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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 “brackets”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to Railroad Museum of New England — to assist in funding the restoration of the gable end brackets on the thomaston train station.
Largest: $20,000 to BABY2BABY — bloomberg brackets for a cause
Largest: $2,578 to DEER LODGE SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 — lifeguard instruction and march madness book bracket
Largest: $2,000 to HARRISBURG R-VIII SCHOOL DISTRICT — permanent countertops and bracket su
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to Bracket — bracket [on sharing]
Union County Public EducationMonroe, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,000 · through 2023Largest: $6,000 to BOOKS AND BRACKETS — books and brackets
Largest: $20,000 to ONE MIND INSTITUTE — bloomberg llp's 2023 march madness "brackets for a cause" charity program
Largest: $20,000 to Bloomberg Museum of the City of New York — bloomberg brackets for a cause
Largest: $8,016 to EASTERSEALS REDWOOD — smart boards and brackets
Largest: $10,000 to WGBH — to make trustworthy journalism be available and accessible to all people, of all income brackets, across every single region of america
Variety - the Children'S Charity of IowaDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,050 · through 2024Largest: $7,050 to RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL IOWA — smart tv's and mounting brackets
Largest: $10,000 to EVERY MOTHER COUNTS — brackets for a cause
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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 →