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12 funders with a record of paying for “momentum”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to IDEA INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS — 2021-idea institute for the development of education in the arts-momentum fund
Population Reference BureauWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $8.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.7M to JSI RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE — learning, monitoring, and evaluation under momentum knowledge accelerator project
Largest: $100,000 to Access Philanthropy Charities — to build on civic engagement momentum among asian communities across minnesota and increase strategic capacity and partnerships
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $8.4M · through 2023Largest: $207,500 to City Colleges of Chicago Foundation — support for timuel d. black jr. scholarship & fellowship luncheon (no tickets or tangible benefits), general operating in support of the early childhood education caf model., in su…
Catapult Film FundSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $257,500 · through 2024Largest: $57,500 to The Ctr for Indy Documentary — development, momentum, & research
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
7 matching grants · $6.8M · through 2024Largest: $175,000 to Center for American Progress — to support local leaders and help generate national momentum to improve public safety and reduce over-reliance on jail incarceration.
Largest: $48,000 to CAFE MOMENTUM PITTSBURGH — to implement a marketing strategy to build the brand and visibility of cafe momentum pittsburghs restaurant and catering services
Social Justice Fund NorthwestSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $277,690 · through 2021Largest: $100,000 to MOMENTUM ALLIANCE — general operating: daf
Largest: $412,399 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — in support of the development and applications of a novel real- and momentum-space electron microscope with an unprecedented combination of high energy, momentum and spatial resolu…
Largest: $1,000 to FORWARD MOMENTUM CHICAGO NFP — for forward momentum in celebration of the fry foundation's 40th anniversary
United Way of Metropolitan DallasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $223,243 · through 2024Largest: $87,003 to CAFE MOMENTUM — program ops cost
Largest: $150,000 to CAF MOMENTUM — building momentum: shifting the youth justice model for atlanta youth with caf momentum
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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 →