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2 funders with a record of paying for “hackerman”

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The United Way of Central Maryland Inc → Hackerman Patz House at Sinai: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert A Welch Foundation → Jason Scott Mclellan: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023The United Way of Central Maryland Inc → John Hopkins Hospital Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavillion: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2023The United Way of Central Maryland Inc → John Hopkins Hospital Hackerman-Patz: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The United Way of Central Maryland Inc: $800K on this topic. Open the funder.The United Way of Central Mar…$800KThe Robert A Welch Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert A Welch Foundation$100KHackerman Patz House at Sinai: received $400K on this topicHackerman Patz House at Sinai$400KJohn Hopkins Hospital Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavillion: received $300K on this topicJohn Hopkins Hospital Hackerman…$300KJohn Hopkins Hospital Hackerman-Patz: received $100K on this topicJohn Hopkins Hospital Hackerman…$100KJason Scott Mclellan: received $100K on this topicJason Scott Mclellan$100K
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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 →