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12 funders with a record of paying for “riverfest”
Where the money went
Largest: $3,000 to RIVER REACH FOUNDATION INC — riverfest 2023 - music stage at river reach terrace
Largest: $3,500 to Riverfest Inc — admiral level sponsorship
Largest: $5,000 to FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK INC — riverfest lantern parade artist
Largest: $400,000 to RIVERFEST FPS INC — general & unrestricted
Charlottesville Area CommunityCharlottesville, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $49,800 · through 2024Largest: $49,800 to RIVANNA CONSERVATION ALLIANCE — support of preparations for 2024 environmental education riverfest and general purposes
Harper House Music FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to RIVERFEST FPS INC — legacy & inspiration grant
Florida Health Sciences CenterTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $13,650 · through 2023Largest: $13,650 to FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK INC — holiday harbour tree + dues + riverfest pearl sponsor
Southcoast Community FoundationNew Bedford, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,500 · through 2023Largest: $12,500 to NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS — riverfest - take me to the river ; where needed most
Largest: $10,000 to HANNIBAL ROTARY CLUB — rotary riverfest
Largest: $5,000 to MENDON RIVERFEST — general operating
Largest: $5,000 to NEIGHBORS ORGANIZING AGAINST RACISM — benton harbor riverfest
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
1 matching grant · $4,000 · through 2022Largest: $4,000 to NORTHERN COMMUNITY RADIO KAXE — project support to foster environmental sustainability at the riverfest music festival in itasca county
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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 →