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3 funders with a record of paying for “puspose”

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Bill and Tara Newman Family → Ligonier Ministries: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bill Bass Foundation → Marklund: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Smith Foundation → Wrightsville Borough Susquehanna: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Bill Bass Foundation → Urologic Cancer Foundation: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Bill Bass Foundation → The Civic Federation of Chicago: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Bill Bass Foundation → Les Turner Als Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Bill Bass Foundation → Tourette Assoc of America-Il: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Bill Bass Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bill Bass Foundation$30KBill and Tara Newman Family: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.Bill and Tara Newman Family$18KThe Smith Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Smith Foundation$5KLigonier Ministries: received $18K on this topicLigonier Ministries$18KMarklund: received $10K on this topicMarklund$10KUrologic Cancer Foundation: received $8K on this topicUrologic Cancer Foundation$8KWrightsville Borough Susquehanna: received $5K on this topicWrightsville Borough Susquehanna$5KThe Civic Federation of Chicago: received $5K on this topicThe Civic Federation of Chicago$5KLes Turner Als Foundation: received $5K on this topicLes Turner Als Foundation$5KTourette Assoc of America-Il: received $3K on this topicTourette Assoc of America-Il$3K
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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 →