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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “aircraft”
Where the money went
The Aopa FoundationFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $764,000 to AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION — safety support
Eaa Aviation FoundationOshkosh, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $23.7M · through 2024Largest: $6.9M to EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC — grant - see form 990 part iii, line 4a
Largest: $50,000 to EAA CHAPTER 252 — youth aircraft build project support
The Workforce ConnectionRockford, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $5.9M · through 2024Largest: $2.7M to AAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES ROCKFORD — the grant was awarded to provide assistance with funding for the job training project.
Triumph Gulf CoastTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $4.3M to PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — this grant will provide funding for the city of pensacola for aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul of the aviation campus at pensacola international airport.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $285,070 · through 2024Largest: $77,000 to EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC — national convention sponsorship and sponsor student membership
Largest: $25,000 to INTERNATIONAL GROUP FOR HISTORIC AIRCRAFT — unrestricted general
Largest: $10,000 to AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND — aeronautics and aircraft maintenance scholarships
Largest: $23,000 to PUEBLO HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT SOCIETY — aircraft museum
Largest: $10,015 to EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION I — aviation history education
Wild Sheep FoundationBozeman, MTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $151,246 · through 2024Largest: $68,605 to BAKER AIRCRAFT — sheep enhancement
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $141,500 · through 2024Largest: $89,000 to EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION CHAPTER ONE — charitable gift
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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 →