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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 “bags”
Where the money went
Largest: $21,307 to THE REACH INITIATIVE — support two projects: a series of trauma trainings for criminal justice professionals and duffle bag reentry kits to be distributed to justice-impacted individuals transitioning fr…
Largest: $5,000 to PARKE HERITAGE BUDDY BAGS — parke heritage buddy bags
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $286,350 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to VOITURE NATIONALE LA SOCIETE — nursing scholarships and christmas bags
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $386,621 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to BAGLY Inc — housing and shelter
Largest: $7,687 to CHEROKEE COUNTY SENIOR CENTER — christmas gift bags - stamps, notes
Largest: $5,000 to REC2 CONNECT FOUNDATION — recreational therapy program welcome bags
Nashville Predators FoundationNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $54,980 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to MY BAG MY STORY — foster children are one of the most vulnerable populations in our community, and often they grow up with little dignity and low self-esteem, leading to dire situations such as high…
In-N-Out Burgers FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to MY STUFF BAGS FOUNDATION - CLARK COUNTY — 2025 clark county, nevada my stuff bags project; 2024 california my stuff bags project
Largest: $75,000 to Three Square Food Bank — 2022 bag childhood hunger campaign
Largest: $11,941 to BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF NE FL — poster/golf package/golf bag
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $51,777 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to UP for Women and Children — greatest need of items included baby strollers, tents, and sleeping bags
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
10 matching grants · $34,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to JDRF International — to support local efforts to put a bag of hope, adult care kits, and teen care kits in the hands of every oklahoman diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and other programs in oklahoma
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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 →