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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 “coats”
Where the money went
Masonic Home of MissouriColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $319,291 · through 2024Largest: $44,910 to GREENVILLE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT — assisted 1400 children by funding playground, library, batting cages, coats, clothing.
The Molina Healthcare Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE
9 matching grants · $265,850 · through 2023Largest: $63,100 to OPERATION WARM INC — winter coat giveaway fund
Largest: $12,734 to WELCOME NEIGHBOR STL — donation for washer/dryer purchase for afghan families, coats for kids
Largest: $20,000 to OPERATION WARM INC — to provide brand-new coats and shoes to low-income children in pittsburgh while connecting children and families to their community and the individuals and groups who are dedicated…
JobsohioColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $394,783 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COATINGS INC — economic development
District Medical GroupPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $275,000 · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY — dmg scholarship / white coat ceremony (phoenix campus)
Columbus CharitiesBlaine, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $419,707 · through 2024Largest: $175,578 to Children's Charities Foundation's Coats for Kids — coats for kids
Largest: $10,000 to ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY — white coat scholarships
Largest: $62,000 to OPTIMIST CLUB FOUNDATION — coats for kids and support for at risk adults
Largest: $75,000 to OPERATION WARM — coats for children in need
Fund for Educational ExcellenceBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $765,880 · through 2024Largest: $279,400 to OPERATION WARM INC — winter coats program
Largest: $350,000 to The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Jr Univ — in support of research to produce reflective optical coatings with low thermal noise, for use in gravitational wave detectors.
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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 →