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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 “bauer”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to University of Houston-Bauer College — creating opportunities for students with support of bauer excellence scholarship endowment
Largest: $630,000 to UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON — bauer school of business and scholarship endowment
Largest: $83,750 to RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — george w. bauer endowed scholarship
Largest: $60,000 to DENNIS & LINDA BAUER FOUNDATION — general charitable purposes - religious
Largest: $16,000 to HOWARD STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH — the beverly bauer howard street christian church trust was established to support and assist the howard street christian church (disciples of christ) generally, and more specifical…
Largest: $470,000 to SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND — jon & nancy bauer fund
Largest: $13,316 to Bauer O — educational scholarship
The American Radio Relay LeagueNewington, CTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to ARISS-USA - FRANK BAUER — support of ariss
Largest: $5,000 to CAMRYN BAUER — scholarshipscholarship
Greater Lafayette CommunityLafayette, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $111,632 · through 2024Largest: $44,970 to BAUER FAMILY RESOURCES — agency mission
Largest: $25,000 to Houston Grand Opera Assoc — bauer family high school voice studio
Largest: $4,000 to HARTLEY BAUER — educational scholarship
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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 →

