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4 funders with a record of paying for “schollarship”

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The Boustan Charitable Foundation → The Academic College of Tel- Aviv Jaffa: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ricbac Foundation → Harvard Mit Equal Access: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2024Maudeen & E L Hanson Foundation → India Russell: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023Daniel L & Judith Y Auclair → Eben Michaud: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Boustan Charitable Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Boustan Charitable Founda…$100KThe Ricbac Foundation: $39K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ricbac Foundation$39KMaudeen & E L Hanson Foundation: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.Maudeen & E L Hanson Foundati…$4KDaniel L & Judith Y Auclair: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Daniel L & Judith Y Auclair$3KThe Academic College of Tel- Aviv Jaffa: received $100K on this topicThe Academic College of Tel- Av…$100KHarvard Mit Equal Access: received $39K on this topicHarvard Mit Equal Access$39KIndia Russell: received $4K on this topicIndia Russell$4KEben Michaud: received $3K on this topicEben Michaud$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 →