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12 funders with a record of paying for “listens”
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Burton a Zipser and Sandra D ZipserFarmington Hills, MI
73 matching grants · $558,459 · through 2025Largest: $20,000 to DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS (THE) — to support research, performance, preservation, and expansion of audience listening experiences of musical pieces, promotion and related activities in the areas of serious and conc…
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $3.4M · through 2024Largest: $679,313 to EVITARUS INC — consultation: policy opportunities and community partnerships; opinion research among black men in california; listening to black californians phase ii: analysis, publication revie…
Largest: $5,000 to LA-MAS — la2050 listens event
Largest: $10,000 to CENTRAL DETROIT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — neighborhood organization wellness - participation in 2022 listening session
Largest: $300,000 to LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC — listening house resource hub
Largest: $25,000 to 1000 Days — 75978 expanding research and listening to low-wage
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $107,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to LOOK LISTEN AND LEARN TV — to support look, listen and learn tv.
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $551,019 · through 2024Largest: $416,980 to LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC — multiple grants for programs, operations, or other purposes
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — to organize a listening session forum on the future of disseminating research to external audiences for energy system decarbonization
Docs in ProgressSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $465,142 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to LISTEN TO ME — funds awarded to fiscally sponsored projects listen to me
The Children'S FundHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $345,000 · through 2024Largest: $220,000 to ALL EARS LISTENING AND LANGUAGE CENTER — all ears listening and language center fosters lifelong learning, inclusion and independence for children with hearing loss through a comprehensive listening and spoken language pr…
Largest: $5,000 to WORT 899 FM — assist in financing listener sponsored community radio
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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 →