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12 funders with a record of paying for “freedman”
Where the money went
The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA
5 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $750,000 to Freedman Consulting LLC — for what works plus
Largest: $250,000 to FREEDMAN CONSULTING LLC — what works plus (ww+) is a philanthropically oriented research and knowledge-building collaborative coordinating across philanthropy, non-profits, and government to advance equity …
Largest: $20,000 to BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER — installment 5 or 5 to support the research of dr. steven freedman and the division of gastroenterology
Largest: $200,000 to FREEDMAN CONSULTING LLC — project support for the maryland philanthropy collaborative to identify and support the development of strategic partnerships between philanthropy and the state of maryland to help…
Largest: $25,000 to TEA FREEDMAN-SUSSKIND — college scholarship
Largest: $36,500 to Freedman Consulting LLC — membership grants
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $69,385 · through 2023Largest: $29,000 to Fractured Atlas Inc — support for fiscally sponsored project, monica byrne. support for spit & vigor. support for meta-phys ed. / jesse freedman. to support the via academy organization. to support ging…
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $570,000 · through 2024Largest: $303,000 to Freedman Consulting LLC — project support
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
2 matching grants · $320,000 · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to Danna Freedman — macarthur foundation fellow award - synthetic inorganic chemist
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
2 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to FREEDMAN CONSULTING LLC — for sustaining public-philanthropic partnership coordination in california
Largest: $160,000 to Freedman Healthcare LLC — analysis of massachusetts primary care investment and quality
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $92,228 · through 2022Largest: $64,990 to FREEDMAN HEALTHCARE LLC — advancing primary care investment: state scan on data collection, transparency, and enforcement mechanisms
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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 →