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12 funders with a record of paying for “bookstore”
Where the money went
The TD & Ma O'Malley FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL
3 matching grants · $350,000 · through 2023Largest: $150,000 to BRUNSWICK SCHOOL — to support the bookstore needs of financial-aid students
Clark Opportunity FoundationBerkeley Springs, WV
3 matching grants · $147,156 · through 2024Largest: $62,426 to WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY — grant for p2 symposium and bookstore
Largest: $100,000 to MAKING WORLDS BOOKSTORE AND SOCIAL CENTER — to support making worlds bookstore as community media infrastructure for gathering, education, and action
Largest: $25,000 to ALEGRIA BILINGUAL BOOKSTORES & ARTS COLLECTIVE CORP — equity in verse grant
Sentara HealthVirginia Beach, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,500 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to REACH INC (READING ENRICHES ALL CHILDREN) — the big free bookstore
Pennsylvania Cdfi NetworkPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to HAKIMS BOOKSTORE — covid relief grant
Community PartnersLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $214,580 · through 2023Largest: $214,580 to TIA CHUCHA'S CENTRO CULTURAL & BOOKSTORE — public art grant
Largest: $2,000 to PRISON BOOK PROGRAM CO LUCY PARSONS BOOKSTORE — for books and shipping costs
Largest: $2,417 to C CHRIST BOOKSTORE — bible donation
Carl Albert State College Development FoPoteau, OKCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Carl Albert State College — bookstore naming rights
Largest: $75,000 to TIA CHUCHA'S CENTRO CULTURAL & BOOKSTORE — la2050 grants challenge
G IrlLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $33,250 · through 2025Largest: $33,250 to The Salt Eaters — the purpose of the grant was to provide support for a queer women-owned bookstore and event space.
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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 →