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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 “bubbles”
Where the money went
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $300,300 · through 2024Largest: $132,000 to CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION — $125,000 for general support, $7,000 for the purpose of bubble ball support
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $463,193 · through 2023Largest: $17,890 to MCCRACKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — full grant! $17,889.95 for any item on grant list - bubble tubes, bubble tub platforms, mirrors, and pump and hose for sensory room expansions (not to exceed items requested for ea…
Largest: $600,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY — kingston midtown rising: broadway bubble operations
Largest: $400,000 to THE GREAT BUBBLE BARRIER — ocean stewardship and research
Largest: $15,000 to FROTH AND BUBBLE FOUNDATION — public charity
Northland FoundationDuluth, MNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $69,500 · through 2023Largest: $57,500 to BUBBLING BROOK CHILD CARE CENTER — in support of child care program expansion with funding provided by the state of minnesota, with support of the northland foundation as well as to implement creative staff recrutim…
Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $37,000 · through 2024Largest: $22,000 to FROTH AND BUBBLE FOUNDATION FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE INC — program support
Largest: $1,600 to Froth Bubble Foundation — support food programs for cancer patients.
Greenstate Credit UnionNorth Liberty, IACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $12,000 · through 2025Largest: $6,000 to Childserve Foundation Inc — childserve's bubble ball and launch + learn - iowa city
Largest: $10,000 to The Froth and Bubble Foundation — general operational support
Moses H Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATE — blueprints and bubbly event sponsorship
Community Foundation of the LowcountryHilton Head Island, SCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to BLUFFTON JASPER COUNTY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE — 2023 bourbon and bubbly sponsorship
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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 →