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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 “cayton”
Where the money went
Largest: $6.6M to CAYTON-GOLDRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION — public support of organization mission
Largest: $35,000 to CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — family & community arts programs
Largest: $226,508 to SHAREWELL - AKA CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — enriches the lives of children and families through immersive, discovery-based learning experiences that foster creativity, critical thinking, and responsible global citizenship
Largest: $18,000 to CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — public support of organization mission
Largest: $5,150 to Sharewell DBA Cayton Children's Museum — support of charitable purpose
Largest: $5,000 to CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — public support of organization mission
Largest: $5,000 to CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — general funding
Largest: $75,000 to SHAREWELL DBA CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — general operating support
Rose Community FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $62,500 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to Cayton Children's Museum — promise fund, event sponsorship sponsorship, general operating support
The Mark Hughes FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (SHAREWELL) — core program support
The Sydney D Holland FoundationRancho Santa Fe, CA
2 matching grants · $42,500 · through 2023Largest: $22,500 to CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — to contribute to chartiable purposes.
Largest: $5,000 to SHAREWELL — cayton's children museum general & unrestricted
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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 →