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The Schmidt Family Foundation → Sustainable Markets Foundation: $9.7M across 7 grants, latest 2024Usatransform → Cityserve International: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024National Arbor Day Foundation → Trees Atlanta: $734K across 3 grants, latest 2024Jobs for America's Graduates Inc → Coalition for Responsible Community Dev: $467K across 2 grants, latest 2024Vegfund Inc → Proveg (Fka Viva Las Vega's): $285K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → New Music USA: $170K across 2 grants, latest 2024Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts → Park Square Theatre: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2025Beyond Sport Foundation Inc → Doc Wayne Youth Services Inc: $103K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Amphion Foundation Inc → Musical Explorations Society: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2023W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Inc → Maxim Dondyuk: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024D'addario Foundation Inc → Neighborhood Music School- Lake City School District: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Weller Foundation Inc → Samuel Staubly: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Schmidt Family Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: $6.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Usatransform → Alliance Defending Freedom: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024National Arbor Day Foundation → City Parks Foundation: $599K across 3 grants, latest 2024Jobs for America's Graduates Inc → Jobs 4 California's Graduates: $451K across 2 grants, latest 2024Vegfund Inc → The Humane League: $273K across 2 grants, latest 2023Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts → University of Minnesota Foundation: $110K across 4 grants, latest 2025Beyond Sport Foundation Inc → Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → New Music USA: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Amphion Foundation Inc → Boston Modern Orchestra Project: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Inc → Irina Werning: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2025D'addario Foundation Inc → Accent Pontiac: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Weller Foundation Inc → Sofia Nwosu: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Schmidt Family Foundation → Center for Biological Diversity Inc: $4.0M across 7 grants, latest 2024Usatransform → Turning Point USA: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024National Arbor Day Foundation → Texas Trees Foundation: $539K across 3 grants, latest 2024Jobs for America's Graduates Inc → Youth Solutions: $449K across 2 grants, latest 2024Vegfund Inc → Veganuary: $225K across 2 grants, latest 2023Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts → Skylark Opera: $89K across 4 grants, latest 2025Beyond Sport Foundation Inc → The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation: $89K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → Copland House Inc: $82K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Amphion Foundation Inc → Fractured Atlas: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2024W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Inc → Adriana Loureiro Fernandez: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2024D'addario Foundation Inc → The People's Music School: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Weller Foundation Inc → Taegan Smith: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Realize Impact: $3.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Food & Water Watch: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Greenpeace Fund Inc: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Myriad USA: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Tides Center: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Communities for A Better Environment: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Movement Strategy Center: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc: $1.6M across 7 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Physicians for Social Responsibility Inc: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Earthworks: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Multiplier: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Community Foundation for Nantucket: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Schmidt Family Foundation → Center On Race Poverty & Environment: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Usatransform → Turning Point Action: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024Usatransform → America First Policy Institute: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Earthjustice: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Comite Civico Del Valle Inc: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024Usatransform → First Liberty Institute: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Earth Island Institute Inc: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Center for International Environmental Law: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Community Initiatives: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Columbia Riverkeeper: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Usatransform → The A21 Campaign Inc: $988K across 3 grants, latest 2024Usatransform → Missionme: $941K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Schmidt Family Foundation: $57M on this topic. Open the funder.The Schmidt Family Foundation$57MUsatransform: $13M on this topic. Open the funder.Usatransform$13MNational Arbor Day Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.National Arbor Day Foundation$1.9MJobs for America's Graduates Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Jobs for America's Graduates…$1.4MVegfund Inc: $782K on this topic. Open the funder.Vegfund Inc$782KHarlan Boss Foundation for the Arts: $359K on this topic. Open the funder.Harlan Boss Foundation for th…$359KThe Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc: $347K on this topic. Open the funder.The Aaron Copland Fund for Mu…$347KBeyond Sport Foundation Inc: $291K on this topic. Open the funder.Beyond Sport Foundation Inc$291KThe Amphion Foundation Inc: $128K on this topic. Open the funder.The Amphion Foundation Inc$128KW Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Inc: $94K on this topic. Open the funder.W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund…$94KD'addario Foundation Inc: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.D'addario Foundation Inc$60KThe Weller Foundation Inc: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.The Weller Foundation Inc$40KSustainable Markets Foundation: received $9.7M on this topicSustainable Markets Foundation$9.7MRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: received $6.0M on this topicRockefeller Philanthropy Adviso…$6.0MCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: received $4.0M on this topicCenter for Biological Diversity…$4.0MRealize Impact: received $3.2M on this topicRealize Impact$3.2MCityserve International: received $3.0M on this topicCityserve International$3.0MFood & Water Watch: received $3.0M on this topicFood & Water Watch$3.0MGreenpeace Fund Inc: received $2.5M on this topicGreenpeace Fund Inc$2.5MMyriad USA: received $2.4M on this topicMyriad USA$2.4MAlliance Defending Freedom: received $2.2M on this topicAlliance Defending Freedom$2.2MTides Center: received $2.1M on this topicTides Center$2.1MTurning Point USA: received $2.1M on this topicTurning Point USA$2.1MCommunities for A Better Environment: received $1.9M on this topicCommunities for A Better Enviro…$1.9MMovement Strategy Center: received $1.9M on this topicMovement Strategy Center$1.9MSocial & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc: received $1.6M on this topicSocial & Environmental Entrepre…$1.6MInstitute for Local Self Reliance Inc: received $1.5M on this topicInstitute for Local Self Relian…$1.5MAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: received $1.4M on this topicAmalgamated Charitable Foundati…$1.4MPhysicians for Social Responsibility Inc: received $1.4M on this topicPhysicians for Social Responsib…$1.4MEarthworks: received $1.3M on this topicEarthworks$1.3MMultiplier: received $1.3M on this topicMultiplier$1.3MCommunity Foundation for Nantucket: received $1.3M on this topicCommunity Foundation for Nantuc…$1.3MCenter On Race Poverty & Environment: received $1.3M on this topicCenter On Race Poverty & Enviro…$1.3MWestern Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc: received $1.2M on this topicWestern Organization of Resourc…$1.2MTurning Point Action: received $1.2M on this topicTurning Point Action$1.2MAmerica First Policy Institute: received $1.2M on this topicAmerica First Policy Institute$1.2MEarthjustice: received $1.1M on this topicEarthjustice$1.1MComite Civico Del Valle Inc: received $1.1M on this topicComite Civico Del Valle Inc$1.1MFirst Liberty Institute: received $1.1M on this topicFirst Liberty Institute$1.1MNew York Communities Organizing Fund Inc: received $1.1M on this topicNew York Communities Organizing…$1.1MEarth Island Institute Inc: received $1.1M on this topicEarth Island Institute Inc$1.1MCenter for International Environmental Law: received $1.1M on this topicCenter for International Enviro…$1.1MCommunity Initiatives: received $1.0M on this topicCommunity Initiatives$1.0MColumbia Riverkeeper: received $1.0M on this topicColumbia Riverkeeper$1.0MThe A21 Campaign Inc: received $988K on this topicThe A21 Campaign Inc$988KMissionme: received $941K on this topicMissionme$941KTrees Atlanta: received $734K on this topicTrees Atlanta$734KCity Parks Foundation: received $599K on this topicCity Parks Foundation$599KTexas Trees Foundation: received $539K on this topicTexas Trees Foundation$539KCoalition for Responsible Community Dev: received $467K on this topicCoalition for Responsible Commu…$467KJobs 4 California's Graduates: received $451K on this topicJobs 4 California's Graduates$451KYouth Solutions: received $449K on this topicYouth Solutions$449KProveg (Fka Viva Las Vega's): received $285K on this topicProveg (Fka Viva Las Vega's)$285KThe Humane League: received $273K on this topicThe Humane League$273KVeganuary: received $225K on this topicVeganuary$225KNew Music USA: received $170K on this topicNew Music USA$170KPark Square Theatre: received $160K on this topicPark Square Theatre$160KUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: received $110K on this topicUniversity of Minnesota Foundat…$110KDoc Wayne Youth Services Inc: received $103K on this topicDoc Wayne Youth Services Inc$103KCenter for Healing and Justice Through Sport: received $100K on this topicCenter for Healing and Justice…$100KNew Music USA: received $95K on this topicNew Music USA$95KSkylark Opera: received $89K on this topicSkylark Opera$89KThe Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation: received $89K on this topicThe Los Angeles Dodgers Foundat…$89KCopland House Inc: received $82K on this topicCopland House Inc$82KMusical Explorations Society: received $56K on this topicMusical Explorations Society$56KMaxim Dondyuk: received $40K on this topicMaxim Dondyuk$40KBoston Modern Orchestra Project: received $40K on this topicBoston Modern Orchestra Project$40KFractured Atlas: received $32K on this topicFractured Atlas$32KIrina Werning: received $30K on this topicIrina Werning$30KAdriana Loureiro Fernandez: received $24K on this topicAdriana Loureiro Fernandez$24KNeighborhood Music School- Lake City School District: received $20K on this topicNeighborhood Music School- Lake…$20KAccent Pontiac: received $20K on this topicAccent Pontiac$20KThe People's Music School: received $20K on this topicThe People's Music School$20KSamuel Staubly: received $15K on this topicSamuel Staubly$15KSofia Nwosu: received $14K on this topicSofia Nwosu$14KTaegan Smith: received $11K on this topicTaegan Smith$11K
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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 →