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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 “airport”
Where the money went
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION - CO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — grant distribution for purpose of dsm international airport art
Triumph Gulf CoastTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $5.6M · 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.
Largest: $100,000 to ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — to create a quality childcare center at pittsburgh international airport focused on reducing the barriers that exist to women and people of color, in underserved communities, creat…
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to AIRPORT ROTARY FOUNDATION — scholarship support
Allegheny County Airport AuthorityPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2023Largest: $1.1M to Allegheny Co Airport Auth — airport enhancements
John and Nancy Edwards Family FoundationPlaya Del Rey, CA
3 matching grants · $442,600 · through 2024Largest: $180,000 to AIRPORT MARINA COUNSELING — to support the programs of airport marina counseling service, including their clinic and their 32nd annual "jet to jetty" race for mental health
Lifess RequiteSt Petersburg, FL
4 matching grants · $405,000 · through 2025Largest: $190,000 to FRIENDS OF ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT — documentary support
Largest: $25,000 to Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance Inc — support to improve the economic viability and impact of the region surrounding atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport
Largest: $5,195 to RENO-TAHOE AIRPORT AUTHORITY — art exhibition & contest awards
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $482,500 · through 2024Largest: $245,000 to AIRPORT MARINA COUNSELING SERVICE — general support; increased accessibility and capacity grant
Largest: $25,000 to EASTERN SLOPE AIRPORT ACADEMY — operational support
The Aopa FoundationFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $397,000 to AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION — airport support
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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 →