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12 funders with a record of paying for “kiln”
Where the money went
Largest: $6,500 to KILN THEATRE — general exempt purpose
Largest: $29,549 to CENTRE FOR LABOUR RESEARCH AND ACTION — the grant is for the project to ensure rights of migrant children at brick kilns in rajasthan from 2023 to 2024.
Largest: $250,000 to LIGHTHOUSE ARTCENTER — 3d and kiln, 385 project, air
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2023Largest: $150,000 to The Kiln Foundation — community development
Largest: $50,000 to EDITH GEHEEB-CASSIRER FOUNDATION — to support the purchase, shipping, and installation of a new chamber kiln (nabertherm n 150 h), including removal of existing kiln, and for identified high need initiatives to supp…
Sonoma County Community FoundationSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $17,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to CIRCUS MENTORS INC — for the flynn creek pottery anagama ceramic kiln
Largest: $10,000 to CIDER CREEK COLLECTIVE — cider creek collective gas kiln building materials
The Signatry Charitable TrustSioux Falls, SDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to The Kiln Foundation — community development
Hop Research CouncilHubbard, ORCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $86,000 · through 2025Largest: $86,000 to DK Fab Inc — wsu prosser mini kiln
Largest: $206,910 to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — support ongoing rct on reducing brick kiln emissions in bangladesh
Communities Foundation of OklahomaOklahoma City, OKCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2021Largest: $150,000 to THE KILN FOUNDATION — general operations
Largest: $25,000 to PEGGY R MCCONNELL — replacement of kilns in
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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 →