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5 funders with a record of paying for “oberman”

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Good Ventures Foundation → Adam Oberman: $132K across 1 grant, latest 2024Floyd H Furr Foundation Inc → Chloe Oberman: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2024The David & Renee Zallie Foundation → Edward M Oberman Scholarship Fund: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Tom Perry Family Foundation → University of Florida: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Ida B Wells Memorial Foundation → Michael Oberman Book Club: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022The David & Renee Zallie Foundation → Widener University for the Edward Oberman Scholarship Fund: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Good Ventures Foundation: $132K on this topic. Open the funder.Good Ventures Foundation$132KThe David & Renee Zallie Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.The David & Renee Zallie Foun…$10KFloyd H Furr Foundation Inc: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Floyd H Furr Foundation Inc$6KThe Tom Perry Family Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.The Tom Perry Family Foundati…$3KThe Ida B Wells Memorial Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ida B Wells Memorial Foun…$1KAdam Oberman: received $132K on this topicAdam Oberman$132KChloe Oberman: received $6K on this topicChloe Oberman$6KEdward M Oberman Scholarship Fund: received $5K on this topicEdward M Oberman Scholarship Fu…$5KWidener University for the Edward Oberman Scholarship Fund: received $5K on this topicWidener University for the Edwa…$5KUniversity of Florida: received $3K on this topicUniversity of Florida$3KMichael Oberman Book Club: received $1K on this topicMichael Oberman Book Club$1K
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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 →