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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 “automobile”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to THE LINCOLN MOTOR CAR FOUNDATION — support automobile charities
Garrett Cooperative MinistryOakland, MDCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $362,398 · through 2025Largest: $196,498 to GARRETT COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE — automobile assistance, dental assistance/dentures, education assistance, energy assistance, hearing aid assistance, other social assistance
Washington Area New AutomobileWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $245,500 · through 2024Largest: $145,500 to WANADA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS EDUCATION INSTITUTE — to support the programs of the automobile dealers education institute.
Largest: $25,000 to AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE M — museums 50th anniversary book
Largest: $50,000 to ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA — preserve antique automobiles
Worksource MontgomeryRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $283,302 · through 2024Largest: $160,177 to WANADA AUTOMOBILE DEALER — workforce recovery
Automobile Dealers Association of MegaMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $136,667 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to THE FOUNDATION OF THE WISCONSIN AUTOMOBILE & TRUCK DEALERS ASSOCIATION INC — general administration and development services.
Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $51,072 · through 2024Largest: $20,149 to FOUNDATION OF THE WISCONSIN AUTOMOBILE & TRUCK DEALERS ASSOCIATION — the technician scholarship program, with special preference for milwaukee area students
Largest: $250,000 to The Petersen Automotive Museum — to explore and present the history of the automobile and its impact on global life and culture.
Largest: $5,000 to GREATER PITTSBURGH AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION — program support
Wisconsin Masonic FoundationDousman, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $28,444 · through 2024Largest: $7,653 to WISCONSIN AUTOMOBILE & TRUCK DEALERS ASSOCIATION — program support
Largest: $6,000 to WANADA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS EDUCATION INSTITUTE — to pay for full scholarships for montgomery college auto mechanic program.
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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 →