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12 funders with a record of paying for “rutledge”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to Charleston Library Society — honor of laura pelzer and rutledge young jr.
Largest: $35,000 to SALISBURY SCHOOL — for the andrew j. rutledge '80 scholarship for a returning student
Largest: $3,750 to AINSLEY RUTLEDGE — educational scholarship
Largest: $3,750 to GARRET RUTLEDGE — educational scholarship
Largest: $5,000 to RUTLEDGE FOUNDATION — general & unrestricted
Largest: $179,780 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - d navarro, e navarro, r nelson, j noyes, i nuesslein, s page, a pappianne, j parent, g parker, g parks, m parks, j peaco, b penney, k perkins, a peters, c …
Largest: $35,000 to RUTLEDGE CANCER FOUNDATION — patient programs for cancer patients in tarrant county
Largest: $3,750 to ROBIN RUTLEDGE — general academic scholarship - summer
Largest: $15,000 to RUTLEDGE FOUNDATION — ewing sarcoma & pediatric
Largest: $10,000 to RUTLEDGE FOUNDATION — unrestricted general
Largest: $2,500 to Katelyn Grace Rutledge — scholarship grant
East Tennessee FoundationKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $23,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to RUTLEDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — human services
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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 →