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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.

4 funders with a record of paying for “alcon”

Where the money went

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Inatai Foundation → Alcon Media LLC: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024Louisville Downtown Lions Charitiesinc → U of L Health Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Council for Community → Alcon Construction Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Van Dykebilly Foundation → Corinth-Alcon Rescue: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Inatai Foundation: $55K on this topic. Open the funder.Inatai Foundation$55KLouisville Downtown Lions Charitiesinc: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Louisville Downtown Lions Cha…$50KNational Council for Community: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.National Council for Community$10KVan Dykebilly Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Van Dykebilly Foundation$10KAlcon Media LLC: received $55K on this topicAlcon Media LLC$55KU of L Health Foundation: received $50K on this topicU of L Health Foundation$50KAlcon Construction Inc: received $10K on this topicAlcon Construction Inc$10KCorinth-Alcon Rescue: received $10K on this topicCorinth-Alcon Rescue$10K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →