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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 “bike”
Largest: $50,000 to HEARTLAND BIKE SHARE (ROAM SHARE) — bike share equity program
Largest: $10,000 to All Bikes Welcome — to support the production of grit fest 2022 - a multi-day festival promoting an inclusive approach to diversity in outdoor recreation, mountain biking and cycling.
OutrideMorgan Hill, CA
35 matching grants · $527,532 · through 2024Largest: $80,377 to More Kids on Bikes — to improve lives of kids with learning differences.
AarpWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $327,517 · through 2024Largest: $14,000 to Bike Delaware — sponsorship of the amish bike tour and delaware mobility innovation summit
Largest: $25,000 to OHIO CHAPTER AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS — put a lid on it bike helmet safety awareness campaign runs every year in ohio to raise awareness on bike helmet safety, educate on public policies, encourage adults to be behavior …
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $321,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to BIKE WORKS SEATTLE — to provide bike tools & supplies for partnership programs
Largest: $750,000 to BIKE SHARE PITTSBURGH INC — to support healthy ride electrified; replacing the healthy ride bike share system with an electric-assist fleet and public charging mobility hubs
Peopleforbikes FoundationBoulder, COCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $269,850 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to WOMEN OF OZ NWA — encourage women to ride bikes and inspire more women tinto a career in the bike industry
Largest: $150,000 to BIKE PITTSBURGH INC — implementing bike(+) plan, advancing pedestrian and cyclist safety
Largest: $50,000 to BIKE EAST BAY — unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $324,038 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country Inc — to purchase 15 two-wheeled bikes and a bike trailer for youth with disabilities
Largest: $30,000 to Bikes Not Bombs — revitalize the environment
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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 →