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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “cheever”
Where the money went
Largest: $84,500 to HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT — funds for cheever field commitment
80-20 FoundationSan Antonio, TX
1 matching grant · $200,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to The University of Texas Foundation — support for the cheever endownment at ut health
Largest: $25,000 to UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SAN ANTONIO — support the cheever endowment in medical humanities and ethics
Largest: $4,000 to INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY MUSEUM — drawing - s2089 fast eddie cheever
Largest: $5,000 to Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas — in memory of charles emmett cheever jr. for "greatest need"
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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 →

