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12 funders with a record of paying for “lilac”
Where the money went
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $37,404 · through 2024Largest: $12,148 to Lilac Services for the Blind — used for the general support of your organization in fulfilling its charitable objectives
Largest: $2,500 to Spokane Lilac Festival Association Inc — 2025 scholarships
John & Velma Haley Charitable Trust Xxx-Xx-XxxxSpokane, WA
4 matching grants · $18,733 · through 2025Largest: $6,018 to Lilac Services for the Blind — program support
Edmund W and Darlene L Braune Family FoundationDavenport, WA
4 matching grants · $12,000 · through 2025Largest: $3,500 to Lilac Foundation for the Blind — assist blind individuals
Largest: $31,893 to LILAC SERVICES FOR THE BLIND — general operating
The Wildflower FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to LILAC MONTESSORI — operational/startup
Largest: $1,583 to LILAC BLIND FOUNDATION — general operating
Largest: $6,400 to LILAC SERVICES FOR THE BLIND — support sight impaired individuals
Largest: $100,000 to SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC — core support for the lilac house to help formerly incarcerated women successfully reenter the community by providing them with transitional housing and trauma care in a supportive …
Largest: $12,000 to Lilac Branch of Chldrens Hospital — donation to purchase 3 insulin pumps
Largest: $1,000 to LILAC SERVICES FOR THE BLIND — unrestricted general
Largest: $5,000 to THE LILAC TREE - CENTER FOR DIVORCE RESOURCES — general operations support
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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 →

