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12 funders with a record of paying for “marcus”
Where the money went
Harlem GrownNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $177,735 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to MARCUS GARVEY PARK ALLIANCE — sub-grant for a series of youth literacy events featuring childrens books and appearances by authors and librarians in marcus garvey park
Largest: $54,083 to San Diego State University — scholarships for hafsa hussein ali ($7,935), ijabo ibrahim ($7,500), siham ismail ($8,000), narmen marcus ($4,962), amran mohamed ($5,000), juwayriya mohamed ($7,686), and quoc ngu…
Largest: $36,000 to MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA INC — bernie's honor campaign: golf tournament, book festival, annual fund, lisa f. brill institute for jewish learning, habima theater, camp scholarship fund - angels
Largest: $83,334 to CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION - MARCUS AUTISM CENTER — grant to support the work of the marcus autism center in honor of bernie marcus
United Way of Greater Milwaukee &Milwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $268,513 · through 2024Largest: $89,175 to ST MARCUS LUTHERAN SCHOOL — donor designations
Largest: $6.1M to MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA — to support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization
Largest: $70,000 to MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA INC — habima theatre and needs-based scholarships
Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $210,750 · through 2024Largest: $58,000 to ST MARCUS LUTHERAN CHURCH — sustaining support, st. marcus lutheran schools
Largest: $21,000 to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - MARCUS LOWES SCHOLARSHIP — scholarship for medill journalism school in memory of marcus lowes
Largest: $695,000 to ST MARCUS SCHOOL — scholarship fund - individual grant recipients chosen by school.
Largest: $3,500 to AMORETTE MARCUS - USC — scholarship educational costs
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CITY OF MARCUS — grant distribution: marcus trail - phase 1
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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 →