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Seattle Foundation → Denver Film Society: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The Regents of the University of Colorado Denver: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024International Wilderness Leadership → Exposure Labs: $964K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blacksmith Institute Inc → Stanford University: $631K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Center for Healthy Housing Inc → Childrens Env Health Network: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Natural Resources Defense Council Inc: $490K across 1 grant, latest 2024Teach Green Charitable Foundation → Toledo Exposure Documentary Films: $459K across 5 grants, latest 2023Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of → Oakland University: $373K across 3 grants, latest 2024The California Endowment → Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission: $325K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → Women for A Healthy Environment: $320K across 3 grants, latest 2024Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → The West Virginia Chamber Foundation: $155K across 2 grants, latest 2024Bosch Community Fund → Earth Rangers Centre: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023Blacksmith Institute Inc → Vital Strategies Inc: $575K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Boston Col Grad Sch of Soc Work: $376K across 2 grants, latest 2023Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of → Colorado School of Mines: $166K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Center for Healthy Housing Inc → Childrens Environmental Health Network: $165K across 1 grant, latest 2021Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Intermediate Unit 1: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Carnegie Mellon University: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024The California Endowment → Enrichment Coaching Services and Associates Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023Seattle Foundation → Women Make Movies: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024Bosch Community Fund → Junior Achievement North: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024International Wilderness Leadership → North Exposure Studios: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2023Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of → The Ucla Foundation: $127K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Lillian Polanco-Roman - New Sch: $112K across 1 grant, latest 2023Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Libera Inc: $98K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Virginia Organizing Inc: $80K across 5 grants, latest 2024The California Endowment → Life Sail Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021Blacksmith Institute Inc → Georgetown University: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Center for Healthy Housing Inc → City of Allentown: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021Bosch Community Fund → New Jersey Audubon: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Homeless Children's Education Fund: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Brown University School of Public Health: $69K across 1 grant, latest 2024The California Endowment → Mendocino Land Trust Incorporated: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Hyman M Scott - Public Hlt Fdn Ente: $42K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Center for Digital Democracy: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bosch Community Fund → Coastal Prairie Conservancy Grant: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Bosch Community Fund → Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024National Center for Healthy Housing Inc → Black Child Develop Institute: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Bosch Community Fund → Campbell County Public Schools: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bosch Community Fund → Canada Learning Code: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Michigan St U Col of Hum Med: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023The California Endowment → Tech Exposure & Access Through Mentoring Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bosch Community Fund → Boys & Girls Club of Greater Southwestern Michigan: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Center for Healthy Housing Inc → National Asc for Family Child Care: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2021The California Endowment → Panetta Institute for Public Policy: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Bosch Community Fund → Charlotte Works: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bosch Community Fund → Earth Rangers USA Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bosch Community Fund → Citizen Schools: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Center for Healthy Housing Inc → Panhandle Public Health District: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Center for Healthy Housing Inc → Erie City Redevelop Authority: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bosch Community Fund → Flint Science Fair: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024Blacksmith Institute Inc → Duke University: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Center for Healthy Housing Inc → Childrens Enviro Health Network: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bosch Community Fund → Black Pine Animal Sanctuary: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bosch Community Fund → Causewave Community Partners: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Leona M and Harry B Helms…$2.6MSeattle Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$2.1MBlacksmith Institute Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Blacksmith Institute Inc$1.2MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$1.1MInternational Wilderness Leadership: $990K on this topic. Open the funder.International Wilderness Lead…$990KNational Center for Healthy Housing Inc: $752K on this topic. Open the funder.National Center for Healthy H…$752KAlpha Foundation for the Improvement of: $666K on this topic. Open the funder.Alpha Foundation for the Impr…$666KThe California Endowment: $550K on this topic. Open the funder.The California Endowment$550KThe Heinz Endowments: $500K on this topic. Open the funder.The Heinz Endowments$500KTeach Green Charitable Foundation: $459K on this topic. Open the funder.Teach Green Charitable Founda…$459KClaude Worthington Benedum Foundation: $458K on this topic. Open the funder.Claude Worthington Benedum Fo…$458KBosch Community Fund: $248K on this topic. Open the funder.Bosch Community Fund$248KDenver Film Society: received $2.0M on this topicDenver Film Society$2.0MThe Regents of the University of Colorado Denver: received $1.5M on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$1.5MTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania: received $1.1M on this topicTrustees of the University of P…$1.1MExposure Labs: received $964K on this topicExposure Labs$964KStanford University: received $631K on this topicStanford University$631KVital Strategies Inc: received $575K on this topicVital Strategies Inc$575KChildrens Env Health Network: received $500K on this topicChildrens Env Health Network$500KNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: received $490K on this topicNatural Resources Defense Counc…$490KToledo Exposure Documentary Films: received $459K on this topicToledo Exposure Documentary Fil…$459KBoston Col Grad Sch of Soc Work: received $376K on this topicBoston Col Grad Sch of Soc Work$376KOakland University: received $373K on this topicOakland University$373KFresno County Economic Opportunities Commission: received $325K on this topicFresno County Economic Opportun…$325KWomen for A Healthy Environment: received $320K on this topicWomen for A Healthy Environment$320KColorado School of Mines: received $166K on this topicColorado School of Mines$166KChildrens Environmental Health Network: received $165K on this topicChildrens Environmental Health…$165KThe West Virginia Chamber Foundation: received $155K on this topicThe West Virginia Chamber Found…$155KIntermediate Unit 1: received $130K on this topicIntermediate Unit 1$130KThe Ucla Foundation: received $127K on this topicThe Ucla Foundation$127KLillian Polanco-Roman - New Sch: received $112K on this topicLillian Polanco-Roman - New Sch$112KCarnegie Mellon University: received $100K on this topicCarnegie Mellon University$100KEnrichment Coaching Services and Associates Inc: received $100K on this topicEnrichment Coaching Services an…$100KWomen Make Movies: received $100K on this topicWomen Make Movies$100KLibera Inc: received $98K on this topicLibera Inc$98KVirginia Organizing Inc: received $80K on this topicVirginia Organizing Inc$80KHomeless Children's Education Fund: received $75K on this topicHomeless Children's Education F…$75KBrown University School of Public Health: received $69K on this topicBrown University School of Publ…$69KEarth Rangers Centre: received $50K on this topicEarth Rangers Centre$50KLife Sail Inc: received $50K on this topicLife Sail Inc$50KMendocino Land Trust Incorporated: received $50K on this topicMendocino Land Trust Incorporat…$50KHyman M Scott - Public Hlt Fdn Ente: received $42K on this topicHyman M Scott - Public Hlt Fdn…$42KGeorgetown University: received $31K on this topicGeorgetown University$31KJunior Achievement North: received $30K on this topicJunior Achievement North$30KCity of Allentown: received $30K on this topicCity of Allentown$30KNorth Exposure Studios: received $26K on this topicNorth Exposure Studios$26KNew Jersey Audubon: received $25K on this topicNew Jersey Audubon$25KCenter for Digital Democracy: received $24K on this topicCenter for Digital Democracy$24KCoastal Prairie Conservancy Grant: received $20K on this topicCoastal Prairie Conservancy Gra…$20KPittsburgh Parks Conservancy: received $20K on this topicPittsburgh Parks Conservancy$20KBlack Child Develop Institute: received $20K on this topicBlack Child Develop Institute$20KCampbell County Public Schools: received $20K on this topicCampbell County Public Schools$20KCanada Learning Code: received $20K on this topicCanada Learning Code$20KMichigan St U Col of Hum Med: received $15K on this topicMichigan St U Col of Hum Med$15KTech Exposure & Access Through Mentoring Inc: received $15K on this topicTech Exposure & Access Through…$15KBoys & Girls Club of Greater Southwestern Michigan: received $14K on this topicBoys & Girls Club of Greater So…$14KNational Asc for Family Child Care: received $11K on this topicNational Asc for Family Child C…$11KPanetta Institute for Public Policy: received $10K on this topicPanetta Institute for Public Po…$10KCharlotte Works: received $10K on this topicCharlotte Works$10KEarth Rangers USA Foundation: received $10K on this topicEarth Rangers USA Foundation$10KCitizen Schools: received $10K on this topicCitizen Schools$10KPanhandle Public Health District: received $10K on this topicPanhandle Public Health District$10KErie City Redevelop Authority: received $10K on this topicErie City Redevelop Authority$10KFlint Science Fair: received $9K on this topicFlint Science Fair$9KDuke University: received $8K on this topicDuke University$8KChildrens Enviro Health Network: received $5K on this topicChildrens Enviro Health Network$5KBlack Pine Animal Sanctuary: received $5K on this topicBlack Pine Animal Sanctuary$5KCausewave Community Partners: received $5K on this topicCausewave Community Partners$5K
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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 →