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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 “canned”
Where the money went
Brothers of the Lord OrganizationUpper Saddle River, NJ
6 matching grants · $156,897 · through 2025Largest: $37,824 to Manfalut Diocese — rice- sugar canned food-chicken - may & jun.2025
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $257,982 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to Maine Canned Fish — maine canned fish startup.
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $22,249 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to Franciscan Shelter House DBA Franciscan Kitchen — cans of green beans
Largest: $64,000 to M NADEL — to organize a statewide screening tour of the documentary film cans cant stand" in order to educate the public about an archaic crimes against nature statute in louisiana and the h…
Largest: $5,000 to GREG GANNON CANNED GOODS FOOD DRIVE — to support youth activities
Kahala Nui Senior Living FoundationHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $83,810 · through 2024Largest: $30,280 to PALAMA SETTLEMENT — provide household toiletries and canned goods to homebound seniors
Largest: $5,000 to CANS FOR KIDS — youth developement
Largest: $100,000 to CANS FOR VANS LLC — for production of "patrice: the movie," a portrait of patrice jetter, an artist with a disability who uses her creativity to move through a world that was not built with her in min…
Largest: $154,375 to KILLIAN ELEMENTARY — walking path, polymershapes, outdoor storage, sanitizer and stations, and trash cans
Largest: $7,500 to ALUMINUM CANS FOR BURN CHILDREN — charitable donation
Largest: $2,000 to WOMEN'S ACTION AND RESOURCE CENTER — funds will purchase frozen meats, cereals, dry goods, canned fruits and vegetables, canned soup, crackers and more for their food pantry.
The Clark Nexsen FoundationVirginia Beach, VA
2 matching grants · $8,034 · through 2024Largest: $4,128 to FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA — donation of food cans for canstruction
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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 →