EMERSON COLLEGE — travel assistance for assistant professor catherine nguyen.
Largest: $59,309 to EMERSON UMBRELLA INC — musketaquid arts and environment program
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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 →