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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 “aviaries”
Where the money went
Largest: $500,000 to COLCOM FOUNDATION - NATIONAL AVIARY PITTSBURGH INC — veterinary care and advancement center
Largest: $20,000 to CASCADE RAPTOR CENTER — general operations grant for sanctuary for north american raptor species, hospital for rehabilitation to release back into the wild, aviaries for injured birds that cannot be relea…
Largest: $250,000 to FRIENDS OF TRACY AVIARY 09-20-93 — general & unrestricted
Largest: $30,000 to NATIONAL AVIARY — general funds
Largest: $31,000 to OKLAHOMA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — dan moran aviary
Eqt FoundationCanonsburg, PA
4 matching grants · $57,500 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH — capacity grant 2024
Largest: $10,000 to National Aviary Pittsburgh — for species survival initiatives, new veterinary treatments, research and science-based education programs for students
Largest: $16,000 to TRACY AVIARY — program support
Largest: $30,000 to THE AVIARY — cash-general operating
The United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $37,060 · through 2024Largest: $15,213 to National Aviary — donor designation pr
David Kelby JohnsonSalt Lake City, UT
3 matching grants · $161,000 · through 2024Largest: $102,000 to Friends of Tracy Aviary — to inspire curiosity and care for birds and nature through education and conservation.
Janet Q Lawson FoundationSalt Lake City, UT
3 matching grants · $135,000 · through 2024Largest: $70,000 to Tracy Aviary — general financial support
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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 →