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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 “architectural”
Where the money went
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL
92 matching grants · $918,900 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to Chicago Architecture Biennial — chicago architecture biennial
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2023Largest: $16,000 to Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc — in support of chicago architecture biennial
Largest: $195,000 to UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA — for the institute for economic and social research, as a co-chair of the t20 under the india g20 presidency, to develop analysis and narrative for the restructuring of the global f…
Largest: $5,000 to MT SAC FONUNDATION — to provide 5 architecture students with $1000 scholarships who plan to trnasfer to accredited architecture programs
Largest: $100,000 to CLEMSON ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION — pelham foundation clemson architectural foundation unrestricted endowment for excellence (c2314)
Largest: $5,000 to TULSA FOUNDATION FOR ARCHITECTURE — to celebrate oklahoma's architectural heritage through education, advocacy, and archives
Indianapolis Center for CongregationsIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $343,627 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Holy Martyrs Parish AKA St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church — architectural interior study 7/2023
Largest: $337,059 to AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY — evolution of genome architecture and gene families in microbial eukaryotes
Largest: $880,000 to UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA (UNE — to provide advocacy/communication and coordination support to the high-level working group on the global financial architecture and the sustainable debt coalition, to strengthen th…
Largest: $20,000 to CARME PINOS — arnold w. brunner memorial prize in architecture. to honor an architect who has made a significant contribtuion to architecture as an art.
Largest: $8,300 to North Carolina State University School of Architecture — year 2: integrating cmu into architectural design studio curriculum
The Jaffe Family FoundationValley Cottage, NY
14 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $284,488 to ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE — support charitable purpose
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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 →