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12 funders with a record of paying for “roast”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $28,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to ST JOHNS RIVERKEEPER INC — for the 2023 oyster roast
Largest: $10,000 to THE HUB URBAN MINISTRIES — rise up & roast program
Largest: $5,000 to MEL'S PIG ROAST — general operating
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $163,462 · through 2023Largest: $117,282 to Friends Forever Inc — for general support, desi dist, joanne lamprey fund, the roast
Trinity Health - MichiganLivonia, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to FOOD GATHERERS — jamie daniels foundation roast & toast - sponsorship
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to SPIRIT MOUNTAIN BREWING & ROASTING LLC — nutrition program to food desert area
Maui Economic Development BoardKihei, HICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $32,411 · through 2023Largest: $19,911 to MAUI OMA COFFEE ROASTING INC — maui wildfire business recovery
Largest: $15,000 to VIRGINIA LIVING MUSEUM INC — oyster roast presenting sponsor
Wisconsin Soybean Marketing BoardMadison, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to Quality Roasting Inc — high oleic expelled soybean meal trial
Largest: $100,000 to Upstart Bay Area — to fund comedy roast special
Largest: $155,000 to NJ PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — celebity roast
Waukesha County Community FoundationWaukesha, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $36,500 · through 2024Largest: $36,500 to SIXTEENTH STREET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS — cathy jacobson roast on november 19, 2024
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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 →