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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 “captioned”
Where the money went
Largest: $2.9M to CAPTION HEALTH INC — mnch discovery and tools; research and learning opportunities
Largest: $100,000 to CAPTIONS LLC — for the production of "captions will be needed," a magical-realist, science-fiction documentary about beauty and grief
Largest: $20,000 to T A P PROGRAMTDF — asl signed & captioned
Largest: $7,500 to SLOW BURN THEATRE COMPANY — open caption support
Illinois Equal Justice FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $57,796 · through 2024Largest: $37,796 to LESTER & ROSALIE ANIXTER CENTER — to provide translation of civil legal information to american sign language, closed caption and braille for communyt members that are deaf, hard of hearing and blind to navigate co…
Largest: $246,600 to THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY — to build and deploy a web-based system that helps writers compose better captions for scientific figures
Chaim Schwartz FoundationMountain View, CA
2 matching grants · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to Ctr for Traditional Music and Dance — project grant to queer yiddish camp which provides sign language and closed-caption interpretation for online language and literature classes.
Largest: $50,000 to SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY INC — accessible programmong initiative to support first sensory-friendly and closed captioned asl performances.
Field of VisionNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to Open Captions LLC — additional film funding support
Addie and Baylor Kirchgessner FoundationLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY — distribute books to children with caption "addie and baylor loved to read"
Largest: $270,000 to North Carolina Zoological Society — building the capacity for self-directed learning the north carolina zoo is enhancing stem educational opportunities to all zoo guests. educational enhancements include a stem caree…
Rochester Area Community FoundationRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,500 · through 2022Largest: $6,500 to ROCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE — for live captioning and for general support
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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 →