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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 “claire”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to DEREK LINDERT — university of wisconsin - eau claire college scholarship
Largest: $15,000 to JACK STILLINGTON- DR CLAIRE TREMAIN — the purpose of the dr. claire tremaine & george mentas scholarship is to provide financial assistance to high school students who demonstrate merit, potential and financial need an…
Community Foundation of St Clair CountyPort Huron, MICharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $64,239 to ST CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE — rad tech student support, housing, meals, stem fest, challenger program, capital projects, athletic scholarships
Largest: $58,950 to UW-EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION — bdg, scholarship fund
Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE — 2022 excellence
Largest: $10,312 to EAU CLAIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT — camping tables, backpack, outdoor science experiments, adaptive academic resources, book study books, headphones, portable water filtration kits
Eau Claire Area Convention and VisitorEau Claire, WICharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2025Largest: $49,100 to CITY OF EAU CLAIRE — allocate and remit city of eau claire funding for specified tourism development
Largest: $350,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ST CLAIR COUNTY — to support the elimination of 22 gaps in the bridge to bay trail system in st. clair county.
Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE — program support
Largest: $8,000 to St Clair Art Assn — promoting local art in the community
Largest: $35,000 to BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC — the claire tow scholarship fund
Largest: $285,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ST CLAIR COUNTY — community transformation
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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 →