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12 funders with a record of paying for “regatta”
Where the money went
Sugar BowlNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $42,500 to SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB — to sponsor the optimist mid-winter regatta, the great oaks regatta, the soiland cup, and the viper worlds.
AarpWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $28,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Charleston Regatta Inc — sponsorship of charleston sternwheel regatta
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku FoundationHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $34,000 · through 2024Largest: $9,500 to OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB — macfarlane regatta, cline mann memorial paddleboard race, dad center race
Grossmont Hospital CorporationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $375,250 · through 2023Largest: $153,500 to GROSSMONT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — sponsorship - continuing medical education, golf tournament, regatta
Largest: $17,000 to CHICAGO YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION — chicago regatta / the competition fund
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeatle, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to PINK BOAT REGATTA — to sponsor pink boat regatta activities
Rhode Island Turnpike and BridgeJamestown, RICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,500 · through 2024Largest: $6,500 to C THOMAS CLAGETT REGATTA — gen'l support/assist
George Pocock Rowing FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $120,000 · through 2022Largest: $24,000 to WACO ROWING CLUB — $12,000 for the "i-rise" stipend to be used to pay the wages of a coach of color in youth programs and $12,000 to be used for youth athlete support: transportation to practice, swi…
Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation TrustCambridge, MD
3 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE POWER BOAT RACING ASSOC INC — 2025 power boat regatta support
Largest: $100,000 to OCEANA INC — support for the continued growth of the clean regattas program and other sailing programs to protect caribbean coral reefs and marine ecosystems.
Largest: $2,550 to GALVESTON ISLAND MEALS ON WHEELS — sponsorship for annual fall regatta event
Largest: $2,000 to Clagett Memorial Regatta — support sailorswith disabilities
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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 →