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4 funders with a record of paying for “imprimis”

Where the money went

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Katherinejames Foundation → Hillsdale College: $850K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Acton Imprimis Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2022Dayton Foundation Depository → Hillsdale College: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024Toledo Community Foundation Inc → Hillsdale College: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Katherinejames Foundation: $850K on this topic. Open the funder.Katherinejames Foundation$850KMichael & Susan Dell Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Michael & Susan Dell Foundati…$100KDayton Foundation Depository: $35K on this topic. Open the funder.Dayton Foundation Depository$35KToledo Community Foundation Inc: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Toledo Community Foundation I…$6KHillsdale College: received $850K on this topicHillsdale College$850KActon Imprimis Inc: received $100K on this topicActon Imprimis Inc$100KHillsdale College: received $41K on this topicHillsdale College$41K
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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 →