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12 funders with a record of paying for “mayors”
Where the money went
Largest: $1,200 to League of Idaho Cities Inc — education of mayor's youth advisory councils
Largest: $3.1M to THE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY — to provide technical support
Largest: $100,000 to Mayors Fund for Los Angeles — support for the mayor's fund for los angeles in addressing youth homelessness
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
12 matching grants · $5.8M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to LABC INSTITUTE — to support the mayoral housing, transportation and jobs summit and research related to housing solutions
Justice InnovationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $979,603 · through 2024Largest: $80,700 to HOUSE OF PRIMA FACIE INC — subcontractor mayor's office of criminal justice -provide a 3.5 month pilot project that provided professional attire to participants. subcontractor was to conduct trainings with c…
Largest: $1.0M to REINVENT STOCKTON FOUNDATION — for use by its mayors for a guaranteed income in support of increasing awareness of the impact of guaranteed income on low-income communities in the united states
Largest: $164,360 to AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYORS ASSOCIATION (AAMA) — 82632 enhancing mayoral community outreach and engagement to demonstrate the relationship between extreme climate conditions and health outcomes
Largest: $750,000 to THE MAYORS FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY — support to respond to the needs and well-being of migrant and asylum seeker families and children in new york city.
American Beverage AssociationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $6.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to AMERICAN BEVERAGE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA — state association grant - $250,000 & us conference of mayors multi-year healthy cities grant - $745,000 & african american mayors association - $600,000
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
7 matching grants · $755,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association — to support professional development for the staff of south suburban mayors and managers association.
David Bohnett FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
7 matching grants · $543,058 · through 2024Largest: $165,722 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — david bohnett fellowships: los angeles city mayor's fellowship program at the ucla luskin school of public affairs
Largest: $200,000 to MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES — support for we are la
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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 →