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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 “atwater”
Where the money went
CommunitygivingSt Cloud, MNCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $126,959 · through 2024Largest: $32,205 to IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF ATWATER — gen/oper support
Largest: $45,377 to TOWN OF NORTH BRANFORD — supports atwater memorial
Largest: $5,000 to ATWATER BASEBALL ASSOCIATION — youth recreation
Largest: $20,000 to ATWATER-KENT COLLECTION AT — general charitable
Largest: $297,356 to Harvard University — atwater nelson muresanu fully flexible undergraduate scholarship fund and harvard college fund
Our RescueSalt Lake City, UTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to City of Atwater - Atwater Police Department — investigative software support
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CoSarasota, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $21,422 · through 2023Largest: $13,910 to ATWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — emergency assistance, general support, program support
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
2 matching grants · $5,400 · through 2022Largest: $2,950 to ATWATER MADELYNE — scholarship - university of minnesota duluth
NopecSolon, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $10,336 · through 2023Largest: $5,288 to ATWATER TOWNSHIP — energy efficiencies and other
Largest: $35,000 to ATWATER PARK CENTER — for operational support.
Delta Research & Educational FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,500 to ATWATER MERCED ALUMNAE — program and scholarships
Largest: $15,000 to First Baptist Church Atwater — parking lot / playground
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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 →