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6 funders with a record of paying for “scholarshios”

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Endowment Funds of Congregation Emanu El → Union for Reform Judaism Greene: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2024Switzer Scholarship Fund → University of Northern Iowa: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Alon and Rosana Miller Foundation → Chinuchi Chared of Ca: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021Fontel Foundation → University of Arkansas: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Evelyn K Titus Trust Ua 51683 → Reid Hawkins: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jessie V Allhands Education Trust Dtd 9 → Sidney Watson: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Endowment Funds of Congregation Emanu El: $29K on this topic. Open the funder.Endowment Funds of Congregati…$29KSwitzer Scholarship Fund: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.Switzer Scholarship Fund$20KThe Alon and Rosana Miller Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Alon and Rosana Miller Fo…$5KFontel Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Fontel Foundation$5KEvelyn K Titus Trust Ua 51683: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Evelyn K Titus Trust Ua 51683$2KJessie V Allhands Education Trust Dtd 9: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Jessie V Allhands Education T…$1KUnion for Reform Judaism Greene: received $29K on this topicUnion for Reform Judaism Greene$29KUniversity of Northern Iowa: received $20K on this topicUniversity of Northern Iowa$20KChinuchi Chared of Ca: received $5K on this topicChinuchi Chared of Ca$5KUniversity of Arkansas: received $5K on this topicUniversity of Arkansas$5KReid Hawkins: received $2K on this topicReid Hawkins$2KSidney Watson: received $1K on this topicSidney Watson$1K
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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 →