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12 funders with a record of paying for “sequential”

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The Elma Music Foundation (Us) → The Miami Foundation Inc: $800K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ethel and James Flinn Foundation → The Board of Governors (Aka Wsu): $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023Zoll Foundation Inc → Heidelberg University Hospital: $82K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Crail-Johnson Foundation → Grand Vision Foundation: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Otological Society Research → Columbia University: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Morris Stulsaft Foundation → Community Initiatives: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Simons Foundation Inc → Bowling Green State University: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dallas Pi Beta Phi Philanthropies → Aspire: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Center for Cartoon Studies: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024Arthur Jr Dobles & Olive G Dobles Crut → Children Unlimited: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025Lamb Foundation → Golden Road Arts: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation Inc → Merry-Go-Round Playhouse: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ethel and James Flinn Foundation → The Board of Governors Wayne State University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Crail-Johnson Foundation → Harmony Project: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Comic Book Legal Defense Fd: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Center for Cartoon Studies: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2025Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → School of Visual Arts: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → The New School: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Comic Books for Kids: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Minneapolis College-Art: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Cartoon Art Museum: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Comic-Con Museum: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → New School Katchor: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Cartoon Art Museum: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Cartonn Art Museum: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → School of Visual Arts: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → New School Katchor: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Comic Books for Kids: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc → Comic Books for Kids: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Elma Music Foundation (Us): $800K on this topic. Open the funder.The Elma Music Foundation (Us)$800KEthel and James Flinn Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder.Ethel and James Flinn Foundat…$600KZoll Foundation Inc: $82K on this topic. Open the funder.Zoll Foundation Inc$82KThe Crail-Johnson Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.The Crail-Johnson Foundation$60KWill & Ann Eisner Family Foundation Inc: $57K on this topic. Open the funder.Will & Ann Eisner Family Foun…$57KAmerican Otological Society Research: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.American Otological Society R…$30KThe Morris Stulsaft Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.The Morris Stulsaft Foundation$30KThe Simons Foundation Inc: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.The Simons Foundation Inc$25KDallas Pi Beta Phi Philanthropies: $21K on this topic. Open the funder.Dallas Pi Beta Phi Philanthro…$21KArthur Jr Dobles & Olive G Dobles Crut: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Arthur Jr Dobles & Olive G Do…$15KLamb Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Lamb Foundation$10KJim and Juli Boeheim Foundation Inc: $8K on this topic. Open the funder.Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundati…$8KThe Miami Foundation Inc: received $800K on this topicThe Miami Foundation Inc$800KThe Board of Governors (Aka Wsu): received $400K on this topicThe Board of Governors (Aka Wsu)$400KThe Board of Governors Wayne State University: received $200K on this topicThe Board of Governors Wayne St…$200KHeidelberg University Hospital: received $82K on this topicHeidelberg University Hospital$82KGrand Vision Foundation: received $50K on this topicGrand Vision Foundation$50KColumbia University: received $30K on this topicColumbia University$30KCommunity Initiatives: received $30K on this topicCommunity Initiatives$30KBowling Green State University: received $25K on this topicBowling Green State University$25KAspire: received $21K on this topicAspire$21KCenter for Cartoon Studies: received $19K on this topicCenter for Cartoon Studies$19KChildren Unlimited: received $15K on this topicChildren Unlimited$15KGolden Road Arts: received $10K on this topicGolden Road Arts$10KHarmony Project: received $10K on this topicHarmony Project$10KMerry-Go-Round Playhouse: received $8K on this topicMerry-Go-Round Playhouse$8KComic Book Legal Defense Fd: received $6K on this topicComic Book Legal Defense Fd$6KCenter for Cartoon Studies: received $6K on this topicCenter for Cartoon Studies$6KSchool of Visual Arts: received $4K on this topicSchool of Visual Arts$4KThe New School: received $4K on this topicThe New School$4KComic Books for Kids: received $3K on this topicComic Books for Kids$3KMinneapolis College-Art: received $3K on this topicMinneapolis College-Art$3KCartoon Art Museum: received $2K on this topicCartoon Art Museum$2KComic-Con Museum: received $1K on this topicComic-Con Museum$1KComic Book Legal Defense Fund: received $1K on this topicComic Book Legal Defense Fund$1KNew School Katchor: received $1K on this topicNew School Katchor$1KCartoon Art Museum: received $1K on this topicCartoon Art Museum$1KCartonn Art Museum: received $1K on this topicCartonn Art Museum$1KSchool of Visual Arts: received $1K on this topicSchool of Visual Arts$1KComic Book Legal Defense Fund: received $1K on this topicComic Book Legal Defense Fund$1KNew School Katchor: received $1K on this topicNew School Katchor$1KComic Books for Kids: received $1K on this topicComic Books for Kids$1KComic Books for Kids: received $1K on this topicComic Books for Kids$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 →