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4 funders with a record of paying for “erdmann”

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Paul Lauzier Scholarship Foundation → Whitworth University: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023George and Louise Thornton Charitable → Depauw University: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Adam Charles Ports Foundation → Concordia University Wisconsin Kay Erdmann: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation → Benjamin Private School Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Adam Charles Ports Foundation → Wrigth State University Kay Erdmann: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Paul Lauzier Scholarship Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder.Paul Lauzier Scholarship Foun…$13KGeorge and Louise Thornton Charitable: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.George and Louise Thornton Ch…$5KAdam Charles Ports Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Adam Charles Ports Foundation$5KThe Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.The Edward E & Marie L Matthe…$1KWhitworth University: received $13K on this topicWhitworth University$13KDepauw University: received $5K on this topicDepauw University$5KConcordia University Wisconsin Kay Erdmann: received $4K on this topicConcordia University Wisconsin…$4KBenjamin Private School Inc: received $1K on this topicBenjamin Private School Inc$1KWrigth State University Kay Erdmann: received $1K on this topicWrigth State University Kay Erd…$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 →