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12 funders with a record of paying for “wgvu”
Where the money went
Largest: $83,000 to GRAND VALLEY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — wgvu's "kalamazoo lively arts" production
Largest: $15,000 to WGVU — operational purposes
Grand Rapids Community FoundationGrand Rapids, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $34,798 · through 2024Largest: $18,373 to WGVU — multiple grants awarded
Largest: $38,866 to MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY WKAR RADIO — public radio program underwriting on wkar, wcmu, wmuk, wgvu, wdet, blue lake public radio
Largest: $2,390 to WGVU PUBLIC MEDIA — general operating support
Community Foundation for Muskegon CountyMuskegon, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $21,709 · through 2024Largest: $15,709 to WGVU PUBLIC MEDIA — diversity, equity and inclusion
Public Broadcasting ServiceArlington, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $25,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (WGVU) — see part iv: #3, #5
Grand Haven Area CommunityGrand Haven, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $10,732 · through 2024Largest: $5,402 to WGVU PUBLIC MEDIA-GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY — educational institutions and related activities
Largest: $70,000 to GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY — general support for wgvu public media
Largest: $2,000 to GVSU - WGVU — general operating support
Jobs for the FutureBoston, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $120,000 · through 2022Largest: $120,000 to GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY DBA WGVU VAGTC THE MEADOWS MIH AWRI GV — ascendium ready for pell project
Largest: $10,000 to WGVU — general operating
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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 →