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12 funders with a record of paying for “spike”
Where the money went
Largest: $195,669 to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - EVANSTON — the inter-regional interactions underlying the decision to act, at spiking resolution
Largest: $12,000 to JOHN WISTER MASTERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — lego education spike prime
Largest: $75,000 to Iron Spike Model Train Museum — repair pave and stripe parking lots
Largest: $15,430 to PHILLIPS SCHOOL DISTRICT — dk20a with auto-release feature -and stand177, lego spike prime class pack, swift binoculars, books, instruments, crash mats and covers
J&a Racing FoundationVirginia Beach, VA
4 matching grants · $11,166 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to Spike's K9 Fund — training, care and preservation of working dogs
Largest: $25,000 to SAN FRANCISCO SPIKES — support soccer programs
Largest: $250,000 to INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC — to promote animal conservation; contribution in honor of spike & friends
Tomahawk Charitable SolutionsNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $430,000 · through 2023Largest: $230,000 to SPIKES K-9 FUND — support expenses
George S and Dolores DoreSalt Lake City, UT
1 matching grant · $400,000 · through 2023Largest: $400,000 to GOLDEN SPIKE FOUNDATION — to assist in funding the eight-acre golden spike park at reeder ranch showcasing the golden spike monument sculpture
Largest: $5,000 to Spike Studios — educate and develop diverse creativity
Largest: $7,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (UNCCA) — spike shoe track club
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $322,582 · through 2022Largest: $306,667 to Casco Bay Molding Ltd — casco bay molding (casco), started in sanford in 2000, has grown into an fda registered, iso 13485 certified product development and manufacturing company specializing in silicone …
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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 →