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5 funders with a record of paying for “trott”

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Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → University of Chicago: $4.0M across 7 grants, latest 2024Kara J Trott Family Foundation Aka Life Leap → Ohio State University Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Lavin Family Foundation → College Possible: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert and Joyce Oberkotter Family → Lela Trott: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bliss Family Foundation to Aid Elderly Women Inc → Constance Trott: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → National World War II Museum Inc: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Kara J Trott Family Foundation Aka Life Leap → Heartland High School: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Northwestern University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Community Foundation of the Ozarks: $166K across 3 grants, latest 2024Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Horatio Alger Association: $134K across 4 grants, latest 2023Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Union R-Xi Foundation: $107K across 2 grants, latest 2023Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Horatio Alger Association of Distinguishe: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2024Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Union R-Xi School Foundation: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2024Trott Family Philanthropies Inc: $7.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Trott Family Philanthropies I…$7.8MKara J Trott Family Foundation Aka Life Leap: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Kara J Trott Family Foundatio…$1.2MLavin Family Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Lavin Family Foundation$10KThe Robert and Joyce Oberkotter Family: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert and Joyce Oberkott…$4KBliss Family Foundation to Aid Elderly Women Inc: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Bliss Family Foundation to Ai…$2KUniversity of Chicago: received $4.0M on this topicUniversity of Chicago$4.0MNational World War II Museum Inc: received $2.0M on this topicNational World War II Museum Inc$2.0MOhio State University Foundation: received $1.0M on this topicOhio State University Foundation$1.0MNorthwestern University: received $500K on this topicNorthwestern University$500KRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: received $400K on this topicRehabilitation Institute of Chi…$400KShirley Ryan Abilitylab: received $400K on this topicShirley Ryan Abilitylab$400KHeartland High School: received $200K on this topicHeartland High School$200KCommunity Foundation of the Ozarks: received $166K on this topicCommunity Foundation of the Oza…$166KHoratio Alger Association: received $134K on this topicHoratio Alger Association$134KUnion R-Xi Foundation: received $107K on this topicUnion R-Xi Foundation$107KHoratio Alger Association of Distinguishe: received $76K on this topicHoratio Alger Association of Di…$76KUnion R-Xi School Foundation: received $65K on this topicUnion R-Xi School Foundation$65KCollege Possible: received $10K on this topicCollege Possible$10KLela Trott: received $4K on this topicLela Trott$4KConstance Trott: received $2K on this topicConstance Trott$2K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →