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8 funders with a record of paying for “engineeing”

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The Chang Family Foundation → Univ of Michigan: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dwight A Merriman Charitable Foundation → Miami University College of Enginee: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Jem Project → Colorado Association of Black Professional Enginee: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Swagelok Foundation → Northeastern Ohio Science & Enginee: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025Thomas Nelson Abdella Md Foundation → Mercer University School of Enginee: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Maine International Trade Center → Patten Tool & Engineeering Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Hoglund Foundation → American Indian Science and Enginee: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023Kimley-Horn Foundation → Society of Hispanic Professional Enginee: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Kimley-Horn Foundation → American Society of Civil Engineeers: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Chang Family Foundation: $85K on this topic. Open the funder.The Chang Family Foundation$85KDwight A Merriman Charitable Foundation: $65K on this topic. Open the funder.Dwight A Merriman Charitable…$65KThe Jem Project: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jem Project$25KThe Swagelok Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.The Swagelok Foundation$20KThomas Nelson Abdella Md Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Thomas Nelson Abdella Md Foun…$15KMaine International Trade Center: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Maine International Trade Cen…$10KThe Hoglund Foundation: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.The Hoglund Foundation$6KKimley-Horn Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Kimley-Horn Foundation$5KUniv of Michigan: received $85K on this topicUniv of Michigan$85KMiami University College of Enginee: received $65K on this topicMiami University College of Eng…$65KColorado Association of Black Professional Enginee: received $25K on this topicColorado Association of Black P…$25KNortheastern Ohio Science & Enginee: received $20K on this topicNortheastern Ohio Science & Eng…$20KMercer University School of Enginee: received $15K on this topicMercer University School of Eng…$15KPatten Tool & Engineeering Inc: received $10K on this topicPatten Tool & Engineeering Inc$10KAmerican Indian Science and Enginee: received $6K on this topicAmerican Indian Science and Eng…$6KSociety of Hispanic Professional Enginee: received $3K on this topicSociety of Hispanic Professiona…$3KAmerican Society of Civil Engineeers: received $2K on this topicAmerican Society of Civil Engin…$2K
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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 →