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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 “buena”
Where the money went
Largest: $333,332 to YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS — for general operating support
Yerba Buena Community Benefit DistrictSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $161,750 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to YERBA BUENA ARTS & EVENTS DBA YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL — to support the halloween hoopla; to support yerba buena magic, a series of live outdoor performances and activations from may to october, featuring over 30 family friendly, cultura…
Mimi and Peter Haas FundSan Francisco, CA
8 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $187,500 to SOUTH OF MARKET CHILD CARE — model centers initiative 2024, transbay and yerba buena gardens centers
The Yerba Buena Gardens ConservancySan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2024Largest: $96,500 to YERBA BUENA ARTS & EVENTS DBA YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL — to support programs generating performing arts programs
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $217,950 · through 2024Largest: $51,037 to BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY — grant distribution
Largest: $16,800 to BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY — private college carver scholarship p
St Jude HospitalRenton, WACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $276,231 · through 2024Largest: $89,000 to CITY OF BUENA PARK — community benefit restricted grant
Iowa College FoundationDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $207,054 · through 2024Largest: $58,789 to BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY — provide scholarships
Largest: $20,000 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BUENA PARK — to support the club's youth development services and programs which offer a wide range of evidence-based, age-appropriate prevention and intervention youth development programs ser…
Largest: $383,210 to Buena Vista University — to provide funds for student research in a university setting.
Largest: $635,943 to BUENA PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT — mentor program
Largest: $200,000 to ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY — buena vista foundation camp endowed scholarship
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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 →