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12 funders with a record of paying for “portugal”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,000 to ISAAC HURST — missionary portugal
Largest: $50,000 to FRIENDS OF ANIM — afghan nat inst music portugal
Largest: $9,600 to ABWE INTERNATIONAL — christian outreach ministry (portugal)
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA — to support travel expenses of the attendees of the quantum materials synthesis 2025 conference, to be held in porto, portugal.
Largest: $100,000 to INSPIRING GIRLS — twofold focus - the first to expand financial clubs across uk, spain, italy, france, portugal, serbia, and switzerland. the second to increase monitoring and evaluation to better t…
Largest: $10,000 to HISPANIC SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY — promotes the study and appreciation of the arts, literature and culture of spain, portugal, latin america and the phillippines.
Largest: $56,667 to M SOFIA GONALVES DE MIRANDA — to produce a collaborative film, decolonized archive, and series of programs that document stories of migration and land ecologies, interrogate the harmful impact of racialized and…
Largest: $5,000 to CRU — support of missionaries administrating a christian camp and retreat center in portugal
Largest: $35,809 to Trent Crawford — independent study programme at maumaus school of arts lisbon portugal
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2 matching grants · $4,500 · through 2023Largest: $3,003 to SOS ANIMAL GRUPO SOCORRO ANIMAL PORTUGAL — support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles
Largest: $300,000 to Associacao Natureza Portugal — planting water - seeding the future
Largest: $74,955 to CENTRE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES - UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA PORTUGAL — teaching history
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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 →