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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 “attraction”
Where the money went
Alabama Partnership for ChildrenMontgomery, ALCharity · may take applications
757 matching grants · $69.9M · through 2024Largest: $836,898 to TKJ BY HIS GRACE MINISTRIES INC DBA BY HIS GRACE DAYCARE & LEARNING CENTER — to assist in attracting and retaining a qualified and skilled workforce
Greater Austin Performing Arts CenterAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
465 matching grants · $27.0M · through 2024Largest: $282,123 to RALLY IN THE ALLEY LP — promote cultural experiences and destinations that attract austin-based tourism
Columbia Economic Development CorpHudson, NYCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $718,627 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to FLANDERS CORPORATION — the loan program offers loans to local businesses often at a discounted interest rate, to attract business to the county as well as expand business growth from existing businesses …
Largest: $2.0M to RIVERLIFE — toward three-year support to link the cultural district, pop district, and north side attractions through riverfront trails
Lansing Economic Area PartnershipLansing, MICharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $381,780 · through 2024Largest: $187,929 to PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS INC — business attraction - medc-cdc attraction marketing / ecic childcard grant
Greater Morgantown Convention & VisitorsMorgantown, WVCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $250,430 · through 2025Largest: $31,990 to WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION — to enhance the quality of existing events and activities and assist existing organizations in expanding and attracting new events and visitors 50 or more miles outside of monongali…
Largest: $30,000 to JOB OPPORTUNITIES TASK FORCE — community development: support community organizations that have a record of attracting investments in their neighborhood revitalization efforts.
Largest: $500,000 to THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS — to attract new audiences and deliver an engaging visitor experience through enhancements to the museum's tech infrastructure and resulting digital experiences.
Economic Development Corporation of NewNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $702,229 · through 2023Largest: $223,716 to Southern CT State University — to serve as a catalyst for attracting human and capital investment to the city and its neighborhoods.
Largest: $268,500 to NumFOCUS Inc — in support of analyzing barriers to participation in the open software community as a means to increase the diversity of individuals attracted to and retained in scientific computi…
Largest: $86,969 to CAUSEWAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS — to conduct research and program design for the attraction and retention of nonprofit leaders in western new york.
Largest: $25,975 to Staten Island Academy — attract and retain talented teachersmaintain an ideal student/teacher ratioprovide students with excellence in education
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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 →