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12 funders with a record of paying for “walt”
Where the money went
Largest: $9.5M to THE WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM — education - arts
Jewish Community Federation of SanSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM — arts/culture/humanities
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to John Walt Foundation Inc — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
Largest: $50,000 to WALT DISNEY HOMETOWN MUSEUM — general operations
O'Brate FoundationGarden City, KS
3 matching grants · $11,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to CARSON WALT — scholarship for higher education
Largest: $20,000 to THE WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM — youth and young adult education and outreach
Largest: $42,500 to AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSING ORGANIZATION — general operating support, chuck walt's outgoing directors gift
Largest: $3,000 to WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — walt f. horan iii music scholarship
Largest: $500,000 to WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM — arts/education
Largest: $15,000 to WALT WHITMAN WILDCAT BAND PARENTS — organization's exempt
Asher Student FoundationSan Francisco, CA
2 matching grants · $9,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to STUDENT CO WALT BERLING LANDLORD — student housing scholarship
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC — to support the los angeles philharmonic association which presents, and promotes the performing arts in its varied forms at the highest level of excellence to a diverse and large a…
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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 →