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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 “applause”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS — 2015 applause series
The West Bancorporation FoundationWest Des Moines, IA
3 matching grants · $12,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS — funding for applause education series
Largest: $50,000 to DR PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS — applause program support
Largest: $10,000 to APPLAUSE CHILDREN'S THEATER — junior director program
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $16,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS — to support the applause program
Largest: $5,000 to APPLAUSE ACADEMY MA INC — youth organizations
Largest: $10,000 to NEW AVENUES TO INDEPENDENCE — general fund / no restrictions - a) $5000 applause match and b) $5000 applause event sponsorship
Largest: $30,000 to Dr Phillips Center for Performing A — applause awards a dr. phillips center curated regional youth theater competition across central florida.
Prairie Meadows Race Track and CasinoAltoona, IACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS — 2023-24 applause series
Largest: $10,000 to DR PHILLIPS ORLANDO CENTER — applause awards
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation Under the F Silverman Charitable TrAppleton, WI
1 matching grant · $8,000 · through 2022Largest: $8,000 to Portal Inc — art applause program
Largest: $10,800 to CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF LONG BEACH — round of applause
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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 →