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12 funders with a record of paying for “lucas”
Where the money went
Toledo Community FoundationToledo, OHCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $475,834 · through 2024Largest: $14,500 to LIBRARY LEGACY FOUNDATION OF THE TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY LIBRARY — digital equity lucas county, sylvania branch library, children's programming, grant from welltower inc. for general support
Largest: $35,817 to LUCAS STOKOSZYNSKI — educational scholarship
United Way of Greater ToledoToledo, OHCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $724,243 · through 2024Largest: $201,686 to LIBRARY LEGACY FOUNDATION — dolly parton imagination library - lucas co, general operations
Library Legacy Foundation of theToledo, OHCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $193,356 to TOLEDO-LUCAS CO LIBRARY — imagination library
Largest: $25,000 to Lucas County Arts Council — performingarts series
Largest: $105,000 to LUCAS COUNTY LAND REVITALIZATION CORPORATION DBA LUCAS COUNTY LAND BANK — to support the charitable mission of the organization
Largest: $40,000 to LUCAS MARQUES — marques, lucas (independent scholar) "on ogun's railroad"
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $92,708 · through 2024Largest: $11,000 to SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — this will be distributed to the following endowments: $5,000.00 lucas county fair association, $2,000.00 vision ii movie theatre, $2,000.00 lucas county humane society, $2,000.00 c…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
6 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $480,000 to Lucas County Ohio — to support participation as a core implementation site in the safety and justice challenge, the foundation's criminal justice reform initiative aimed at reducing over-incarceration…
Largest: $30,000 to Lucas County Fair Association — general operations
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
7 matching grants · $19,700 · through 2024Largest: $3,050 to JONES LUCAS — scholarship - grand canyon university
Largest: $253,725 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - l jameson, i janoch, h jellison, b jewell, k johnson, m johnson, s johnson, m jones, t jones, m jordan, t judd, j keller, g kelly, l kelly, k kemper, k ken…
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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 →