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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 “beardsley”
Where the money went
Northwest Connecticut CommunityTorrington, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $516,750 · through 2025Largest: $133,800 to Beardsley & Memorial Library — beardsley garden & summer reading
Largest: $25,000 to CAC BEARDSLEY COMMUNITY FARM — school garden program
Largest: $8,000 to THE CONNECTICUT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — connecticut's beardsley zoo
Fairfield County'S Community FoundationNorwalk, CTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $143,764 · through 2024Largest: $76,261 to CONNECTICUT'S BEARDSLEY ZOO — for general support
Largest: $40,000 to CT Beardsley Zoo — in furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
Largest: $10,000 to BEARDSLEY LIBRARY — community welfare
Largest: $9,000 to Beardsley & Memorial Library — current use for general charitable purposes
Largest: $6,036 to CT BEARDSLEY ZOO — animal conservation
Beardsley Firemens Relief AssociationBeardsley, MNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $107,003 · through 2024Largest: $63,178 to CITY OF BEARDSLEY — contribution to a city
Svmc HoldingsBridgeport, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $49,430 · through 2022Largest: $42,500 to Connecticut Zoological Society — the connecticut's beardsley zoo mission is dedicated to acquainting a diverse public to the delicate balance that exists between living things and their environment. animal exhibit…
Largest: $3,500 to BEARDSLEY ZOO — general operations
Largest: $2,500 to CT BEARDSLEY ZOO — general funds
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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 →