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12 funders with a record of paying for “flying”
Where the money went
Largest: $2.7M to Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation — to advance sustainability in nine seafood sectors (octopus, tuna, shrimp, jumbo flying squid, mahi-mahi, whitefish, reduction fisheries, warm water crab, and snapper-grouper) compr…
Largest: $5,000 to FLYING SQUIRRELS CHARITIES — program support
Largest: $250,000 to THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY — the representation of internal state in the fly brain
Largest: $50,000 to FLY FISHERS INTERNATIONAL — 2022 program support
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $323,500 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to FLYING V THEATRE — to provide support flying v
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $118,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to FLYING T NIL INC DBA TCU FLYING T CLUB — for charitable purposes only, as required by the irs - no benefits
Largest: $1,500 to TEXAS A&M FLY FISHING CLUB — to grow the community of fly fishing at texas a&m through conservation, research, and community outreach, and to help students learn more about the sport of fly fishing as well as …
Largest: $50,000 to Flying Foot Forum — for general operating support
Largest: $3.8M to AOPA AIR SAFETY FOUNDATION — support for 'you can fly' program and flight scholarships
Largest: $30,000 to FLYING KITES — flying kites teacher training institute: training for kenya's tomorrow, today.
The Community Foundation for GreaterAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $134,000 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to THE FLYING CARPET THEATRE — arts/culture/humanities
Largest: $10,000 to Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc — fcaef flight program: . 9-month program . faa-approved flight curriculum . pilot kit: log book, binder, photo id, syllabus/literature (paper and electronic), flight computer, and c…
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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 →