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12 funders with a record of paying for “gibson”
Where the money went
Community Foundation AllianceEvansville, INCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $367,410 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to GIBSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — to further the exempt purpose of the organization.
Largest: $250,602 to University of Maine — scholarships - a abelon, i adams, h, agbuya, a albert, p alexander, c alley, r alley, a aviles, k bailey, j beal, k beal, a beaucage, c beaudoin, k bergelin, a bickerstaff, l billi…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
7 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to PORTLAND ART MUSEUM — in support of the co-curation of the united states pavilion at the 60th international art exhibition of la biennale di venezia featuring the works of jeffrey gibson
Gibson Community Hospital AssociationGibson City, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $184,200 · through 2023Largest: $55,500 to Gibson Area Chamber of Commerce — community benefit
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $238,500 · through 2024Largest: $66,500 to UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH — for cornerstone campaign - $50,000; operating fund - $14,500; children's closet - $1000; and brian and kristie gibson adult education endowment fund - $1000
Largest: $10,000 to Gibson Family Center for Hospice — in memory of max gibson
Largest: $55,907 to Grove City College — to fund the shoemaker-gibson scholarship fund.
Largest: $55,865 to Chatham University — to fund the shoemaker-gibson scholarship fund.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $326,200 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to Paris Gibson Square Incorporated — general operating support to the paris gibson square museum of art
West Tn Healthcare FoundationJackson, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $229,195 · through 2024Largest: $112,625 to GIBSON COUNTY TENNESSEE — $90,000 for new electrical panels for the gibson county fair; $22.625.37 for new grandstands for arena at gibson fair
Largest: $74,780 to Mississippi State University — scholarships - b. bailey, s. boone, j. crane, a. davis, c. francis, h. gibson, h. gibson, e. hardy, t. hitt, h. horton, a. howard, z. jackson, k. love, d. matheny, k. michel
The June & Cecil McDole FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI
4 matching grants · $18,400 · through 2025Largest: $4,600 to KIRK GIBSON FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSO — medical research
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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 →