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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 “birdies”
Where the money went
Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military HerosBluffton, SCCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2025Largest: $250,000 to Birdies for the Brave - a PGA Tour Charities Inc Affiliate — to assist charities who support post 9/11 combat wounded (purple heart recipients, those with traumatic brain injury or ptsd, etc.) each year, our grants are made to birdies for th…
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $673,700 · through 2024Largest: $175,000 to GOLF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES — grant distribution principal charity classic - birdies for charity: des moines metro opera
Greater Hartford CommunityHartford, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $400,866 to BIRDIES FOR CHARITY - VARIOUS — donation - match
Largest: $105,500 to BIRDIES FOR BUDDIES — research and advancements in the field of medicine
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $325,083 · through 2022Largest: $30,000 to Children's Healthcare Charity Inc — the honda classic - american honda birdies for children campaign, north palm beach rowing club
Prim Family FoundationWinstonsalem, NC
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to BUDDIES FOR BIRDIES (OHIOHEALTH FOUNDATION AND MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER) — for general use
Ohiohealth CorporationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $70,080 · through 2024Largest: $22,540 to BIRDIES FOR BUDDIES — 2025 birdies for buddies sponsorship
Women'S Club of Scc CharitiesDuluth, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $225,000 · through 2024Largest: $105,000 to BIRDIES FOR CHARITY — to provide assistanc
Columbus FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $183,480 · through 2024Largest: $83,480 to BIRDIES FOR BUDDIES — advancing philanthropy
Quad Cities Golf Classic CharitableEast Moline, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $29,767 · through 2024Largest: $15,047 to FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — our church has many mission projects locally, and the birdies for charity has helped us continue those these past 2 years. hopefully we can receive help again this year.
Quad Cities Community FoundationBettendorf, IACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $626,165 · through 2024Largest: $325,610 to QUAD CITIES GOLF CLASSIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — birdies for charity
Largest: $10,000 to BEN CURTIS FAMILY FOUNDATION — birdie bag program
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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 →