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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 “cemeteries”
Where the money went
The Catholic Foundation for theCedar Rapids, IACharity · may take applications
81 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $82,182 to Mount Calvary Cemetery Association — for the perpetual care, maintenance and repair of mt. calvary cemetery, dubuque, iowa
Catholic Community FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $173,880 to CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS — capital improvements, cemetery support, general operating, program support
Largest: $3,000 to ST MARYS CATHOLIC CEMETERY — cemetery care program
Largest: $5,000 to SPRING CREEK CEMETERY FUND — fulfill terms of decedent's will
Catholic United Financial FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $839,968 · through 2024Largest: $14,408 to ST JAMES CEMETERY — cemetery support
Sioux Falls Area Community FoundationSioux Falls, SDCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $513,157 · through 2024Largest: $16,775 to ST PETER'S CEMETERY ASSOCIATION — maintenance of public areas of the cemetery
Arkansas Community FoundationLittle Rock, ARCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $243,910 · through 2024Largest: $87,647 to CLARKSVILLE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION INC DBA OAKLAND CEMETERY ASSOC - PO BOX — to support the clarksville cemetery association for the general maintenance, upkeep and physical improvement of the oakland cemetery in clarksville, arkansas
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $297,080 · through 2024Largest: $40,372 to UNION CEMETERY ASSOCIATION LADIES SOCIAL GATHERING — maintenance of the cemetery grounds, mowing expenses of $26-28,000.00, and continual tree maintenance. second year of a three-year plan to remove dead trees and replace. we also ha…
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $136,962 · through 2024Largest: $16,557 to Wilbur Cemetery Association — restricted for planned improvements to any part of the cemetery grounds, including the purchase of additional real estate, or for capital improvements to support cemetery associati…
South Dakota Community FoundationPierre, SDCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $198,261 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Butler Cemetery — community welfare and betterment
The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $177,761 · through 2024Largest: $19,381 to FRIENDS OF LAUREL HILL CEMETERY — general operating support
The Community Foundation of FrederickFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $22,001 to PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT FUND OF MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY — assist in the conservation of the natural beauty and historic integrity of mount olivet cemetery in frederick, md and to increase public knowledge and appreciation of its unique cu…
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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 →