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12 funders with a record of paying for “peters”
Where the money went
Largest: $3.0M to PETER G PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS — to support non-partisan research and analysis on global and domestic fiscal and economic policy.
Largest: $570,526 to University of Nebraska Foundation — to provide four years of scholarship support for the 2023 cohort (#2) of peter kiewit foundation engineering academy.
Largest: $15,000 to PETERS KEVIN I — fellowship stipend
The US Charitable Gift TrustBoston, MACharity · may take applications
32 matching grants · $508,854 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to St Peter School Capitol Hill — for recipient's exempt purpose
Catholic Community FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $32,866 to CHURCH OF ST PETER — camp / retreat scholarship, education programs
Catholic Schools Center of ExcellenceMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $419,605 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to SAINT PETER CLAVER CATHOLIC SCHOOL — improve schools and promote enrollment
Largest: $45,000 to ST PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL — tuition assistance
Largest: $123,650 to ST PETER'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC — support scholarships for students with low-income pursuing careers in the medical field
Akron Community FoundationAkron, OHCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $388,050 · through 2024Largest: $29,000 to HOLDEN ARBORETUM DBA HOLDEN FORESTS & GARDENS — for the peter and marilyn tsivitse scholarship for green corps, in honor of peter and marilyn tsivitse
Largest: $5,000 to STS PETER AND PAUL PARISH — toward general operating expenses of the sts peter and paul school.
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $317,150 · through 2025Largest: $84,500 to ST PETERS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC — medical / public services
Largest: $42,671 to University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — scholarships for peter thao ($3,490), see long thao ($3,649), charly vang ($6,500), kachsia vue ($1,032), sabit wagad ($5,000), a lee xiong ($5,000), lue xiong ($7,500), molleysa y…
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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 →