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12 funders with a record of paying for “saturday”
Where the money went
The Jim Moran FoundationDeerfield Beach, FL
6 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $433,500 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County — saturday program staffing, social emotional learning program, and saturday program
Episcopal Charities of the Diocese ofNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $83,933 · through 2024Largest: $21,910 to ST LUKE IN THE FIELDS MANHATTAN — art & acceptance at st. luke's, go project saturday
Largest: $600,000 to EVERY THIRD SATURDAY — general donation
East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $232,500 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to 100 BLACK MEN OF TRIANGLE EAST — triangle east saturday academy, saturday academy
Largest: $50,000 to ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN — scholarships-art center at night and high school saturday honor
Largest: $75,000 to CARDINAL SHEHAN CENTER — after school and saturday program
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic CommunMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WI — operations for saturday clinic for uninsured
Largest: $10,000 to MANNA MEAL INC — purchase food for its evening meal program. meals will be distributed on wednesday and saturday evenings through the manna meal food truck. the food truck will park in front of the…
Largest: $20,000 to RENAISSANCE YOUTH CENTER — ryc youth tech expo - new 4 hr saturday sessions for 12 to 16yo - basic coding, circuitry, hardware robotics, 3-d printing, drones
Largest: $35,000 to FRIENDS OF SATURDAY ACADEMY — general operating ($20,000), ase program ($10,000), steam internships ($5,000)
Ascap FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to Jazzmobile — grant to support saturday jazz workshop progam.
Largest: $500,000 to METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC — saturday matinee broadcasts
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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 →