Grant Writing
PHHA 579w
The following questions can be answered using one or more of the following websites:
Foundationsearch.com (use your subscription)
Candid.org
NOTE: With each search, make sure to set Type of Granting Foundation to All Foundations.
1-3) What are the largest foundation grants since 2005 that went to entities in the following cities:
(3 points, foundationsearch.com)
- Who received ii. How much iii. Who from
1. San Antonio, TX _________________ ___________ ___________________
2. Medford, OR _________________ ___________ ___________________
3. Paradise, CA _________________ ___________ ___________________
4) Since 2010, what foundation provided the biggest grant to the Central Asia Institute? (foundationsearch.com)
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5-6) How many board members have the last name Moore at the Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation in the most recent report, and how much in total assets does the entity have? Do the same search for the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, and provide answers. (2 points, foundationsearch.com report or guidestar.org).
Number of board members named Moore: _______________ Total assets: ____________________
Number of board members named Hearst: _______________ Total assets: ____________________
7-8) Since 2015, how much was the largest grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and what entity received it, and how much was the largest grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and what entity received it. (2 points, foundationsearch.com)
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9-10) Name four foundations that provided grants related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (2 points, foundationsearch.com or Candid.org)
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11-12) For Butte County, California, what were the largest grants in the following categories since 2016: (2 points, foundationsearch.com)
11. Arts and culture: From: To: Amount:
12. Comm. Development: From: To: Amount:
13. Environment: From: To: Amount:
14. Health: From: To: Amount:
NOTE: Candid appears to have removed content required to answer this next question! Everyone gets a free pass on this one, and you dont have to provide an answer to get the points. 15) Use the Candid.org Foundation Landscapes section to call up top funders in the Advancing Human Rights category. Name three foundation funders that fund related topics.
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16-20) How much is the largest grant since 2020 at the following entities, and what foundation gave it:
16) Monterey Bay Aquarium
17) Catalyst
18) North Valley Community Foundation
19) Chico State Enterprises
20) Boys and Girls Clubs of the North Valley (was previously Boys and Girls Club of the North Valley, and make sure to add that s to club.
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