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4 funders with a record of paying for “geosystems”

Where the money went

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation → Leica Geosystems Inc: $879K across 2 grants, latest 2023Incorporated Research Institutions → Rutgers University: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2022Stedman West Foundation → The University of Texas at Austin (Campus Beautification Council): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Silverbow Resources Charitable Fund → The University of Texas at Austin: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Incorporated Research Institutions → University of South Florida: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2022Incorporated Research Institutions → Rutgers the State University: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: $879K on this topic. Open the funder.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundati…$879KIncorporated Research Institutions: $54K on this topic. Open the funder.Incorporated Research Institu…$54KStedman West Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Stedman West Foundation$10KSilverbow Resources Charitable Fund: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Silverbow Resources Charitabl…$5KLeica Geosystems Inc: received $879K on this topicLeica Geosystems Inc$879KRutgers University: received $24K on this topicRutgers University$24KUniversity of South Florida: received $21K on this topicUniversity of South Florida$21KThe University of Texas at Austin (Campus Beautification Council): received $10K on this topicThe University of Texas at Aust…$10KRutgers the State University: received $9K on this topicRutgers the State University$9KThe University of Texas at Austin: received $5K on this topicThe University of Texas at Aust…$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 →