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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 “chairs”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $11.0M · through 2022Largest: $300,000 to University of South Alabama — support of endowed chair for usa medical - john g. larussa endowed chair in psychiatry.
Largest: $1,081 to ST PIUS X — 114 chairs, 26 desks, 30 tables, 2 study carrels
Largest: $500,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL — to continue support for uncs center for innovation and sustainability in local media, which includes a regional newsroom transformation program and knight chair penelope abernathys…
Largest: $500,000 to OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE — to support a chair in the field of chemistry.
Largest: $100,000 to SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER — endow dr. robert c. and veronica atkins chair in obesity and diabetes research
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $477,000 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to MARYHURST INC — $30,000.00 for any item on grant list - molded base armless chairs, round table, single armless chairs, nightstands, round table with connecting seats, etc.
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $116,040 · through 2024Largest: $10,115 to River Discovery Center — nine 4-foot tables, 32 chairs, a chair and table cart, 15 tablets, 10 oculus quests, and nine shelving units
Largest: $7.0M to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION INC — clark distinguished chairs
Southwestern Medical FoundationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $64.9M · through 2024Largest: $34.1M to UT SOUTHWESTERN — to support research, centers, endowed chairs, professorships and other programs at ut southwestern
Largest: $14,000 to Mendocino Christian Fellowship — deck completion & chairs
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $883,449 · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to STANFORD UNIVERSITY — in support of the woods institute/janeway chair
Largest: $9,809 to MEDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT — c-pen reader/case, dry erase boards, letter boards, pocket workshop kit, cube plastic chairs, cots
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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 →