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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 “aviation”
Where the money went
The Wings Club FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
36 matching grants · $885,000 · through 2024Largest: $110,000 to EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY — aviation scholarships
Largest: $75,000 to PEARL HARBOR AVIATION MUSEUM — aviation learning center programming support
Largest: $10,000 to Girl Scouts of Western Washington — sky's the limit - discover aviation & aerospace is built on program progressions that tie to the characteristics and learning styles of each age-level of girl scouting. in 2022 we …
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
10 matching grants · $7.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL — to expand scholarships, offer leadership development, and promote science, technology, education, and mathematics education to provide more opportunities for women to pursue career…
Largest: $40,000 to Bentonville Public School District — to support the ignite program's aviation strand, successfully prepping bentonville high school students in the field of aviation by earning certificates in their respective fields …
Largest: $10,000 to EAA AVIATION FOUNDATON — support aviation
Jetblue Grants FoundationLong Island City, NY
13 matching grants · $376,080 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to PUERTO RICO AVIATION MAINTENANCE INSTITUTE — support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ("stem") programs to promote child education in aviation
Largest: $3,000 to PACIFIC NORTHWEST AVIATION MUSEUM — program support
Largest: $40,000 to BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA — exploring aviation scholarship, hurricane harvey relief
Climateworks FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $17.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE — to support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($400,000); to support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($300,000); the global transition to clean tran…
Largest: $151,100 to AUBURN AVIATION ASSOCIATION — flight training scholarships through aaa and grants to aviation maintenance students
Largest: $30,000 to EXPERIENCE AVIATION — aviation/dei program 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 →