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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 “boatbuilding”
Where the money went
Largest: $40,000 to THE LANDING SCHOOL OF BOATBUILDING AND DESIGN — bermuda scholarship
Ernst & Young FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to LANDING SCHOOL OF BOATBUILDING AND DESIGN — matching gifts
Largest: $10,000 to URBAN BOATBUILDERS INC — general operating support
Largest: $30,000 to Urban Boatbuilders — general operating
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $108,100 · through 2024Largest: $36,600 to URBAN BOATBUILDERS INC — multiple grants for multiple purposes
Largest: $7,000 to URBAN BOAT BUILDERS — urban boatbuilders partners with local middle schools, high schools and youth-serving agencies to deliver academically enhanced boatbuilding instruction utilizing a strategy for yo…
Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA
3 matching grants · $32,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Urban Boatbuilders — revitalize the environment
Largest: $10,000 to Urban Boatbuilders Inc — apprenticeship program for underserved youth in the twin cities
Largest: $5,000 to URBAN BOATBUILDERS — general use of charity
Mary Bradley CorporationGreenfield, WICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $38,000 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to URBAN BOATBUILDERS — provide scholarships for osha certifications for young people in apprenticeship programs
Ambos MundosSan Francisco, CA
4 matching grants · $73,000 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to ROCKING THE BOAT — use boatbuilding and environmental s
Largest: $5,000 to URBAN BOATBUILDERS — boundary waters youth experience
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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 →