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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.

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12 funders with a record of paying for “biennial”

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12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “biennial” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.

Thomas R Schiff FoundationCincinnati, OH
117 matching grants · $652,058 · through 2024
Largest: $35,000 to ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI — biennial project grants
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
9 matching grants · $865,000 · through 2024
Largest: $175,000 to INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT — core support for an artist-in-residency program to take place at the venice biennale in conjunction with jeffrey gibson's representation of the us at the biennial
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA
7 matching grants · $230,000 · through 2024
Largest: $50,000 to US BIENNIAL INC — p.6 exhibition
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Wenner-Gren Foundation forNew York, NY
5 matching grants · $99,976 · through 2024
Largest: $20,000 to KYLIE ELIZABETH QUAVE — quave, kylie (george washington u.) "engagement, intersectionality, and indigenous sovereignty: the eighth biennial meeting of the society for amazonian and andean studies"
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Polk Bros FoundationChicago, IL
5 matching grants · $172,000 · through 2024
Largest: $40,000 to Chicago Architecture Biennial — arts access and learning
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Andy Warhol Foundation for theNew York, NY
4 matching grants · $350,000 · through 2024
Largest: $50,000 to US BIENNIAL INC — curatorial research fellowship: miranda lash and ebony patterson
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY
3 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024
Largest: $150,000 to MEXICALI BIENNIAL INC — to support organizational capacity and implementation of the mexicali biennial as part of the borderlands culture fund
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Brown FoundationHouston, TX
4 matching grants · $740,000 · through 2024
Largest: $250,000 to FotoFest Inc — fotofest biennial 2024
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL
3 matching grants · $170,000 · through 2024
Largest: $75,000 to Chicago Architecture Biennial — chicago architecture biennial
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Sacks Family FoundationHighland Park, IL
4 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2025
Largest: $50,000 to CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL — program support
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY
3 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024
Largest: $514,781 to SSRS — the commonwealth fund 2024 biennial health insurance survey
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Posner FoundationWilmington, DE
4 matching grants · $59,500 · through 2025
Largest: $25,000 to THE DESERT BIENNIAL — kimsooja's installation to breathe for desert x
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗

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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 →

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Thomas R Schiff FoundationCincinnati, OH

The Ford FoundationNew York, NY

Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA

The Wenner-Gren Foundation forNew York, NY

Polk Bros FoundationChicago, IL

The Andy Warhol Foundation for theNew York, NY

The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY

The Brown FoundationHouston, TX

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL

Sacks Family FoundationHighland Park, IL

The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY

Posner FoundationWilmington, DE

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