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Find who already funds work like yours.
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 “beer”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation for Greater NewNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $632,162 · through 2024Largest: $228,995 to CLIFFORD W BEERS GUIDANCE CLINIC — to support mr. manuel a. rivera 's participation in the nonprofit management cohort: a program for emerging leaders of color
Largest: $36,000 to YESHIVAT BEER YITSCHAK — general operating supports
Largest: $3,000 to JOSHUA BEERS — general academic scholarship - spring
Largest: $12,500 to CLIFFORD BEERS COMMUNITY CARE CENTER — to further the exempt works of the recipient
Caroline & Joseph S Gruss Life Monument FundsBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $610,198 · through 2023Largest: $302,224 to BEER HAGOLAH INSTITUTE — building reno.,life ins., scholarships
Largest: $50,000 to SOUTH SOUND CARE FOUNDATION — beer & bites 2023
Largest: $20,000 to COMMON ROOTS — when bert and christian began envisioning a community brewery, they established some core values: healthy living, environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and inclusive…
Largest: $1.4M to CLIFFORD BEERS COMMUNITY CARE CENTER — humanitarian/educational/community
Largest: $10,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEER HATORAH — general charitable, religious and educational purposes
Largest: $5,000 to BEER MAIM CHAIM — general operating supports
United Way of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $238,126 · through 2024Largest: $120,000 to CLIFFORD BEERS GUIDANCE CLINIC — care coordination to address chronic absenteeism
Largest: $5,000 to CLIFFORD W BEERS GUIDANCE CLINIC — assist children and families with mental health issues
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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 →

