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12 funders with a record of paying for “station”
Where the money went
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications AssociationArlington, VACharity · may take applications
215 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $58,500 to DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION — station grant
Largest: $11,148 to GLOUCESTER COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO FOUNDATION — establish a vhf/uhf station at the gcarc clubhouse that can be used for research and education of hams in the southern new jersey area.
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $465,191 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to THE HOPE STATION INC — yearly gift for hope station
The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX
24 matching grants · $808,032 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to Texas A&M University (College Station) — to support work by professor delbert gatlin at texas a&m college station in the collaboration entitled pace-fews
Delta Dental of Iowa FoundationJohnston, IACharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $347,715 · through 2024Largest: $31,966 to DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION — outdoor filling stations for track and practice fields at lincoln high school, hoover high school, north high school, and east high school.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $6.9M · through 2023Largest: $5.0M to Proofing Station — for the capitalization of the proofing station investment fund and official launch of the proofing station organization, from the searle collaborative funds at the chicago communit…
Largest: $43,851 to Texas A & M University-College Station — scholarships for vanessa guerrero ($5,000), fatima hernandez ($10,000), jesus hernandez ($8,000), pedro hernandez ($11,351), brandon hernandez-hernandez ($4,500), and rohan keshwal…
Largest: $4,798 to FBO DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 54 (TX) CO BUNTHAVUTH TE — for the benefit of the firestation and/or related supporting organization to the fire station
Largest: $5,000 to THE BALTIMORE STATION INC — program support
Community Foundation Serving WesternRoanoke, VACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $324,140 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE — designated to masons cove fire and rescue station #10, hollins fire and rescue station #5, fort lewis fire and rescue station #9
Largest: $50,000 to University of Montana Foundation — for lake water quality monitoring and research at the flathead lake biology station
Largest: $50,000 to MOMMYS IMAGINATION STATION INC — to transform after-school time into an innovative creative learning hub at mommy's imagination station, providing 20 bipoc youth (ages 5-12) with year-round arts education that bri…
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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 →