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12 funders with a record of paying for “gymnasium”
Where the money went
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
7 matching grants · $52,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Duncan Public Schools Foundation — to assist with replacing the ceiling in the gymnasium of the hoover wrestling center.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2022Largest: $4.0M to Prince Avenue Christian School — support for new gymnasium project
Largest: $50,000 to Gymnasium der Stadt Meschede (Grammar school of the city of Meschede) — drone project
The Notzing FoundationCharlottesville, VA
3 matching grants · $57,136 · through 2024Largest: $31,282 to St Theresien-Gymnasium Schonenberg — catholic support
Largest: $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE — pharr gymnasium project
The Halle FoundationAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $36,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL — to support a two-week bilateral exchange program including funding for 12-15 students at centennial high school for study at borbeck gymnasium in essen, germany.
Fritz B Burns FoundationWoodland Hills, CA
2 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to Notre Dame High School — charity is to a charity exempt under section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation. contribution is for support of upgrade to center quad area and hard-scape adjacent to frit…
Largest: $23,000 to WYOMING SEMINARY — branded signage and equipment at zimmerman field and in the lower school gymnasium
Largest: $32,810 to JUBILEE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER — support gymnasium hvac project
Largest: $45,000 to VEREIN DER ELTERN UND FREUNDE DES JOHANNES-KEPLER-GYMNASIUMS GARBSEN EV — the jkg goes stem!
Iowa West FoundationCouncil Bluffs, IA
2 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2023Largest: $56,250 to AUDUBON RECREATION FOUNDATION — audubon recreation center gymnasium expansion
Catholic Community FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $48,924 · through 2024Largest: $29,924 to SAINT JOHN SCHOOL OF LITTLE CANADA — tuition assistance, upgrading the acoustics in the gymnasium
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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 →