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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 “alchemy”
Where the money went
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $984,877 · through 2024Largest: $292,557 to URBAN ALCHEMY — advised - to help urban alchemy provide re-entry employment for those who had felonies. homeless. and those in tent encampments in the bay area. advised - for community activation …
Largest: $500,000 to URBAN ALCHEMY — general support over 3 years
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2023Largest: $1.0M to URBAN ALCHEMY — healthy individuals and communities
Largest: $20,000 to ALCHEMY ART CENTER — artist in residence program
RedfSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $450,000 · through 2025Largest: $170,000 to URBAN ALCHEMY — portfolio grant
Largest: $140,945 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ — for unsolved problems in astrophysics - cosmic alchemy in the era of gravitational wave astronomy
San Juan Island Community FoundationFriday Harbor, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $179,973 · through 2024Largest: $72,210 to ALCHEMY ART CENTER — grants for program support and operations
The West Virginia Humanities CouncilCharleston, WVCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $56,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to ALCHEMY THEATRE TROUPE INC — support the organization's projects
Largest: $20,000 to ALCHEMY INDOOR — program support - youth leadership through skateboarding
Largest: $10,000 to ALCHEMY SKY FOUNDATION INC — general operating
Largest: $14,500 to SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH — sar advances understanding of humanity through a unique alchemy of creative practice and scholarly research in native american arts, anthropology, and related disciplines.
Religious Coalition To Assist the HomelessAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $32,850 · through 2024Largest: $12,850 to Urban Alchemy — assist homeless
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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 →