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Find who already funds work like yours. 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.
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12 funders with a record of paying for “candles”
Where the money went Community Foundation of the Quincy → Cross International: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Light A Candle Dominican Republic Inc → Light A Candle Foundation: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Miguel B Fernandez Family Foundation → Candles Inc: $237K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Guill Family Foundation Inc → Candle Lighters Childhood Cancer: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Ryan Wolfe Kossar Foundation Inc → First Candle: $114K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dayton Foundation Depository → St George's Episcopal Church: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Florence and Laurence Spungen Family → Candles Holocaust Museum and Education Center: $47K across 5 grants, latest 2023 The Indianapolis Foundation Inc → Candles Holocaust Museum & Educ Center: $46K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Hulman & Company Foundation Inc → Candles Holocaust Museum: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Sandee and Jelindo Tiberti Family → Candle Lighters: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gregory L Gibson Charitable Foundation → Candles Holocaust Museum: $6K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Texas Instruments Foundation → Light the Candle International: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Miguel B Fernandez Family Foundation → Candles Holocust Museum: $188K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Florence and Laurence Spungen Family → Candles Holocaust Museum and Educat: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Community Foundation of the Quincy: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of the Q… $2.2M Light A Candle Dominican Republic Inc: $450K on this topic. Open the funder. Light A Candle Dominican Repu… $450K Miguel B Fernandez Family Foundation: $424K on this topic. Open the funder. Miguel B Fernandez Family Fou… $424K Guill Family Foundation Inc: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Guill Family Foundation Inc $150K Ryan Wolfe Kossar Foundation Inc: $114K on this topic. Open the funder. Ryan Wolfe Kossar Foundation… $114K Florence and Laurence Spungen Family: $67K on this topic. Open the funder. Florence and Laurence Spungen… $67K Dayton Foundation Depository: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Dayton Foundation Depository $60K The Indianapolis Foundation Inc: $46K on this topic. Open the funder. The Indianapolis Foundation I… $46K Hulman & Company Foundation Inc: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. Hulman & Company Foundation I… $45K Sandee and Jelindo Tiberti Family: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Sandee and Jelindo Tiberti Fa… $20K Gregory L Gibson Charitable Foundation: $6K on this topic. Open the funder. Gregory L Gibson Charitable F… $6K Texas Instruments Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. Texas Instruments Foundation $5K Cross International: received $2.2M on this topic Cross International $2.2M Light A Candle Foundation: received $450K on this topic Light A Candle Foundation $450K Candles Inc: received $237K on this topic Candles Inc $237K Candles Holocust Museum: received $188K on this topic Candles Holocust Museum $188K Candle Lighters Childhood Cancer: received $150K on this topic Candle Lighters Childhood Cancer $150K First Candle: received $114K on this topic First Candle $114K St George's Episcopal Church: received $60K on this topic St George's Episcopal Church $60K Candles Holocaust Museum and Education Center: received $47K on this topic Candles Holocaust Museum and Ed… $47K Candles Holocaust Museum & Educ Center: received $46K on this topic Candles Holocaust Museum & Educ… $46K Candles Holocaust Museum: received $45K on this topic Candles Holocaust Museum $45K Candle Lighters: received $20K on this topic Candle Lighters $20K Candles Holocaust Museum and Educat: received $20K on this topic Candles Holocaust Museum and Ed… $20K Candles Holocaust Museum: received $6K on this topic Candles Holocaust Museum $6K Light the Candle International: received $5K on this topic Light the Candle International $5K 12 funders, 14 recipients, grants matching “candles” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $35,000 to CANDLES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER — to provide scholarships to students participating in the 2024 trip to poland
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Largest: $149,093 to CANDLES INC — charitable support of programs and services
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Largest: $5,000 to CANDLE LIGHTERS — community grant
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Largest: $2.0M to CROSS INTERNATIONAL — light a single candl
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Largest: $399,082 to LIGHT A CANDLE FOUNDATION — to further or mission in the dr
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Largest: $2,500 to Candles Holocaust Museum — contribution for general operations
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Largest: $1,800 to LIGHT THE CANDLE INTERNATIONAL — donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
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Largest: $60,000 to FIRST CANDLE — provide education for safe sleep
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Largest: $25,000 to CANDLES Holocaust Museum — general operating expenses
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Largest: $34,698 to ST GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — general support and altar guild candles
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Largest: $75,000 to CANDLE LIGHTERS CHILDHOOD CANCER — exempt purpose of organization
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Largest: $37,500 to CANDLES Holocaust Museum & Educ Center — an evening of light 2024
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