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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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “cofam”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to COFAM (CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO) — support the arts at the corporation of the fine arts museum of san francisco.
Largest: $25,000 to COFAM (FINE ARTS MUSEUMS FOUNDATION) — general operations
Largest: $5,000 to COFAM FINE ARTS MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO — donation made for general operating activities
Five Arts FoundationSan Francisco, CA
2 matching grants · $7,500 · through 2023Largest: $5,000 to THE CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUM (COFAM) — in support of the corporation of the fine arts museum (cofam)
Largest: $991,250 to CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS — support cofam's department of contemporary art and programming's efforts in acquiring contemporary works of art by emerging underrepresented artists.
The Davis Family FoundationSanta Rosa Beach, FL
1 matching grant · $1,000 · through 2024Largest: $1,000 to COFAM — supports fine arts museums programs in san francisco
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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 →