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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 “barn”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE — white barn program
Largest: $100,000 to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital — program support
The Foundation for Barnes-JewishSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $16.5M · through 2024Largest: $6.0M to BARNES - JEWISH HOSPITAL — research, patient support, education, capital, community services
Largest: $6,000 to STEAMPUNK FARMS RESCUE BARN — replace roof on primary rescue animal barn; providing shade in summer and shelter in winter.
Largest: $450,000 to BARNES FOUNDATION — summer informal learning institution network programming
Largest: $25,000 to USC - HEATHER ANNE BARNES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND — heather anne barnes scholarship fund
Largest: $75,000 to BARNES FOUNDATION — barnes foundation exhibition fund ($50,000) and ongoing support for the barnes art adventures program ($25,000)
Largest: $46,000 to ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS OF CONNECTICUT — funding to build new all accessible trail at barnes nature center
Largest: $205,000 to FOUNDATION FOR BARNES JEWISH HOSP — alzheimer's silk research fund
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2021Largest: $505,334 to Augustana College — contribution to the brenda barnes and czajka family scholarship. general operating support. contribution to brenda barnes and czajka family scholarship.
Largest: $23,994 to SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — college scholarships for dakota jones, lariana sage jackson, nunnie langley, chloe barnes, haley cason, faith williams, davin ganus, donreco glaze, jared bush, joshua burns, hailey…
Largest: $35,000 to THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY — for the hay needs for the elephants, veterinary care and the redbud barn expansion which will provide year-around indoor healthcare treatment center space for the elephants
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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 →