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2 funders with a record of paying for “municipalit”

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United Arts Council of Raleigh and → Visual Art Exchange Inc: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2022Alcoa Foundation → Municipalite De Deschambault-Grondines: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Arts Council of Raleigh and → Concert Singers of Cary: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2022United Arts Council of Raleigh and → Town of Fuquay-Varina: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023United Arts Council of Raleigh and → Town of Apex: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023United Arts Council of Raleigh and → Towne Players of Garner Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023United Arts Council of Raleigh and: $87K on this topic. Open the funder.United Arts Council of Raleig…$87KAlcoa Foundation: $24K on this topic. Open the funder.Alcoa Foundation$24KVisual Art Exchange Inc: received $49K on this topicVisual Art Exchange Inc$49KMunicipalite De Deschambault-Grondines: received $24K on this topicMunicipalite De Deschambault-Gr…$24KConcert Singers of Cary: received $16K on this topicConcert Singers of Cary$16KTown of Fuquay-Varina: received $10K on this topicTown of Fuquay-Varina$10KTown of Apex: received $7K on this topicTown of Apex$7KTowne Players of Garner Inc: received $6K on this topicTowne Players of Garner Inc$6K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →