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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 “bicentennial”
Where the money went
National Emergency AssistanceKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to BICENTENNIAL VOLUNTEERS INC — support related organization in its mission to support the tennessee valley authority and the people of the tva service area by helping to fund charitable projects managed by bvi.s…
Largest: $40,000 to UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — bicentennial scholarship fund
Retiree Resources CorporationKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to BICENTENNIAL VOLUNTEERS INC — support related organization in its mission to support the tennessee valley authority and the people of the tva service area by helping to fund charitable projects managed by bvi.
Largest: $150,000 to TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY — bicentennial scholarship
Largest: $100,000 to UVA WISE - M&M GILLIAM BICENTENNIAL — scholarship funding
Largest: $20,000 to College Foundation of UVA — global experience bicentennial scholarship fund
The Priddy FoundationWichita Falls, TX
4 matching grants · $163,640 · through 2025Largest: $88,240 to Bicentennial City-County Library — technology community impact program 2022 - 2025
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $451,146 · through 2023Largest: $191,333 to FRIENDS OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY INC — to support the work of the law faculty. to support the dementia education program in the faculty of medicine and health sciences. for the montreal general hospital foundation. for …
Largest: $10,000 to STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA — bicentennial fund
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to UVA SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION — to support the class of 1990 "every school" bicentennial scholarship fund
Largest: $300,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL — bicentennial park
Gregg and Freddy Goldenberg Family FoundationWilmington, DE
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — gregg and freddy goldenberg bicentennial scholars fund
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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 →