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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 “bins”
Where the money went
Largest: $8,568 to MENOMONIE SCHOOL DISTRICT — pasco spring and torque sets, bumper launcher kit, optics benches, lab quest, force sensors, projectile launcher system, centripetal force system, acrylic browsing bins, orff instr…
Largest: $67,297 to LOH XIANG BIN — career development and transition funding scholarship program - educational scholarship
Largest: $46,275 to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF RHODE ISLAND — donation bins and donation center lighting
Largest: $68,428 to DUNLAP FIRE AND RESCUE — safety re grain bin; lithium battery
Glass Recycling FoundationAnn Arbor, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $31,000 · through 2024Largest: $21,000 to PENNSYLVANIA RESOURCES COUNCIL — drop-off/travel bins
Largest: $17,371 to CITY OF WALSH — recycling bins
West Central InitiativeFergus Falls, MNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $85,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to NORTH STAR BIN BUILDERS — promise act grant
Largest: $19,200 to BOONE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT — purchase food, clothing, hygiene, household, and safe sleep items for qrt clients. funding will also be used for shelving, storage bins, and racks to store items at the bchd.
Largest: $7,100 to Congregation Talmud Torah Imrei Bin — furtherance of charitable activities
Largest: $5,000 to South Euclid United Church of Christ — employee directed giving - bin food pantry
Largest: $6,239 to DEER LODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — to purchase library book bins and support pe weight lifting program
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $32,000 · through 2022Largest: $12,000 to SPRINGS VALLEY SCHOOL CORPORATION — $12,000.00 for any item on grant list - life skills room items, life skills room items, classroom sensory items, portable sensory bin items, ipads, styluses and printers. (not to e…
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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 →