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6 funders with a record of paying for “milfoil”
Where the money went
Largest: $35,000 to LAKE RESCUE ASSOCIATION — milfoil elimination in round pond
Lake Arrowhead CommunityNorth Waterboro, MECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to LAKE ARROWHEAD CONSERVATION COUNCIL — to aid in the removal of milfoil from lake arrowhead for the benefit of the community's members.
Largest: $5,000 to BELGRADE LAKES ASSN MILFOIL CONTROL — general purpose contribution
Largest: $50,000 to Friends of Catherine and Channel Lakes — reduce eurasian water milfoil
The Vermont Community FoundationMiddlebury, VTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,500 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to LAKE RESCUE ASSOCIATION — continue the work on milfoil remediation and sediment control
Largest: $3,000 to DOWNEAST LAKES LAND TRUST — the removal of milfoil in big lake
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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 →