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12 funders with a record of paying for “washburn”

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The Minneapolis Foundation → Washburn Center for Children: $1.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024Greater Wisconsin Agency On Aging → Washburn County Unit On Aging: $738K across 4 grants, latest 2024Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust → Washburn Endowment Association: $510K across 4 grants, latest 2025Redbud Foundation → Washburn University Foundation: $270K across 3 grants, latest 2024Victor B Wallin Post 12 → City of Washburn: $176K across 3 grants, latest 2024Lewis Humphreys Charitable Trust → Washburn Endowment Association: $163K across 3 grants, latest 2023Washburn Community → School District of Washburn: $115K across 22 grants, latest 2025John W Mooty Foundation Trust → Washburn Center for Children: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025Blanche Bryden Foundation → Washburn University Foundation: $80K across 7 grants, latest 2025David and Mary P Rush Educational Trust → Washburn Universtiy: $78K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Robert E and Polly A Zimmerman Foundation → Washburn University Foundation: $38K across 4 grants, latest 2025Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas → Washburn University: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2022Victor B Wallin Post 12 → Washburn Public School: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Minneapolis Foundation → Washburn High School Foundation: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lewis Humphreys Charitable Trust → Washburn Endowment Assn-Washburn U Fdn: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2024Greater Wisconsin Agency On Aging → Washburn County Health and Human Services: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2023Redbud Foundation → Sunflower Music Festival (Washburn University): $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024John W Mooty Foundation Trust → The Washburn Highschool Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025Washburn Community → City of Washburn: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas → Washburn University Foundation: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lewis Humphreys Charitable Trust → Washburn University Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Minneapolis Foundation → Washburn Senior High School: $33K across 3 grants, latest 2023John W Mooty Foundation Trust → Washburn High School Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Victor B Wallin Post 12 → Washburn Volunteer Ambulance Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023Washburn Community → Washburn Tennis & Pickleball Assoc: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas → Washburn Institute of Technology: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2024Washburn Community → Washburn Pto: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2024Washburn Community → Washburn Heritage Association: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2024Washburn Community → Washburn Chequamegon Bay Pflag: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024Washburn Community → Washburn Club: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Washburn Community → Washburn Area Ambulance Service: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Washburn Community → Washburn School District: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Washburn Community → Washburn Area Chamber of Commerce: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024Washburn Community → Washburn Youth Athletic Assoc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Washburn Community → Washburn Area Museum: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Minneapolis Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder.The Minneapolis Foundation$2.0MGreater Wisconsin Agency On Aging: $763K on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Wisconsin Agency On A…$763KZola Desmond Scholarship Trust: $510K on this topic. Open the funder.Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust$510KVictor B Wallin Post 12: $339K on this topic. Open the funder.Victor B Wallin Post 12$339KRedbud Foundation: $295K on this topic. Open the funder.Redbud Foundation$295KLewis Humphreys Charitable Trust: $276K on this topic. Open the funder.Lewis Humphreys Charitable Tr…$276KWashburn Community: $189K on this topic. Open the funder.Washburn Community$189KJohn W Mooty Foundation Trust: $141K on this topic. Open the funder.John W Mooty Foundation Trust$141KBlanche Bryden Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.Blanche Bryden Foundation$80KDavid and Mary P Rush Educational Trust: $78K on this topic. Open the funder.David and Mary P Rush Educati…$78KThe Robert E and Polly A Zimmerman Foundation: $38K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert E and Polly A Zimm…$38KBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas: $28K on this topic. Open the funder.Blue Cross and Blue Shield of…$28KWashburn Center for Children: received $2.0M on this topicWashburn Center for Children$2.0MWashburn County Unit On Aging: received $738K on this topicWashburn County Unit On Aging$738KWashburn Endowment Association: received $510K on this topicWashburn Endowment Association$510KWashburn University Foundation: received $318K on this topicWashburn University Foundation$318KCity of Washburn: received $191K on this topicCity of Washburn$191KWashburn Endowment Association: received $163K on this topicWashburn Endowment Association$163KWashburn Public School: received $150K on this topicWashburn Public School$150KWashburn University Foundation: received $130K on this topicWashburn University Foundation$130KSchool District of Washburn: received $115K on this topicSchool District of Washburn$115KWashburn High School Foundation: received $90K on this topicWashburn High School Foundation$90KWashburn Universtiy: received $78K on this topicWashburn Universtiy$78KWashburn Endowment Assn-Washburn U Fdn: received $62K on this topicWashburn Endowment Assn-Washbur…$62KWashburn Senior High School: received $33K on this topicWashburn Senior High School$33KWashburn County Health and Human Services: received $25K on this topicWashburn County Health and Huma…$25KSunflower Music Festival (Washburn University): received $25K on this topicSunflower Music Festival (Washb…$25KThe Washburn Highschool Foundation: received $20K on this topicThe Washburn Highschool Foundat…$20KWashburn Volunteer Ambulance Inc: received $13K on this topicWashburn Volunteer Ambulance Inc$13KWashburn Tennis & Pickleball Assoc: received $11K on this topicWashburn Tennis & Pickleball As…$11KWashburn University: received $10K on this topicWashburn University$10KWashburn Pto: received $10K on this topicWashburn Pto$10KWashburn Heritage Association: received $9K on this topicWashburn Heritage Association$9KWashburn Institute of Technology: received $8K on this topicWashburn Institute of Technology$8KWashburn Chequamegon Bay Pflag: received $8K on this topicWashburn Chequamegon Bay Pflag$8KWashburn Club: received $5K on this topicWashburn Club$5KWashburn Area Ambulance Service: received $5K on this topicWashburn Area Ambulance Service$5KWashburn School District: received $5K on this topicWashburn School District$5KWashburn Area Chamber of Commerce: received $3K on this topicWashburn Area Chamber of Commer…$3KWashburn Youth Athletic Assoc: received $1K on this topicWashburn Youth Athletic Assoc$1KWashburn Area Museum: received $1K on this topicWashburn Area Museum$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 →