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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 “bighorn”
Where the money went
Largest: $86,315 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — mammalian evolution in dynamic environments across the k-pg boundary in the bighorn basin, wyoming
Largest: $10,000 to BIGHORN GOLF CLUB CHARITIES — general & unrestricted
Largest: $10,000 to BIGHORN GOLF CLUB CHARITIES — for community.
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $129,961 · through 2024Largest: $26,961 to CALIFORNIA WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION — to help recover the federally endangered peninsular bighorn sheep by providing water sources and tracking marked peninsular bighorn, attn: matthew burke
Largest: $80,000 to BIGHORN GOLF CLUB CHARITIES — general operating fund
Largest: $5,000 to BIGHORN GOLF CLUB CHARITIES — bighorn cares
Largest: $30,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Bighorns — operational purposes
Largest: $10,000 to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF EASTERN BIGHORNS — program support
Largest: $3.1M to NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION — little bighorn battlefield national monument visitor center
Eastern Chapter of the Foundation for NoAltoona, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $126,620 · through 2024Largest: $45,310 to NATIONAL BIGHORN SHEEP CENTER — consvervation/education
Largest: $20,000 to Bighorn Behind A Miracle & Bighorn Cares — general donation
Largest: $29,334 to BIGHORN GOLF CLUB CHARITIES — to promote the mission of the organization
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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 →