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12 funders with a record of paying for “helmets”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to OHIO CHAPTER AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS — put a lid on it bike helmet safety awareness campaign runs every year in ohio to raise awareness on bike helmet safety, educate on public policies, encourage adults to be behavior …
Largest: $5,551 to FIHS Baseball — 11 batting helmets 7 batting helmet face shields 2 game day bags 2 ball bags 2 - 12 x 6 green batting mat pro evoshield game day bag 4 evoshield batting helmets fisher baseball cov…
Largest: $35,000 to 4SHAYJ FOUNDATION — to help to provide skateboarding helmets to children who cannot afford them and to offer protection, education, and awareness to children across the u.s. about the importance of we…
Mankato Clinic FoundationMankato, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to Mankato-North Mankato Youth Football — football helmet sponsorship: in the next 5 years, the organization will need to purchase 100 new helmets every year at $150 per helmet.
The Dickey FoundationPlano, TXCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $41,353 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to Celina Fire Department — ballistic helmets, rtf vests w/ plates
Largest: $87,080 to Danville Life Saving and First Aid Crew Inc — two (2) sets rescue portable extrication tools; twenty (20) rescue safety helmets
Washington Association ofLacey, WACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $7,000 · through 2023Largest: $1,000 to SAN JUAN COUNTY — bicycle helmet grants
Largest: $2.1M to AeroDyanamics — procurement of protective vests and helmets, materials bought from hardshell and assembled by aerodynamics
Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha FoundationRancho Cucamonga, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $76,706 · through 2023Largest: $26,523 to VALLEY CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE — purchase of 1,250 bicycle helmets
Variety-the Children'S Charity of IowaDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $35,350 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Skate DSM — skateboards and helmets for at-risk youth
Largest: $6,492 to GREEN BAY PACKERS INC — reimbursement for inv3692 - xenith helmet program (helmets provided to high school football teams)
Texas Medical Association FoundationAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $174,555 · through 2024Largest: $62,593 to TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION — bicycle helmet program
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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 →