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12 funders with a record of paying for “madagascar”
Where the money went
Largest: $161,250 to MALIASILI INITIATIVES — fanamby in anjozorobe angavo pa, madagascar (year 1 of 3)
Largest: $85,000 to Manakara Seminary — imazava is pleased to advise you that the trustees of the imazava voted a grant to your organization manakara seminary the amount of $85000.00 usd the purpose of this grant is to b…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
14 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2021Largest: $225,000 to Association FANAMBY — in support of a new model for protected area management in madagascar
Largest: $17,000 to MADAGASCAR HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL RES — supporting efforts to study health impacts of environmental change in madagascar and how to counteract negative health effects.
Largest: $10,000 to SEED MADAGASCAR — for big give agroforestry project and it infrastructure at the research facility at st luce
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
6 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to CONFEDERATION OF CONFERENCES OF MAJOR SUPERIORS OF AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR — to train 400 women religious for greater authenticity and vitality of the evangelization mission of the church in central africa and madagascar
Naples ZooNaples, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $93,500 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to MADAGASCAR FAUNA GROUP — research and conservation efforts on madagascar
Wise TropicsEast Setauket, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $71,358 · through 2024Largest: $29,680 to CENTRE VALBIO - STONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC — to support conservation education in madagascar.
Conservation International FoundationArlington, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $279,704 · through 2024Largest: $38,846 to MADAGASCAR FAUNA AND FLORA GROUP — indian house crow eradication and invasive species surveillance
Largest: $64,000 to ASSOCIATION LEAD SANTE (PROJET JEUNE LEADER) — to provide funding for project jeune leader in madagascar for support of women's and adolescent girls' health
Largest: $27,670 to MADAGASCAR LES PROJET DES SRFB — contribution to catholic church organization relieving poverty in madagascar
Philip & Patricia Muck Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA — behaza seminary, madagascar
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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 →

