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12 funders with a record of paying for “eleanor”
Where the money went
Largest: $45,341 to ELEANOR BOLTON — scholarship grants for undergraduate study
Omidyar Network FundRedwood City, CA
8 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute — to support grantee's research on generative artificial intelligence
Largest: $43,360 to UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE — support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. eleanor harrison-buck
Largest: $980,105 to FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE — general support and core support for institutional strengthening
Eleanor NowNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $537,725 · through 2025Largest: $275,725 to ELEANOR MEDIA DEVELOPMENT — to provide funding in film production about eleanor roosevelt to raise public awareness of her legacy.
Largest: $1.5M to CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSIT — to support an endowment fund for the eleanor rathbone chair in contemporary european history
Largest: $163,500 to RACINE ART MUSEUM — art donation: eleanor spiess - ferris
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $185,000 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
Largest: $10,000 to ELEANOR HEALTH FOUNDATION — this grant will provide general operating support for eleanor health foundation.
Largest: $4.3M to ELEANOR CROOK FOUNDATION — cost-effective interventions to address malnutrition
Largest: $15,000 to WILLIAMSON ELEANOR — fellowship stipend
Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT FOUNDATION INC — ross and eleanore roberts scholarship fund
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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 →