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12 funders with a record of paying for “syrian”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOC CHA — program/operating support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $12.2M · through 2023Largest: $241,000 to Syrian American Medical Society Foundation — general operating support, support for earthquake relief and recovery efforts, support for turkish and syrian earthquake recovery, support for medical care for victims of the recen…
Largest: $6,000 to INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE — syrian refugees
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
5 matching grants · $63.1M · through 2022Largest: $22.9M to Sesame Workshop — to enhance caregiver-child engagement and improve children's learning and socio-emotional outcomes by implementing a large-scale early childhood intervention in the syrian response…
Largest: $4,500 to AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOC CHAR — program support
Largest: $250,000 to Syrian American Medical Society Foundation — provision of mental health and psychosocial services for syrian refugees
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $400,500 · through 2024Largest: $130,000 to SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION — medical / public services
Chippin in for St JudeWalker, LACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $900,000 · through 2024Largest: $330,000 to AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSO — provide funds for cancer research
Largest: $50,000 to SYRIAN FORUM USA — general charitable contribution for syrian to rebuild their lives and communities
Illinois Coalition for ImmigrantChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $449,062 to SYRIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK — immigrant & refugees assistance
Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL
5 matching grants · $65,000 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION — for earthquake relief in syria
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $132,000 · through 2023Largest: $51,000 to SYRIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK INC — healthy individuals and communities
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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 →