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5 funders with a record of paying for “orerating”

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Seattle Foundation → Urban Institute: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023Wellspring Foundation Texas → Hope International: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023Akc Fund Inc → Lawrence Community Music School: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Harvey & Ruth Gelfenbein Charitable → Shelburne Farms: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021John & Hannah Hindmarsh Foundation → Eagle Swimming Association: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wellspring Foundation Texas → Renew the Hope: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wellspring Foundation Texas → The Crossings: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wellspring Foundation Texas → R3 Development: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wellspring Foundation Texas → The Seed Company: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wellspring Foundation Texas → Visitation Academy: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Seattle Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$1.0MWellspring Foundation Texas: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.Wellspring Foundation Texas$70KAkc Fund Inc: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Akc Fund Inc$6KThe Harvey & Ruth Gelfenbein Charitable: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.The Harvey & Ruth Gelfenbein…$2KJohn & Hannah Hindmarsh Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.John & Hannah Hindmarsh Found…$1KUrban Institute: received $1.0M on this topicUrban Institute$1.0MHope International: received $20K on this topicHope International$20KRenew the Hope: received $15K on this topicRenew the Hope$15KThe Crossings: received $10K on this topicThe Crossings$10KR3 Development: received $10K on this topicR3 Development$10KThe Seed Company: received $10K on this topicThe Seed Company$10KLawrence Community Music School: received $6K on this topicLawrence Community Music School$6KVisitation Academy: received $5K on this topicVisitation Academy$5KShelburne Farms: received $2K on this topicShelburne Farms$2KEagle Swimming Association: received $1K on this topicEagle Swimming Association$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 →