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12 funders with a record of paying for “maier”
Where the money went
The Willox FoundationBainbridge Island, WA
4 matching grants · $53,300 · through 2025Largest: $15,300 to JACKIE MAIER — ministry support
Largest: $19,583 to MORGAN MAIER — educational scholarship
Largest: $10,000 to Mary Lee Maier Community Panry Company — support mission
Largest: $1,000 to CARL MAIER — educational scholarship
Largest: $2,500 to CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ANN ARBOR — the maier center
Largest: $300,000 to CLAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES OF WEST VIRGIN — sculpture fund for the susan runyan maier sculpture garden at the clay center for the arts and sciences of wv, inc.
Inland Empire Community FoundationRiverside, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $99,950 · through 2023Largest: $99,950 to Audrey Maier (A People's History of the Inland Empire LLC) — arts & culture
Largest: $99,000 to MAIER MUSEUM OF ART — donation of artwork to be displayed.
Largest: $30,000 to RABBI MAIER BAAL HANESS — program services
Largest: $5,000 to Thomas Maier — grant to an individual suffering from a life threatening illness
Largest: $5,000 to NEXT STEP LEARNING CENTER — in honor of cornell maier
Largest: $1,000 to MAIER MUSEUM OF ART — maier museum of art
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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 →

