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12 funders with a record of paying for “kayaking”
Where the money went
Fox Cities Convention & VisitorsAppleton, WICharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $78,000 · through 2025Largest: $14,500 to VILLAGE OF HORTONVILLE — kayak rental station
Largest: $110,000 to D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST INC — kayak programs and establishing point breeze in bordentown, nj
Community Foundation of Jackson HoleJackson, WYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $113,178 · through 2024Largest: $40,993 to JACKSON HOLE KAYAK CLUB — general operating support
Largest: $20,000 to WARREN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATI — ballet classes and kayak trip
Largest: $15,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC — lions lake dubay park kayak launch
Largest: $10,000 to LIFE EXPANDING ADVENTURE PROGRAM — wilderness kayaking programs for trauma recovery
Largest: $45,000 to HAPPY HOLLOW CHILDREN'S CAMP INC — happy hollow children's camp programs are fun, safe and meant to help campers grow toward their full potential. its signature overnight summer camp targets children ages 7-14, prim…
Largest: $115,000 to MUNCIE SANITARY DISTRICT — canoe & kayak launches project; white river conservation & ed center
Largest: $65,000 to FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT — to fund the "science on the sea program and "eco-kayaking program"
Largest: $4,000 to THE WATERFRONT CENTER — provide access to the waters of oyster bay harbor and long island sound through our marine education programs, recreational and instructional sailing programs, paddleboard, kayak a…
Largest: $135,000 to GIG HARBOR CANOE KAYAK RACING TEAM — making them great for la 2028
Chautauqua Region EconomicJamestown, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to VILLAGE OF BEMUS POINT — ccpeg priority project; master plan:strategic growth project, kayak and canoe launch
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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 →