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12 funders with a record of paying for “woodworking”
Where the money went
Architectural Woodwork InstitutePotomac Falls, VACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $258,834 · through 2024Largest: $50,107 to Pittsburg State University Foundation — program support in woodwork related career paths.
Largest: $1,000 to Saratoga Joinery — support this non profit organization that woodworking classes to provide and expand woodworking skills to the community.
Largest: $2,000 to KRENOV FOUNDATION — to help aspiring woodworkers gain the skills to be woodworkers scholarship fund
Largest: $75,000 to SAM BEAUFORD WOODWORKING — enrollment growth project
Largest: $6,000 to WOODWORKERS FOR CHILDREN CHARITY — to purchase hardback books for "reading is terrific" program.
Largest: $6,000 to Kids Making It — woodworking forat-risk youth
Largest: $25,000 to ST JOHN'S ABBEY WOODWORKING — first payment on a two-year pledge of $50,000
Largest: $5,000 to Center for Furniture Craftsmanship — woodworking program scholarships
Largest: $75,000 to REVOLUTION WORKSHOP — to support a social enterprise that provides transitional employment and training in woodworking and construction.
Largest: $10,000 to Nevada Woodchucks Inc — veteran woodworking classes & holiday toys project
Kenneth & Tricia Robertson Family FoundationWilmington, DE
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to KATZ-MOSES WOODWORKERS WITH DISABILITIES — wide awake international
Largest: $10,000 to PURPLE HEART PROJECT — to introduce physically and mentally combat wounded veterans, still suffering from the negative effects of combat, to the peace and joy that can be found through the therapy of tra…
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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 →