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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 “audiences”
Where the money went
Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor FundSpringfield, MOCharity · may take applications
201 matching grants · $5.3M · through 2024Largest: $450,000 to CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMENS FOUNDATION — advocate for sportsmens' rights, conservation, and connect new audiences
Burton a Zipser and Sandra D ZipserFarmington Hills, MI
73 matching grants · $558,459 · through 2025Largest: $20,000 to DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS (THE) — to support research, performance, preservation, and expansion of audience listening experiences of musical pieces, promotion and related activities in the areas of serious and conc…
Largest: $100,000 to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO — to increase audience loyalty and grow membership for three public media news organizations (wbez, wbur & mpr) by supporting an audience engagement & technology apprenticeship progr…
Largest: $500,000 to THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE INC — core support for the new deal ticket initiative to build a vibrant and diverse young audience and develop new generations of theatergoers
Largest: $150,000 to YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NJ — 79758 general operating support for young audiences of new jersey, inc.
Largest: $50,000 to COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM INC — partner with indigenous scholars and advisors to develop an exhibit on the rich cultural wisdom of pacific northwest indigenous people for audiences across oregon
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
14 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2025Largest: $420,900 to EITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICANINDIANS — audience facility & feasibilty study
Largest: $500,000 to INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHERS INC — toward production of an imax film that inspires audiences to engage in conservation of the american south
Largest: $3.3M to SCIENCE COMMUNICATION LAB INC — in support of a research-practice collaboration that spans the development of a compelling science documentary and the research on audience impact to provide new insights for effec…
Largest: $397,480 to University of Arkansas Foundation Inc — to support public-facing data projects, both descriptive and causal, serving the general public and specific education audiences through research/practice partnerships.
Largest: $27,500 to CITY CENTER NYC — dedicated to making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience, city center seeks to create a welcoming environment and engage all audiences with inspiring programming t…
Largest: $532,825 to THE MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY AND ALLIANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — to support the new england journal of medicines media coverage of ddfs big ideas in medical research and strategically amplify the journals messages to key audiences
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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 →