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Joe W Ingram Trust → 2023 Unsolicited Grants - See Attached: $855K across 1 grant, latest 2023Rooks County Healthcare Foundation → Rooks County Health Center: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Silverlake Conservatory of Music: $115K across 3 grants, latest 2024Harold Kl Castle Foundation → Maui United Way: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ad Henderson Foundation Inc → Vermont Community Foundation: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2024Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Centro Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyman-Gordon Foundation → Afrian Community Education: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Fletcher Foundation → Be Like Brit Foundation Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Stoddard Charitable Trust → Creativity Explored: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Nancy N Mackay Estate - Nn Mackay Fund Tr → American Heart Association: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Haugh Family Foundation → Pro Labore Dei: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dugas Family Foundation Tx Inc → Denton Community Food Center: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Joe W Ingram Trust → Salisbury R-IV School: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2024Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Pueblo Nuevo Education & Development Group: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024Harold Kl Castle Foundation → Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ad Henderson Foundation Inc → Community Foundation of Broward: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2024Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → St John's Food for the Poor Progra: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2022Nancy N Mackay Estate - Nn Mackay Fund Tr → American Red Cross National Headqua: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Haugh Family Foundation → Dominican University: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wyman-Gordon Foundation → Girls Inc of Worcester: $12K across 3 grants, latest 2023Rooks County Healthcare Foundation → Redbud Village: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023Stoddard Charitable Trust → Girls Inc of Worcester: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2022The Fletcher Foundation → Norwich Farm Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dugas Family Foundation Tx Inc → Jubilee Park & Community Center: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Joe W Ingram Trust → Brunswick R-II School: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Lhf: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Harold Kl Castle Foundation → California Fire Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Guild of St Agnes: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Nancy N Mackay Estate - Nn Mackay Fund Tr → Connecticut Institute for the Blind: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2025Wyman-Gordon Foundation → New England Botanic Garden at Tower: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Haugh Family Foundation → Catholic Theological Union: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2024Stoddard Charitable Trust → Jeremiah's Inn: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Fletcher Foundation → Massart Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ad Henderson Foundation Inc → Philipstown Behavioral Health Hub: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dugas Family Foundation Tx Inc → Operation Kindess: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Joe W Ingram Trust → Northwestern R-I School: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2024Joe W Ingram Trust → Keytesville R-III School: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2024Joe W Ingram Trust → St Joseph Catholic School: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2024Harold Kl Castle Foundation → Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Harold Kl Castle Foundation → Hui O Waa Kaulua: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Harold Kl Castle Foundation → University of Hawaii Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Harold Kl Castle Foundation → Hawaii People's Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Vassar College: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Planned Parenthood: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Center for Reproductive Rights: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Worcester Polytechnic Institute-Wpi: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Seven Hills Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Hanover Theatre and Conservatory Fo: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Harold Kl Castle Foundation → Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Girls Inc of Worcester: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Bottom Line: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Harold Kl Castle Foundation → Kai Loa Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Music Worcester Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Joe W Ingram Trust → Community Art Players - Building Project: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nancy N Mackay Estate - Nn Mackay Fund Tr → American Cancer Society: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2025Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Propublica: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth → Devereux Massachusetts: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Natural Resources Defense Coalition: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silva Weiss Family Foundation → World Central Kitchen: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silva Weiss Family Foundation → Chirla: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Joe W Ingram Trust → Cccf - Permanent Endowment: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024Joe W Ingram Trust → Larry's Warriors Foundation Inc: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024Joe W Ingram Trust → Salisbury Food Pantry: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024Joe W Ingram Trust: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Joe W Ingram Trust$1.3MHarold Kl Castle Foundation: $445K on this topic. Open the funder.Harold Kl Castle Foundation$445KSilva Weiss Family Foundation: $421K on this topic. Open the funder.Silva Weiss Family Foundation$421KRooks County Healthcare Foundation: $336K on this topic. Open the funder.Rooks County Healthcare Found…$336KRuth H & Warren A Ellsworth: $245K on this topic. Open the funder.Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth$245KAd Henderson Foundation Inc: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Ad Henderson Foundation Inc$100KNancy N Mackay Estate - Nn Mackay Fund Tr: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.Nancy N Mackay Estate - Nn Ma…$75KWyman-Gordon Foundation: $48K on this topic. Open the funder.Wyman-Gordon Foundation$48KStoddard Charitable Trust: $41K on this topic. Open the funder.Stoddard Charitable Trust$41KThe Fletcher Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.The Fletcher Foundation$40KThe Haugh Family Foundation: $38K on this topic. Open the funder.The Haugh Family Foundation$38KDugas Family Foundation Tx Inc: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Dugas Family Foundation Tx Inc$15K2023 Unsolicited Grants - See Attached: received $855K on this topic2023 Unsolicited Grants - See A…$855KRooks County Health Center: received $325K on this topicRooks County Health Center$325KSilverlake Conservatory of Music: received $115K on this topicSilverlake Conservatory of Music$115KSalisbury R-IV School: received $102K on this topicSalisbury R-IV School$102KMaui United Way: received $100K on this topicMaui United Way$100KBrunswick R-II School: received $75K on this topicBrunswick R-II School$75KPueblo Nuevo Education & Development Group: received $60K on this topicPueblo Nuevo Education & Develo…$60KNorthwestern R-I School: received $59K on this topicNorthwestern R-I School$59KKeytesville R-III School: received $53K on this topicKeytesville R-III School$53KSt Joseph Catholic School: received $51K on this topicSt Joseph Catholic School$51KVermont Community Foundation: received $50K on this topicVermont Community Foundation$50KHawaii Chamber of Commerce Foundation: received $50K on this topicHawaii Chamber of Commerce Foun…$50KLhf: received $50K on this topicLhf$50KCalifornia Fire Foundation: received $50K on this topicCalifornia Fire Foundation$50KCenter for Disaster Philanthropy Inc: received $50K on this topicCenter for Disaster Philanthrop…$50KHui O Waa Kaulua: received $50K on this topicHui O Waa Kaulua$50KUniversity of Hawaii Foundation: received $50K on this topicUniversity of Hawaii Foundation$50KHawaii People's Fund: received $50K on this topicHawaii People's Fund$50KVassar College: received $45K on this topicVassar College$45KGirls Inc of Worcester: received $43K on this topicGirls Inc of Worcester$43KCentro Inc: received $40K on this topicCentro Inc$40KCommunity Foundation of Broward: received $40K on this topicCommunity Foundation of Broward$40KPlanned Parenthood: received $40K on this topicPlanned Parenthood$40KCenter for Reproductive Rights: received $35K on this topicCenter for Reproductive Rights$35KSt John's Food for the Poor Progra: received $30K on this topicSt John's Food for the Poor Pro…$30KAfrian Community Education: received $25K on this topicAfrian Community Education$25KGuild of St Agnes: received $25K on this topicGuild of St Agnes$25KWorcester Polytechnic Institute-Wpi: received $25K on this topicWorcester Polytechnic Institute…$25KSeven Hills Foundation: received $25K on this topicSeven Hills Foundation$25KHanover Theatre and Conservatory Fo: received $25K on this topicHanover Theatre and Conservator…$25KCouncil for Native Hawaiian Advancement: received $25K on this topicCouncil for Native Hawaiian Adv…$25KBe Like Brit Foundation Inc: received $20K on this topicBe Like Brit Foundation Inc$20KCreativity Explored: received $20K on this topicCreativity Explored$20KBottom Line: received $20K on this topicBottom Line$20KKai Loa Inc: received $20K on this topicKai Loa Inc$20KMusic Worcester Inc: received $20K on this topicMusic Worcester Inc$20KCommunity Art Players - Building Project: received $20K on this topicCommunity Art Players - Buildin…$20KAmerican Heart Association: received $19K on this topicAmerican Heart Association$19KAmerican Red Cross National Headqua: received $19K on this topicAmerican Red Cross National Hea…$19KConnecticut Institute for the Blind: received $19K on this topicConnecticut Institute for the B…$19KAmerican Cancer Society: received $19K on this topicAmerican Cancer Society$19KPropublica: received $16K on this topicPropublica$16KDevereux Massachusetts: received $15K on this topicDevereux Massachusetts$15KNatural Resources Defense Coalition: received $15K on this topicNatural Resources Defense Coali…$15KWorld Central Kitchen: received $15K on this topicWorld Central Kitchen$15KRefugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services: received $15K on this topicRefugee and Immigrant Center fo…$15KChirla: received $15K on this topicChirla$15KCccf - Permanent Endowment: received $14K on this topicCccf - Permanent Endowment$14KLarry's Warriors Foundation Inc: received $14K on this topicLarry's Warriors Foundation Inc$14KSalisbury Food Pantry: received $14K on this topicSalisbury Food Pantry$14KPro Labore Dei: received $14K on this topicPro Labore Dei$14KDominican University: received $14K on this topicDominican University$14KRedbud Village: received $11K on this topicRedbud Village$11KNew England Botanic Garden at Tower: received $11K on this topicNew England Botanic Garden at T…$11KCatholic Theological Union: received $11K on this topicCatholic Theological Union$11KNorwich Farm Foundation: received $10K on this topicNorwich Farm Foundation$10KJeremiah's Inn: received $10K on this topicJeremiah's Inn$10KMassart Foundation: received $10K on this topicMassart Foundation$10KPhilipstown Behavioral Health Hub: received $10K on this topicPhilipstown Behavioral Health H…$10KDenton Community Food Center: received $5K on this topicDenton Community Food Center$5KJubilee Park & Community Center: received $5K on this topicJubilee Park & Community Center$5KOperation Kindess: received $5K on this topicOperation Kindess$5K
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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 →