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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 “ball”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to BALL STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — ball state public media resettlement storytelling: welcome to the middle
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
53 matching grants · $9.1M · through 2023Largest: $137,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc — general operating support, support for lawn ball 2023 (no tickets or tangible benefits), support for the guild board of boys & girls clubs of chicago's 18th annual lawn ball (no ti…
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $873,834 · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - CATTLE BARON'S BALL — for cancer research supporting the dallas cattle baron's ball of the american cancer society - no benefits
Largest: $100,000 to INTERNATIONAL DEBUTANTE BALL FOUNDATION — event support for international debutante ball
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
16 matching grants · $38.6M · through 2025Largest: $35.0M to BALL STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — colleges & communities initiative
Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK
16 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2023Largest: $460,000 to OKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART — 2022-2024 multi-season sponsorship ($500,000), sponsorship of 2022 & 2023 renaissance ball ($20,000), and kerr property ($400,000); 920000; 04/28/2022
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $437,459 · through 2024Largest: $132,000 to CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION — $125,000 for general support, $7,000 for the purpose of bubble ball support
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $368,814 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to THE BAIL PROJECT — for jacksonville, fl - made possible by a gift from the jessie ball dupont fund
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $222,800 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to BOY WITH A BALL — 2024 support designated for 75% to lebanon/25% to kenya
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $660,526 to SWEETHEART BALL INC — this grant is designated for general support.
Largest: $50,000 to LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY INC — 2024 lyric ball
Largest: $75,000 to BALL STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — beneficence of business fund
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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 →