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12 funders with a record of paying for “arcade”
Where the money went
University of DaytonDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $408,410 to ARCADE INNOVATION HUB — organizational support
Largest: $25,000 to NEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS — newark arcade project
Largest: $746,768 to NEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS — restoration of historic arcade
Citywide Development CorporationDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.6M to FRIENDS OF THE DAYTON ARCADE — economic development
Largest: $15,000 to HANDMADE ARCADE — to support youth entrepreneurship through a maker education and mentorship program
Dayton Foundation DepositoryDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $183,095 · through 2024Largest: $13,855 to FRIENDS OF THE DAYTON ARCADE — unrestricted, holly days, programming
Bvm Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $13,500 · through 2024Largest: $7,000 to Jess Chill Arcade LLC — gotv/voter registration
The Lefevre FoundationNewark, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $320,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to NEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS — renovation of historical arcade.
Redwood City Parks and Arts FoundationRedwood City, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $308,959 · through 2024Largest: $308,959 to CITY OF REDWOOD CITY — support redwood city - grants for parcade, a mobile arcade and purchase of storage container.
Fritz B Burns FoundationWoodland Hills, CA
1 matching grant · $1.0M · through 2022Largest: $1.0M to Notre Dame High School — charity is to a charity exempt under section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation. contribution is for support of upgrade to center quad area and hard-scape adjacent to frit…
Largest: $150,000 to HANDMADE ARCADE — to support and grow the businesses of makers and craft-based artists
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $75,100 · through 2025Largest: $75,100 to ARCADE BAPTIST CHURCH OF SACRAMENTO — religious institutions
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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 →