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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 “briar”
Where the money went
Largest: $7,500 to FRIENDS OF BRIAR BUSH — charitable event
The Willits FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL
4 matching grants · $485,000 · through 2024Largest: $175,000 to Sweet Briar College — education - willits ag. fellowship /lwe co-invest - outdoor agg teach, rsh & protect area
Va Foundation for Independent CollegesRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $471,917 · through 2024Largest: $121,065 to SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE — distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
Iowa College FoundationDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $205,574 · through 2024Largest: $57,928 to BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY — provide scholarships
Largest: $1.5M to SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE — general charitable
Largest: $16,800 to BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY — private college carver scholarship p
Lettie Pate Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $326,560 · through 2024Largest: $111,280 to Sweet Briar College — for general scholarship support.
Largest: $125,000 to SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE — overall charitable purpose
Missouri River Historical DevelopmentSioux City, IACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $266,051 · through 2024Largest: $103,051 to BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY — scholarship grant
The Pauley Family FoundationRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE — for the fly-in fund, for prospective sweet briar college students
Largest: $10,000 to Sweet Briar College — scholarship for s. nichols ($10,000)
Largest: $20,000 to SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE — pledge / 1st payment of 5
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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 →