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12 funders with a record of paying for “fourth”
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John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
12 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice — in support of the activities of the national association of criminal defense lawyers' fourth amendment center
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $482,293 · through 2023Largest: $165,000 to National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States — $140,000: support for the rungius raisonne project - fifth contribution; $25,000: support for the exhibition challenge match - fourth year
Largest: $19,539 to EDUCATION LAW CENTER - PA — independence foundation public interest law fellowship program: fourth quarterly payment - sophia tan
Largest: $692,430 to POLICYLINK — 79061 supporting the fourth and fifth cohorts of the ambassadors for health equity fellowship in defining the leading edge of the racial equity movement
Largest: $10,000 to FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO — of this amount, $8,000 should be directed for annual support of fourth church and $2,000 should be directed for general support of chicago lights outreach programs.
Largest: $125,000 to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — fourth and final installment of a $500,000 pledge to be payable 2020-2023 to harvard divinity school in support of religion and public life.
Largest: $500,000 to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — fourth payment for amc/bmec
Florence J Gillmor FoundationSalt Lake City, UT
4 matching grants · $800,000 · through 2025Largest: $200,000 to FOURTH STREET CLINIC — to support the organization's mission
Largest: $200,000 to XAVIER UNIVERSITY — fourth installment to the h. c. s. foundation endowed scholarship
Largest: $250,000 to HEARTLAND ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN NEEDS & HUMAN RIGHTS — to support readi chicago in its fourth year of implementation as it attempts to reduce gun violence by targeting those most at-risk, providing participants with cognitive behaviora…
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $32,026 · through 2024Largest: $9,500 to SPIRIT OF THE FOURTH INC — fireworks for the spirit of the fourth celebration
Largest: $435,000 to DRAPER RICHARDS KAPLAN FOUNDATION — to invest in draper richards kaplan foundations fourth venture philanthropy fund to enable targeted consulting and direct investment in at least three knight-supported organization…
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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 →