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4 funders with a record of paying for “pumpkinfest”

Where the money went

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Spratt Leah Charitable Trust → Pony Express Pumpkinfest Inc: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025Vibe Credit Union → Michigan State University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Buhl Foundation → East Allegheny Community Council: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023George and Ruth Bradford Foundation → City of Ukiah: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023Vibe Credit Union → Msu Tollgate Farm & Education Center: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Buhl Foundation → North Side Cultural Collaborative: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Spratt Leah Charitable Trust: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.Spratt Leah Charitable Trust$40KVibe Credit Union: $13K on this topic. Open the funder.Vibe Credit Union$13KThe Buhl Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.The Buhl Foundation$10KGeorge and Ruth Bradford Foundation: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.George and Ruth Bradford Foun…$4KPony Express Pumpkinfest Inc: received $40K on this topicPony Express Pumpkinfest Inc$40KMichigan State University: received $7K on this topicMichigan State University$7KMsu Tollgate Farm & Education Center: received $7K on this topicMsu Tollgate Farm & Education C…$7KEast Allegheny Community Council: received $5K on this topicEast Allegheny Community Council$5KNorth Side Cultural Collaborative: received $5K on this topicNorth Side Cultural Collaborati…$5KCity of Ukiah: received $4K on this topicCity of Ukiah$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 →