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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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “buellton”
Where the money went
Largest: $90,000 to BUELLTON SENIOR CENTER — support the cars & cowboy's event, meals on wheels
Largest: $2,500 to BUELLTON COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION — buellton community garden
Santa Barbara Bowl FoundationSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,531 · through 2024Largest: $10,531 to BUELLTON UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT — outreach grant
Santa Ynez Valley Youth RecreationSolvang, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5,000 · through 2022Largest: $5,000 to CITY OF BUELLTON PARKS & REC — maintain bike trails
Towbes FoundationSanta Barbara, CA
1 matching grant · $8,000 · through 2020Largest: $8,000 to SANTA YNEZ VALLEY SENIOR CITIZENS FOUNDATION DBA BUELLTON SENIOR CENTER — unrestricted grant
Daugustine FoundationBreckenridge, CO
1 matching grant · $2,000 · through 2021Largest: $2,000 to BUELLTON SENIOR CENTER — community service
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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 →