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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 “cadet”
Where the money went
Association of the Graduates of theWest Point, NYCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $271.9M · through 2024Largest: $155.3M to UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY — cadet faclities
Association of Graduates of the United StatesUsaf Academy, COCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $300,064 · through 2025Largest: $112,509 to Air Force Institute of Technology — endowed scholarships for graduating air force academy cadets.
New Mexico Military Institute FoundationRoswell, NMCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to New Mexico Military Institute — nmmi cadet scholarships
Largest: $2,000 to REBUILD METRO INC — to support presenters, sean closkey and regina hammond, who presented to the revson/rothschild cadets during their visit to baltimore on monday, june 3, 2024.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $575,595 · through 2022Largest: $268,427 to Association of Graduates of The United States Military Academy — unrestricted support of the ncaa army women's soccer team: should not be contributed to an endowment, fellowship or long term fund instrument; can be used to solicit other matching…
Largest: $230,000 to Edmond de Rothschild Partnerships — affordable housing, urban regeneration, rothschild cadets
Largest: $53,420 to US MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT — to educate, train, and inspire the corps of cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of duty, honor, country and prepared for a ca…
Oklahoma State Troopers AssociationYukon, OKCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $108,500 · through 2024Largest: $48,500 to OKLAHOMA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION — to provide indirect funding for the cadet lawman academy scholarships
Largest: $29,000 to Texas A&M Foundation — endowment-corp cadets scholarship
Crowley-Carter FoundationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $120,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to CRU (CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC) — to execute cru program to reach cadets for jesus at rotc training camps and on campus, and train coach cadet leaders to launch and build valor ministries and host retreats and conf…
The Robert J Gunterberg Charitable FoundationCape Coral, FL
4 matching grants · $132,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to PA STATE POLICE CAMP CADET — operating grant
U S Naval Sea Cadet FoundationArlington, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $656,700 · through 2025Largest: $266,700 to US NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS — grant to supported organization
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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 →