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7 funders with a record of paying for “wishmakers”

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Volo Foundation → Make A Wish Foundation of Central Florida: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024William B Mclaughlin Charitable Trust → Make-A-Wish Foundation of: $17K across 4 grants, latest 2024George W Bowers Family Charitable Trust → Make-A-Wish Foundation: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2025Encova Foundation of West Virginia → Make A Wish Foundation of Greater Pa & Wv: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ioa Foundation Inc → Make-A-Wish Foundation of America: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2020Gavins Hugs Inc → Make A Wish of Central Fl: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025Crowley Cares Foundation → Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Encova Foundation of West Virginia → Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Volo Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Volo Foundation$150KEncova Foundation of West Virginia: $23K on this topic. Open the funder.Encova Foundation of West Vir…$23KWilliam B Mclaughlin Charitable Trust: $17K on this topic. Open the funder.William B Mclaughlin Charitab…$17KGeorge W Bowers Family Charitable Trust: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.George W Bowers Family Charit…$15KThe Ioa Foundation Inc: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ioa Foundation Inc$10KGavins Hugs Inc: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Gavins Hugs Inc$5KCrowley Cares Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Crowley Cares Foundation$3KMake A Wish Foundation of Central Florida: received $150K on this topicMake A Wish Foundation of Centr…$150KMake-A-Wish Foundation of: received $17K on this topicMake-A-Wish Foundation of$17KMake-A-Wish Foundation: received $15K on this topicMake-A-Wish Foundation$15KMake A Wish Foundation of Greater Pa & Wv: received $13K on this topicMake A Wish Foundation of Great…$13KMake-A-Wish Foundation of America: received $10K on this topicMake-A-Wish Foundation of Ameri…$10KMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia: received $10K on this topicMake-A-Wish Foundation of Great…$10KMake A Wish of Central Fl: received $5K on this topicMake A Wish of Central Fl$5KMake-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida Inc: received $3K on this topicMake-A-Wish Foundation of Centr…$3K
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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 →