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12 funders with a record of paying for “seagull”
Where the money went
Largest: $272,771 to HONG KONG SEAGULL SCHOLARSHIP — payments to help hong kong seagull scholarship carries out its educational, service, and research missions.
Largest: $10,000 to CAMP SEAFARERCAMP SEAGULL — public charity
Largest: $95,000 to BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC — to sponsor the production of chekhov's "seagull".
North Carolina Community FoundationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $61,166 · through 2024Largest: $22,253 to YMCA CAMP SEAGULL AND YMCA CAMP SEAFARER — public & societal benefit
Largest: $5,000 to YMCA CAMP SEAGULL — general operating
Great Lakes Observing System Regional AssociationAnn Arbor, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $615,230 · through 2021Largest: $615,230 to SpinDance — seagull launch sequence
Largest: $25,000 to YMCA CAMP SEAGULL-CAMP SEAFARER — to support the mission of the organization
United Way of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2021Largest: $40,000 to Seagull Industries for the Disabled Inc — allocations to agencies and community impact
Largest: $15,000 to AMERICAN CHEKHOV PROJECT DBA THE SEAGULL PROJECT — general operating funds - the arts
Largest: $7,509 to SEAGULL SOLAR LTD — high school solar car team in new york city. this grant enables them to add amateur radio to their student activities, which reach 25 - 30 students annually.
Largest: $15,000 to SEAGULL SCHOOLS INC — tuition assistance for low-income families
Largest: $5,000 to Modern Artlife Foundation — providing support for a new production directed by alexander molochnikov - seagull: true story.
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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 →