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6 funders with a record of paying for “walfare”

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Nachlei Zion Inc → Emunat Zion: $409K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Lowe II Foundation Inc → Cfact: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024English Family Foundation → San Luis Valley Animal Walfare Soci: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2025Pajeau Children's Foundation → Infant Walfare Society: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024Chickesaw Foundation → American Legion Dba Post 137: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Xcel Energy Foundation → Gray County Child Walfare Board Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Nachlei Zion Inc: $409K on this topic. Open the funder.Nachlei Zion Inc$409KThe Lowe II Foundation Inc: $105K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lowe II Foundation Inc$105KEnglish Family Foundation: $7K on this topic. Open the funder.English Family Foundation$7KPajeau Children's Foundation: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.Pajeau Children's Foundation$4KChickesaw Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Chickesaw Foundation$3KXcel Energy Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Xcel Energy Foundation$1KEmunat Zion: received $409K on this topicEmunat Zion$409KCfact: received $105K on this topicCfact$105KSan Luis Valley Animal Walfare Soci: received $7K on this topicSan Luis Valley Animal Walfare…$7KInfant Walfare Society: received $4K on this topicInfant Walfare Society$4KAmerican Legion Dba Post 137: received $3K on this topicAmerican Legion Dba Post 137$3KGray County Child Walfare Board Inc: received $1K on this topicGray County Child Walfare Board…$1K
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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 →