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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 “carousel”
Where the money went
Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloBuffalo, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $201,578 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to BUFFALO HERITAGE CAROUSEL INC — buffalo heritage carousel operations
Early Learning Coalition of MarionOcala, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $438,365 · through 2023Largest: $154,382 to CAROUSEL EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC — covid assistance
Dm Duberg Char Tua #099764Na Po Box Pitts, PA
4 matching grants · $210,097 · through 2025Largest: $54,543 to THE CAROUSEL OF SMILES — general operating
Largest: $4,000 to Albany Historical Carousel and Museum — to purchase carousel ride tokens santa train santas visit and the tea party.
Largest: $10,000 to THE CAROUSEL CENTER — to support organization and its purpose
Main Street Community FoundationBristol, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $79,350 · through 2025Largest: $29,920 to NEW ENGLAND CAROUSEL MUSEUM — architectural fees for expansion project/annual fund
Largest: $150,000 to CAROUSEL CENTER INC — the carousel child advocacy center
Children'S Advocacy Centers of NorthGraham, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $595,207 to CAROUSEL CENTER — children's advocacy sub-awards
Largest: $20,000 to THE CAROUSEL CENTER — to meet the physical, emotional and psychological needs of children who have suffered physical or sexual abuse and to improve the community through child abuse education and preven…
Largest: $825,000 to Carousel Ranch — annual grant for general operating support ($375k), legacy grant ($450k)
Esco Technologies FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to CAROUSEL RANCH INC — equestrian therapy and ready to work programs
Connecticut Humanities CouncilMiddletown, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $61,707 · through 2023Largest: $30,500 to NEW ENGLAND CAROUSEL MUSEUM INC T — ct cultural fund ope
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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 →