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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.
11 funders with a record of paying for “bldgs”
Where the money went
Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, NECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2024Largest: $2.7M to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE — bldgs and equip
Free & Accepted Masons ofPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to VARIOUS — bldgs & endow funds
Largest: $10,000 to IN A HEARTBEET MIKE PAPALE — new aed's placed in community bldgs
Largest: $70,000 to ANDALUSIA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION — refurbishment & renovation to bldgs
Largest: $50,000 to LANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGE — to fund new college campus bldgs
United Way of Eastern NmClovis, NMCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $15,710 · through 2024Largest: $7,855 to FT SUMNER SENIOR CENTER — deliver meals to homebound and defibrillators for pubulic bldgs
Largest: $100,000 to BATH & TENNIS CLUB HISTORIC BUILDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION — to provide funds, research, and to ensure the preservation of bldgs, land, homes, and other articles which may related to the history of palm beach, fl with particular emphasis on …
Largest: $15,000 to STEWART CTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION — preservation of historic bldgs.
United Way of the Mid-Willamette ValleySalem, ORCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $16,000 · through 2024Largest: $16,000 to LIBERTY HOUSE — energy efficient upgrades for bldgs
Limerick Township Historical SocietyLimerick, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to EAST VINCENT TOWNSHIP — restore bldgs
Largest: $1,033 to IMPACT SAN ANTONIO-SA CONSERVATION SOCIETY — preserve public places & bldgs
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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 →