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12 funders with a record of paying for “watermelon”
Where the money went
Corio FoundationLos Ranchos, NM
4 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH — general operations
The Sprouts Healthy CommunitiesPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $856,118 · through 2024Largest: $765,000 to SLOW FOOD PHOENIX-BLUE WATERMELON — blue watermelon project, inc. yr 1 (2024)- $220,000. yr 2 (2025) $285,000. yr 3 (2026) $260,000
Largest: $104,060 to Slow Food Phoenix — blue watermelon project
Animal Welfare FundSalem, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $22,786 · through 2023Largest: $9,510 to WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH INC — to assist in the organization's exempt purposes.
Largest: $2,000 to WATERMELON MNT RANCH ANIMAL CENTER — animal protection
Petsmart CharitiesPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $41,950 · through 2022Largest: $25,700 to WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH INC — adoptions, field initiatives
Largest: $10,000 to WATERMELON RANCH — care for abused, abondoned, surrendered, and death row animals through "molly's missions", providing them with a second chance of life
Largest: $2,000 to WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH — program support
Solidaire NetworkOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to Institute for Education Research and Scholarships — movement support of project watermelon
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Watermelon Pie LLC — premium feature enablement and expansion.
Allied Media ProjectsDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to GOFUNDME — project watermelon to benefit maysaa zagout to evacuate with her family members from gaza through rafah
Albuquerque Community FoundationAlbuquerque, NMCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,111 · through 2022Largest: $15,111 to WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH INC — donor advised distribution
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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 →