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6 funders with a record of paying for “purposessupport”

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The Bert Foundation Inc → United Way of Central Maryland: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Sevier County → Sevier County Council On Aging: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024Chaudhari Family Foundation → Utah State University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Payne Family Foundation → University of Iowa Foundation: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc → Hospice of Washington County Md: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2022Paul V and Margaret H Renoff Family → Severna Park Community Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of Sevier County → Tennessee Coalition On Homeless: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc → Leadership of Washington County: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chaudhari Family Foundation → St Jude Children's Research Hospital: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Bert Foundation Inc: $750K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bert Foundation Inc$750KUnited Way of Sevier County: $155K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Sevier County$155KChaudhari Family Foundation: $101K on this topic. Open the funder.Chaudhari Family Foundation$101KThe Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jone L Bowman Foundation…$25KPayne Family Foundation: $24K on this topic. Open the funder.Payne Family Foundation$24KPaul V and Margaret H Renoff Family: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Paul V and Margaret H Renoff…$10KUnited Way of Central Maryland: received $750K on this topicUnited Way of Central Maryland$750KSevier County Council On Aging: received $150K on this topicSevier County Council On Aging$150KUtah State University: received $100K on this topicUtah State University$100KUniversity of Iowa Foundation: received $24K on this topicUniversity of Iowa Foundation$24KHospice of Washington County Md: received $23K on this topicHospice of Washington County Md$23KSeverna Park Community Center: received $10K on this topicSeverna Park Community Center$10KTennessee Coalition On Homeless: received $5K on this topicTennessee Coalition On Homeless$5KLeadership of Washington County: received $2K on this topicLeadership of Washington County$2KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: received $1K on this topicSt Jude Children's Research Hos…$1K
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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 →