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12 funders with a record of paying for “hatchery”
Where the money went
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $367,790 · through 2024Largest: $162,895 to Downeast Institute for Applied Research — this project will support a collaborative effort of 3 hatcheries, noaa's milford lab and others working to develop consistently successful hatchery methods to raise sea scallops. t…
Largest: $1.1M to OCEANS FORWARD — fish hatchery
Allies for Community BusinessChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $225,000 · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to FOREFRONT — to support the hatchery programming
Largest: $49,500 to FRIENDS OF TX FRESHWATER FISHERIES — fresh water fisheries, hatchery and education center
Largest: $29,540 to Hubbs Sea World Research Institute — grant towards laboratories, hatcheries and field studies, allow scientists and staff to operate their programs.
Largest: $12,500 to COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM — annual giving
Fly Fishers InternationalLivingston, MTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to GRAYLING HATCHERY INC — grant to support hatchery to raise fish to stock streams, lakes, etc.
Largest: $200,000 to SU SHORE HATCHERY '18 — unrestricted use by recipient
Largest: $45,000 to Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago — the hatchery incubation cohort
Largest: $3,000 to FRIENDS OF THE COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY IN — general & unrestricted
Accion Opportunity Fund CommunitySan Jose, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to THE HATCHERY CHICAGO — program support
Northern Southeast RegionalSitka, AKCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to STATE OF ALASKA - DEPARTMENT OF — hatchery wild resear
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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 →