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12 funders with a record of paying for “tara”
Where the money went
Bluelight Heals CorporationCheyenne, WYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2025Largest: $100,000 to TARA MANDALA — support the initiation and development of a shedra program for the higher-study of tibetan buddhism at tara mandala, including bringing khenmo tsering lamo, a teacher and scholar f…
Largest: $13.2M to TARA CLIMATE LTD — to accelerate a clean energy transition
Largest: $21,000 to GREEN TARA FOUNDATION — it is to support the sabala project for strengthening dalit girls through education & information with community-based interventions from 2024 to 2026.
Largest: $2.5M to TARA CLIMATE LTD — for general operating support
Largest: $20,250 to TARA'S CHANCE — general & unrestricted
Largest: $5,000 to TARA MILLER MELANOMA FOUNDATION — charitable function
Orange County Community FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $619,825 · through 2024Largest: $506,325 to TARA'S CHANCE — human services
Largest: $5.0M to STICHTING EUROPEAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION — general operating support for tara foundation
Katz FoundationCherry Hill, NJ
4 matching grants · $120,000 · through 2025Largest: $30,000 to TARA MILLER MELANOMA FOUNDATION — charitable donation
John and Nancy Sykes Foundation IncorporatedSomers Point, NJ
4 matching grants · $10,494 · through 2025Largest: $2,994 to TARA MILLER MELANOMA FOUNDATION — to provide forscientific, educational, and charitable purposes.
Largest: $25,000 to Tara's Chance — care for therapy horses for one year
Rsf Social FinanceSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to TARA INSTITUTE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS INCORPORATED — for trio giving circle scholarship fund
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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 →