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12 funders with a record of paying for “gilbert”
Where the money went
Largest: $200,000 to HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES — rosalinde & arthur gilbert endowment for the berkeley institute for jewish law and israel studies
Largest: $50,000 to GILBERT HISTORICAL MUSEUM — small capital development
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $806,500 · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION — to support the mark j. gilbert, m.d. and karen h. simmonds, j.d. medical student scholarship fund.
Largest: $29,900 to Howard University — scholarships for dometria gilbert ($2,000), jasmine gray ($2,500), jahmere hargraves ($2,000), sarah henry ($5,000), tabu henry ($5,000), majesty jackson ($9,350), and journee lock…
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $180,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to NASHVILLE SCHOOL OF LAW — to support the judge charles gilbert scholarship on behalf of jennifer gilbert (jennifer.gilbert@gmail.com) and harris gilbert (harrisngilbert@gmail.com), children of harris a. gil…
Largest: $10,000 to Baylor University — a trustee advised grant for the robert gilbert memorial scholarship, department of history.
Dignity Health Foundation East ValleyPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $9.4M · through 2024Largest: $3.5M to DIGNITY HEALTH DBA MERCY GILBERT MEDICAL CENTER — hospital support
Largest: $15,000 to PAPAGAYO GILBERT — fellowship stipend
Largest: $5,500 to JOSHUA GILBERT — general semester scholarship
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
5 matching grants · $12,150 · through 2024Largest: $2,900 to GILBERT JACK — scholarship - university of minnesota duluth
English for New BostoniansBoston, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $533,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to GILBERT ALBERT COMMUNITY CENTER — english learning for adults
Largest: $19,527 to THE GILBERT RESIDENCE OF YPSILANTI — general operating
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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 →