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12 funders with a record of paying for “joyce”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to The Joyce Theater — ronald k. brown/evidence (c/o the joyce theater foundation) project grant
Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $87,500 · through 2024Largest: $17,500 to JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES — for general purposes
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $413,500 · through 2024Largest: $226,500 to JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION INC — arts and culture
Largest: $2,200 to JOYCE J MCDADE — unrestricted and restricted contribution
Largest: $500,000 to JOYCE THEATER THE — foundation grant - general operating
Heartfelt Wings FoundationYorktown Heights, NY
4 matching grants · $82,500 · through 2025Largest: $36,500 to THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION INC — annual contribution for the joyce theater's educational program
Covenant Hospice FoundationPensacola, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $955,021 · through 2024Largest: $463,340 to COVENANT MEMORY CARE CENTER AT THE JOYCE GOLDENBERG CAMPUS — to support operations
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater HartfordWest Hartford, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $929,199 · through 2024Largest: $298,518 to Joyce D and Andrew J Mandell Jewish Community Center — general operating support and special programming
Largest: $250,000 to JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION INC — general operating support for dance productions and activities
Largest: $65,211 to JOYCE L SOBEL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER — unrestricted, most pressing need
Largest: $95,000 to THE JOYCE THEATER — cultural arts
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2023Largest: $1.5M to University of Chicago — unrestricted, matching the contribution of amber tucker, pgl employee, support for pritzker school of medicine, support for the committee on social thought: literature and philosop…
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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 →

