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3 funders with a record of paying for “pdac”

Where the money went

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Emerald Foundation Inc → Ma Institute of Technology: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2023Concern Foundation → Purdue University: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2023Penn Treaty Special Service District → 26th District Pdac: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023Emerald Foundation Inc → Whitehead Institute for Biomed: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023Emerald Foundation Inc → Institute for Cancer Research: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2023Emerald Foundation Inc → Whitehead Inst for Biomedical Resea: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Emerald Foundation Inc → Fox Chase Cancer Center: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2024Emerald Foundation Inc: $418K on this topic. Open the funder.Emerald Foundation Inc$418KConcern Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder.Concern Foundation$120KPenn Treaty Special Service District: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.Penn Treaty Special Service D…$4KMa Institute of Technology: received $150K on this topicMa Institute of Technology$150KPurdue University: received $120K on this topicPurdue University$120KWhitehead Institute for Biomed: received $100K on this topicWhitehead Institute for Biomed$100KInstitute for Cancer Research: received $80K on this topicInstitute for Cancer Research$80KWhitehead Inst for Biomedical Resea: received $50K on this topicWhitehead Inst for Biomedical R…$50KFox Chase Cancer Center: received $38K on this topicFox Chase Cancer Center$38K26th District Pdac: received $4K on this topic26th District Pdac$4K
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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 →