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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 “berry”
Where the money went
Largest: $247,350 to Thomas College — scholarships - i adji, b allen, m allen, l bangs, j bartlett, b bates, a berry, n berry, a beyor, z braun, a brawn, e brewer, i campbell, m cates, a chabot, c chambers, l cirard, s…
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $142,913 · through 2024Largest: $28,000 to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS — support the tikam berry scholarship fund
Largest: $3.1M to BERRY COLLEGE — general operating
Dayton Foundation PlusDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $160,000 · through 2024Largest: $55,000 to VANGUARD SCHOOL — charles d. berry scholarship
Lettie Pate Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $750,000 to Berry College — for general scholarship support.
Bobbie Bailey FoundationStone Mountain, GA
4 matching grants · $8.1M · through 2023Largest: $100,000 to BERRY COLLEGE — berry information technology students (bits) directorship
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $126,500 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF JACKSONVILLE — berry family pledgeattention: ryan riggs, riggsr@esj.org
George Kaiser Family FoundationTulsa, OKCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $11.3M · through 2024Largest: $11.0M to Tulsa Community Foundation — investnorth: berry and chamberlain parks
Ga State Society-Natl SocietyQuitman, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $64,293 · through 2024Largest: $25,218 to BERRY COLLEGE — gate of opportunity scholarship
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $675,379 to BERRY CENTER INC — b70 libraries library science
Largest: $15,000 to BERRY HEATHER — fellowship stipend
Largest: $28,944 to MIRIAM BERRY — 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 →