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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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “andcultural”
Where the money went
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to CENTER FOR INITIATIVE IN ART ANDCULTURE INC — arts and culture
Largest: $5,000 to EMMF — educational andcultural outreach
Nina Abrams FundLos Angeles, CA
3 matching grants · $6,500 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to Educational Broadcasting Corporation — arts andculture
Largest: $5,000 to ENDLESS MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL — education andcultural outreach
Panza FoundationCleveland Hts, OH
1 matching grant · $3,000 · through 2024Largest: $3,000 to INGENUITY FEST (CLEVELAND FESTIVAL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY INC) — musical production, and recording, engineering expenses andother support for musical artists and groups in thecleveland, ohio area that are supporting the arts andcultural enrichme…
Largest: $1,000 to Herbert S Ford Memorial Museum — local history andcultural museumin homer la
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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 →