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4 funders with a record of paying for “kindergartners”
Where the money went
John & Claudia Holliman Affiliated FundOklahoma City, OKCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,512 · through 2024Largest: $18,068 to ALPHA CHARTER OF EXCELLENCE INC — ipad purchases for kindergartners
Largest: $1,000 to ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY — books for babies will invite kindergartners to use writing, phonics, and comprehension skills to create books. these kid-made books will be donated to our local hospital for new ba…
Largest: $1,500 to COLUMBUS ROTARY CLUB — kindergartners court i like
Largest: $1,000 to HILL CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — to purchase tickets to the, "sound of music" play put on by southern nazarene university, for the kindergartners at hillcrest.
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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 →