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5 funders with a record of paying for “samatha”

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The Chubb Foundation → Samatha Orest: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silvey Family Foundation → University of Oregon: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ocef Inc → Samatha Rocha: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Lb Charitable Foundation → Samatha B Manguinda: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dr Henry Hobart Ruger Trust → Samatha Sheldon: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025Lb Charitable Foundation → Samatha Parker: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chubb Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.The Chubb Foundation$45KSilvey Family Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Silvey Family Foundation$15KOcef Inc: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Ocef Inc$10KLb Charitable Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Lb Charitable Foundation$10KDr Henry Hobart Ruger Trust: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Dr Henry Hobart Ruger Trust$3KSamatha Orest: received $45K on this topicSamatha Orest$45KUniversity of Oregon: received $15K on this topicUniversity of Oregon$15KSamatha Rocha: received $10K on this topicSamatha Rocha$10KSamatha B Manguinda: received $5K on this topicSamatha B Manguinda$5KSamatha Parker: received $5K on this topicSamatha Parker$5KSamatha Sheldon: received $3K on this topicSamatha Sheldon$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 →