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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 “celebrating”
Where the money went
Largest: $150,000 to DREAM — celebration grant: close the gap/duffy scholars
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
58 matching grants · $12.1M · through 2022Largest: $17,000 to Chicago United Inc — in support of the 2023 bridge awards celebration., in support of the bridge awards celebration 2022
Largest: $5,000 to CASA SAN JOSE — for sponsorship of la promesa foundation's annual celebrity charity event on april 6, 2024 to raise funds for scholarships
Largest: $30,000 to DIRECTIONS FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES INC — 34th annual state f the child celebration
Largest: $5,000 to GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — support for black community fund scholarship celebration on july 18, 2024 in kansas city. 202406-15280
Largest: $10,000 to WORCESTER TERCENTENNIAL CELEBRATION CMTE — worcester tercentennial celebration
Largest: $6,000 to ACCESS COLLEGE FOUNDATION — 2025 access college commitment day and 2025 access scholarship awards celebration
Largest: $3,500 to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK OF NJ — additional pmt - 35th anniversary celebration luncheon, 4/12/2024, celebration sponsor
Largest: $20,000 to Sagamore Institute Inc — to support purposeful design's 10 year anniversary celebration.
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $282,900 · through 2024Largest: $110,000 to FULCRUM FOUNDATION — to support the 2023 celebration of light
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CELEBRATION THEATRE (CELEBRATIONS PRODUCTIONS CORPORATION) — for general support
Largest: $25,000 to ZCALO PUBLIC SQUARE — for core operating support for a series of events that lift up key elements of the history of los angeles and the legacy of race as part of the organizations 20th anniversary celeb…
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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 →