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Seattle Public Library Foundation → Seattle Public Library: $14M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Big Shoulders Fund: $4.4M across 3 grants, latest 2022John S and James L Knight Foundation → Lyrasis: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bruce and Beth White → Big Shoulders Fund: $687K across 4 grants, latest 2025Cecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc → Evansville Area Tennis Patrons Foun: $108K across 3 grants, latest 2024Daniel J Sullivan Family → The Charity Ball Association: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2025Math for America → Patron Jessica: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → Museum of Fine Arts: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jordan Foundation Inc → Columbus State University - Patrons of Music: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Community Foundation of Middle → Heritage Foundation of Williamson County: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Mimi and Peter Haas Fund → Lincoln Center Theater: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Solot and Karp Family Foundation → Temple Shalom Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → Artis-Naples: $339K across 3 grants, latest 2022Cecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc → Evansville Area Tennis Patrons: $82K across 1 grant, latest 2025Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → Elevate Hope Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022John S and James L Knight Foundation → The Miami Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Cheekwood: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mimi and Peter Haas Fund → Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Solot and Karp Family Foundation → Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Swfl: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → Yale University: $276K across 1 grant, latest 2022Cecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc → Patrons Advocating Wrestling Suppor: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2025John S and James L Knight Foundation → Patrons of Exceptional Artists Inc: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Frist Art Museum: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2024Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → Brcc Fund: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Mimi and Peter Haas Fund → The Vivian Beaumont Theater: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Solot and Karp Family Foundation → Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → University of Wisconsin Foundation: $230K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Grant Park Orchestral Association: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → United States Golf Association: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Vilar Performing Arts Center Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Vivian Beaumont Theater Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Jewish Family & Childrens Service of the Suncoast Inc: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Museum of Fine Arts: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2021Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → Criminal Justice Reform Foundation: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → Greater Houston Lgbtq Chamber: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → Better Business Bureau: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle → Ensworth School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Middle → Nashville Symphony Association: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Digestive Health Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → Every Mother Counts: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022John S and James L Knight Foundation → Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation Inc: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle → Sb Initiative: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Harpeth Hall School: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future → World Central Kitchen Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Solot and Karp Family Foundation → Jewish Federation of Greater Naples Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Solot and Karp Family Foundation → Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Solot and Karp Family Foundation → Chicago Horticultural Society: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Solot and Karp Family Foundation → Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Seattle Public Library Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Public Library Founda…$14MThe Chicago Community Trust: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$5.5MJohn S and James L Knight Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.John S and James L Knight Fou…$1.7MThe Bruce and Beth White: $687K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bruce and Beth White$687KCecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc: $215K on this topic. Open the funder.Cecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman…$215KRainforest Cafe Friends of the Future: $182K on this topic. Open the funder.Rainforest Cafe Friends of th…$182KThe Community Foundation of Middle: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of M…$100KDaniel J Sullivan Family: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.Daniel J Sullivan Family$80KMath for America: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.Math for America$60KMimi and Peter Haas Fund: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.Mimi and Peter Haas Fund$45KThe Jordan Foundation Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jordan Foundation Inc$30KSolot and Karp Family Foundation: $14K on this topic. Open the funder.Solot and Karp Family Foundat…$14KSeattle Public Library: received $14M on this topicSeattle Public Library$14MBig Shoulders Fund: received $4.4M on this topicBig Shoulders Fund$4.4MLyrasis: received $1.6M on this topicLyrasis$1.6MBig Shoulders Fund: received $687K on this topicBig Shoulders Fund$687KArtis-Naples: received $339K on this topicArtis-Naples$339KYale University: received $276K on this topicYale University$276KUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: received $230K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin Foundat…$230KEvansville Area Tennis Patrons Foun: received $108K on this topicEvansville Area Tennis Patrons…$108KEvansville Area Tennis Patrons: received $82K on this topicEvansville Area Tennis Patrons$82KThe Charity Ball Association: received $80K on this topicThe Charity Ball Association$80KGrant Park Orchestral Association: received $62K on this topicGrant Park Orchestral Associati…$62KPatron Jessica: received $60K on this topicPatron Jessica$60KUnited States Golf Association: received $50K on this topicUnited States Golf Association$50KMuseum of Fine Arts: received $50K on this topicMuseum of Fine Arts$50KElevate Hope Inc: received $50K on this topicElevate Hope Inc$50KColumbus State University - Patrons of Music: received $30K on this topicColumbus State University - Pat…$30KVilar Performing Arts Center Inc: received $30K on this topicVilar Performing Arts Center Inc$30KVivian Beaumont Theater Inc: received $30K on this topicVivian Beaumont Theater Inc$30KHeritage Foundation of Williamson County: received $25K on this topicHeritage Foundation of Williams…$25KThe Miami Foundation: received $25K on this topicThe Miami Foundation$25KCheekwood: received $25K on this topicCheekwood$25KPatrons Advocating Wrestling Suppor: received $25K on this topicPatrons Advocating Wrestling Su…$25KFoundation for Contemporary Arts Inc: received $25K on this topicFoundation for Contemporary Art…$25KPatrons of Exceptional Artists Inc: received $21K on this topicPatrons of Exceptional Artists…$21KJewish Family & Childrens Service of the Suncoast Inc: received $21K on this topicJewish Family & Childrens Servi…$21KLincoln Center Theater: received $20K on this topicLincoln Center Theater$20KFrist Art Museum: received $20K on this topicFrist Art Museum$20KBrcc Fund: received $20K on this topicBrcc Fund$20KMuseum of Fine Arts: received $18K on this topicMuseum of Fine Arts$18KCriminal Justice Reform Foundation: received $18K on this topicCriminal Justice Reform Foundat…$18KFine Arts Museums of San Francisco: received $15K on this topicFine Arts Museums of San Franci…$15KGreater Houston Lgbtq Chamber: received $13K on this topicGreater Houston Lgbtq Chamber$13KBetter Business Bureau: received $12K on this topicBetter Business Bureau$12KThe Vivian Beaumont Theater: received $10K on this topicThe Vivian Beaumont Theater$10KEnsworth School: received $10K on this topicEnsworth School$10KNashville Symphony Association: received $10K on this topicNashville Symphony Association$10KDigestive Health Foundation: received $10K on this topicDigestive Health Foundation$10KEvery Mother Counts: received $10K on this topicEvery Mother Counts$10KSouthern Tennis Patrons Foundation Inc: received $10K on this topicSouthern Tennis Patrons Foundat…$10KTexas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation: received $7K on this topicTexas Cavaliers Charitable Foun…$7KSb Initiative: received $5K on this topicSb Initiative$5KTemple Shalom Inc: received $5K on this topicTemple Shalom Inc$5KHarpeth Hall School: received $5K on this topicHarpeth Hall School$5KHolocaust Museum & Education Center of Swfl: received $3K on this topicHolocaust Museum & Education Ce…$3KWorld Central Kitchen Inc: received $2K on this topicWorld Central Kitchen Inc$2KIllinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center: received $2K on this topicIllinois Holocaust Museum & Edu…$2KJewish Federation of Greater Naples Inc: received $1K on this topicJewish Federation of Greater Na…$1KHolocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc: received $1K on this topicHolocaust Memorial Foundation o…$1KChicago Horticultural Society: received $1K on this topicChicago Horticultural Society$1KChicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga: received $1K on this topicChicago Horticultural Society -…$1K
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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 →