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12 funders with a record of paying for “symposium”
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National Science Teaching AssociationRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
145 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $54,735 to MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA — jshs regional symposium
Granite Foundation Agency (Plg)Mendota Heights, MN
37 matching grants · $90,539 · through 2023Largest: $2,447 to MOLLY ASHCRAFT — flight accomodation to attend symposium
Largest: $59,246 to ELIFE SCIENCES PUBLICATIONS LTD — in support of a special virtual journal issue and accompanying symposium highlighting new frontiers in movement ecology research.
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
10 matching grants · $475,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to 100Reporters — in support of the double exposure investigative film festival and symposium
Largest: $200,000 to RABEN GROUP LLC — for the fannie lou hamer symposium to bring together leading scholars, activists, artists and policy makers to honor the life and legacy of the civil rights activist
Largest: $16,550 to The Reede Scholars Inc — reede scholars health equity symposium
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $668,682 to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF RESEARCH — 5th annual california street medicine symposium; supporting the lori yearwood fund for reporting on people experiencing homelessness; narrative change: accurate depictions of syste…
Largest: $30,000 to Arnolt Center for Investigative Reporting The Media School Indiana Univers — to support the michael i. arnolt center for investigative journalism's annual reporting symposiums in 2025 and 2026.
Largest: $150,000 to 100REPORTERS — double exposure investigative film festival and symposium
AarpWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $304,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Black Womens Agenda Inc — sponsorship of annual symposium
Largest: $8,500 to American Public Human Services Association — support sponsorship for aphsa's economic mobility participatory research symposium being held on august 25, 2024 in portland, oregon
Largest: $30,000 to MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OKLAHOMA — zarrow mental health symposium 2024
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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 →