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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 “burroughs”
Where the money went
Largest: $87,000 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — scholarship fund
Fiftieth Anniversary Scholarship FundSaint Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $427,300 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — tuition assistance and reduction for qualified applicants at john burroughs school
The Antonio V Glassberg Educational FoundationTeton Village, WY
5 matching grants · $346,500 · through 2025Largest: $78,000 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — scholarships for the 2025/2026 school year issued in accordance with the irs approved procedures sent forth in irs letter to this foundation dated december 10, 2014.
Largest: $75,100 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — to be used at the
Largest: $35,000 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — general funding for organization's activities
Largest: $1.0M to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — jbs centennial campaign
Largest: $9,900 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — program/operating support
Largest: $500,000 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — annual donation
Largest: $12,000 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — annual fund - support
Largest: $15,000 to John Burroughs School — general endowment
Community Foundation Serving WesternRoanoke, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,700 · through 2024Largest: $14,900 to DUKE UNIVERSITY — n.r. burroughs educational scholarship :: walker, destiny nicole
Largest: $10,000 to JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — general charitable operations
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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 →