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12 funders with a record of paying for “scaffold”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to THE VILLAGE BY CORNERSTONE — to set a new standard for inclusive, independent living in the heart of los angeles. to empower people who have intellectual and development differences to be independent. to bolst…
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH — extracellular matrix scaffold for temporomandibular joint disc replacement - research of dr. alejandro almarza
Largest: $66,667 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — ferrantino scaffold technology research fund
Largest: $66,667 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — ferrantino scaffold technology research fund
Alzheimer'S Disease Research FoundationWellesley Hills, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $402,500 · through 2025Largest: $201,250 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO — dysregulation of signaling on post synaptic density scaffolds in alzheimer's disease
Largest: $624,060 to HARVARD UNIVERSITY — to explore the rules of cellular organization and development by determining how cell development is influenced by molecular-scale properties of scaffolding on which cells are grow…
Largest: $622,996 to WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY — the purpose of this grant is to support wcu in creating and implementing an accelerated ece program track and providing supplemental supports to students in order to recruit, retai…
Orange County Partnership for YoungHillsborough, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $260,287 · through 2022Largest: $160,287 to CHILD CARE SERVICES ASSOCIATION — scaffolding school readiness
Largest: $100,000 to CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY — classinsight: insight on teacher learning by scaffolding noticing and reflection
Largest: $187,500 to The MAP Fund — support for the scaffolding for practicing artists (spa) program for jerome hill artist fellows.
Largest: $140,000 to CONCORD UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — to increase undergraduate student completion rates by employing intentionally scaffolded evidence-based practices throughout the first two years of students academic careers (over …
Anchorum Health FoundationSanta Fe, NMCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to STEM SANTA FE — stem scaffold santa fe at capital high school
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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 →