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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 “anniversary”
Where the money went
Largest: $94,500 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES — for the fund's 70th anniversary; for the latino policy & politics institute, to seek strategies for increasing latino representation in the judiciary; for the latino policy and pol…
Largest: $100,000 to ANCHORAGE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION — 10th year anniversary grants
Largest: $10,000 to LEADERSHIP MONTANA — constitution anniversary
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
54 matching grants · $13.8M · through 2022Largest: $2.0M to University of Illinois Foundation — support for gies summer success program - gies college of business, general operating support, $500: support for volunteer illini projects; $500: support for gies business school, …
Largest: $40,000 to THE FIRST TEE OF SAN JUAN COUNTY NM — 40th anniversary grants
Largest: $50,000 to NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE FUND INC — for the chile documentation project, to conduct, research, writing and publication in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the military coup
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $644,250 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to NORTHEAST FLORIDA AREA AGENCY ON AGING INC — to support a 1:1 challenge grant in honor of the 50th anniversary of eldersource
Largest: $500,000 to PITTSBURGH OPERA INC — to support pittsburgh opera's 80th anniversary comprehensive campaign
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2024Largest: $115,000 to THE UCLA FOUNDATION — street side medicine applications of ultrasound; osborne mba fellowship; kacie deters research support fund, integrative biology & physiology department (ibp); the ucla center for …
Largest: $5,000 to GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION — 150th anniversary dominion scholarships
Largest: $15,000 to CUMAC ECHO INC — 40th anniversary celebration - 9/18/2025 - resilience builder sponsor
Perkins Coie FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $240,867 · through 2024Largest: $18,200 to SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN — 16th anniversary drive out hunger golf classic
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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 →