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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 “carlin”
Where the money went
Largest: $47,646 to CARLIN TAYLOR — educational scholarship
Largest: $142,069 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS — john t. carlin memorial scholarship
Largest: $15,159 to York Carlin — scholarship award
Arlington Community FoundationArlington, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $23,421 · through 2024Largest: $12,540 to ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CARLIN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
Largest: $20,000 to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — nathan carlin, ph.d., director, mcgovern center for humanities and ethics, discretionary fund
Largest: $10,000 to FRIENDS OF THE CARLIN COMMUNITY LIBRARY — community & economic development
Largest: $15,000 to CARLIN GEORGINA HATCH — to provide assistance - daughter has rare disease
Largest: $5,000 to CARLIN NALLEY FOUNDATION — general operating support
Loviscky Ohana FoundationState College, PA
1 matching grant · $2,500 · through 2025Largest: $2,500 to THE FRED H CARLIN COMMUNITY VISION FOUNDATION — contribution to the general fund
Largest: $2,500 to CARLIN C COPPIN PARENT TEACHER CLUB — holiday giving 2024
Largest: $3,000 to RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE — honor of jlf carlin anderson
Largest: $1,000 to CARLIN NALLEY FOUNDATION — scholarship program
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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 →