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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 “bucknell”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — bucknell women's lacrosse team
Largest: $57,520 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP REC — goldberg scholarship program
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $581,000 · through 2024Largest: $215,000 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — scholarships & financial aid
Largest: $7,500 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — program/operating support
Largest: $70,000 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — annual & scholarship funds
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $233,430 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — education/research
Largest: $11,534 to Bucknell University — scholarships for ardo ali ($2,500), jonathan cabrera ($2,500), and estrella silva ($6,534)
Largest: $75,000 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (BUCKNELL) — to support bucknell university
Largest: $50,000 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — bucknell farm project
Largest: $20,000 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — scholarship fund
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2023Largest: $1.2M to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — scholarships/grants
Largest: $8,000 to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY — bucknell accounting and financial management (acfm)
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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 →