Grants awarded
Who does Special People in Need fund?
Special People in Need has awarded $1.7 million across 431 grants to 185 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $3,500, with most between $3,000 and $5,000.
Total awarded
$1.7M
Typical grant
$4K
Grantees
185
Grants
431
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $45K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Disabled Patriots Fund | $35K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lift-Up | $32K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Music for People with Disabilities | $32K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Can DO Canines Assistance Dogs | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Help Center | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Catching the Dream | $28K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NM | |
| H Haven | $28K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Womens Resource Center of Dillon | $28K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pregancy Resource Center INC | $27K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S So Others May Eat Incorporated | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Martha's Table INC
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $24K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Free Wheelchair Mission
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$24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T The Night Ministry | $24K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Manna Food Center INC
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$24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
| I Individual recipient | $23K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $21K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Bethesda Cares INC
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$21K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
| S St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Canine Support Teams INC
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A Alice Lloyd College | $20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | KY | — |
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | UT | |
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$19K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| P Pathaways of Iniatives | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Simple Changes Therapeutic Riding Cntr | $18K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Hearing & Speech | $18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Rmh Services | $18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| A Ansonia Music Outreach | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wellspring | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Still Point Theatre Collective | $18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Anixter Center | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Via | $17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I International Hearing Dog INC | $17K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Second Sense
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$17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| P Pawpads | $16K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$16K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
The Kirstie Ennis Foundation
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$15K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| R Roseland Training Center | $15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A American Samaritans | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Women's Bean Project | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Horizons INC | $14K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wheels for Humanity | $14K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Bernie's Book Bank
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$14K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| V Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Donka Incorporated
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$12K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$12K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| T The Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society | $12K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Post Polio Support Group of Maine | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Ksds Assistance Dog INC | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H High Fives Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
Providence St Mel School
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$10K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Totally Positive Productions
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$10K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Marklund | $10K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of the Cumberland-Cumberland College | $9K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Ignite | $8K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$8K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | RI | |
| S Space Coast Sled Hockey INC | $8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$7K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | KY | |
| F Free Wheelchair Mission | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Paragon Service Dogs | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Encore Development Services | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Variety (ythe Children's Charity) | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Catching the Dream | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Prospector Theater | $6K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida INC
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | FL | |
Therapies for Hope INC
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$6K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| R Rockland Community College -Guillermo J Smith | $6K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CO | |
| P Providence St Med School | $6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U Ucp Wheels for Humanity | $6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$6K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CO | |
| A A Special Purpose | $6K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | OK | |
Eagle Mount - Bozeman
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$6K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MT | |
| T Tellin Tales Theater | $6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Special Olympics INC
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$6K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MT | |
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alice Lloyd College | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kicking IT Back INC | $5K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Smile Mass Incorporated
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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