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12 funders with a record of paying for “kettle”
Where the money went
West Bend Community FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $647,750 · through 2024Largest: $450,000 to KETTLE MORAINE YMCA — accessibility and safety upgrades
Rural Resources Community ActionColville, WACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $197,595 · through 2024Largest: $165,079 to KETTLE FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT — to support early childhood education and assistance program
Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $74,450 · through 2024Largest: $15,500 to KETTLE MORAINE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC — student scholarships at the waukesha county community foundation
Largest: $114,600 to Kettle Moraine YMCA — human services
Largest: $15,000 to KETTLE MORAINE LAND TRUST — general operations
Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $279,606 · through 2024Largest: $116,803 to SALVATION ARMY — purchase and install a small greenhouse by early childhood center, restricted to support work in delaware, to support the angel tree program in the communities around horseheads, n…
Largest: $100,000 to THE SALVATION ARMY — red kettle campaign
Greater Cedar Rapids CommunityCedar Rapids, IACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $37,507 · through 2024Largest: $13,937 to SALVATION ARMY USA CENTRAL TERRITORY DBA SALVATION ARMY OF CEDAR RAPIDS — program support: 10 - 1 week camp sessions, annual designated distribution, program support: toys shop expenses, include poster printing, supplies, event support: kettle hero spons…
Largest: $199,809 to KETTLE MORAINE YMCA INC — program support
Largest: $10,000 to NORTHERN KETTLE MORAINE NORDIC STORM — unrestricted operating fund
Copper Shores CommunityHancock, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $139,313 · through 2024Largest: $53,787 to BARBARA KETTLE GUNDLACH SHELTER — family support
Garden Neighborhood CharitiesBoston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to SALVATION ARMY — school supplies for local students and holiday red kettle
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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 →