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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 “bloom”
Where the money went
The Indianapolis FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to We Bloom Inc — from training to implementation: we bloom's trauma-informed workplace
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
6 matching grants · $281,000 · through 2025Largest: $190,000 to BLOOM PROJECT INC — mentoring youth initiative
Largest: $5,000 to BLOOM FOR WOMEN INC — volunteer week support - at bloom for women
Largest: $100,000 to LOTUS BLOOM — afro-play oakland
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring FoundationFargo, ND
7 matching grants · $16,800 · through 2025Largest: $1,000 to Hope Blooms — belles and blooms event - bud sponsorship
Largest: $20,000 to LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL — gift to support the lss blooms challenge
East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $397,300 · through 2024Largest: $137,300 to OAKLAND BLOOM — commissioning of ecosystems for economic and racial justice, application stipend for jccf
AgeoptionsOak Park, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $328,805 · through 2024Largest: $91,431 to BLOOM TWNSHP SENIOR SERVICES — social services for the elderly. medicare education, outreach, & policy deve
Largest: $75,000 to LOTUS BLOOM — general support, $75,000 per year for three years
Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN
4 matching grants · $185,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to LAKOTA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT — blooming honey lodge ($50k) and general operating ($25k)
Largest: $60,000 to BLOOM PROJECT — youth employment/career exploration
The Henderson Family Kingdom Collection FoundWilmington, DE
6 matching grants · $11,000 · through 2025Largest: $4,000 to THE NEW HORIZONS FOUNDATION INC — for the support of bloom coaching
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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 →