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12 funders with a record of paying for “pickle”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to PICKLES — general operating
Largest: $500,000 to CIMMARRON VALLEY COOP INC — urban development land for pickle ballcourts for communityactivities(see letter attached)
Largest: $12,500 to PICKLES GROUP — program support
Food Export Association of the Midwest USAChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $313,718 · through 2024Largest: $169,421 to MCCLURES PICKLES LLC — map atp rapp program
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
3 matching grants · $165,000 · through 2023Largest: $65,000 to PICKLES AND POPSICLES INC — provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission of creating a collective of acceptance, support, and transparency for all women journeying to and thr…
The Experimental StationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $55,371 · through 2024Largest: $36,000 to DILL PICKLE FOOD COOP — support for local farmer's market
Initiative FoundationLittle Falls, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $76,180 · through 2023Largest: $47,950 to MMRB LLC DBA PICKLED LOON — deed main street economic revitalization project grant
Community Services UnlimitedLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to FULL MOON PICKLES LLC — kickstarter grant
Largest: $100,000 to HUNTINGDON HIGH SCHOOL — tennis and pickle ball courts
Largest: $37,600 to CITY OF NORWICH YOUTH BUREAU — pickle ball courts at weiler park
Largest: $2,500 to VILLAGE OF BERRIEN SPRINGS — berrien springs pickle festival
Largest: $1,500 to PICKLES GROUP — matching gift
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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 →