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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 “confluence”
Where the money went
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $960,704 · through 2024Largest: $236,635 to IOWA CONFLUENCE WATER TRAILS — grant distribution
Community Foundation of NcwWenatchee, WACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $797,826 · through 2024Largest: $312,038 to CONFLUENCE HEALTH FOUNDATION — various purposes as approved by cfncw board
Largest: $159,816 to CONFLUENCES — for project support
Largest: $243,017 to MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY — to serve as the confluence of historical perspectives to inspire and engage
Largest: $31,350 to CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY — native leadership scholarship and rainmakers collaborative
Largest: $100,000 to CONFLUENCE PROJECT — emerging indigenous artist educator
Pablo FoundationEau Claire, WI
5 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $511,200 to CONFLUENCE COUNCIL INC — bdg, learning pods, pablo ctr rent
Largest: $100,000 to CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY INC — launching the foundation transparency compact
National Alliance of State andWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $347,500 · through 2023Largest: $135,000 to CONFLUENCE HRH413 — provide direct funding for ssps to expand national ssp ta for hds and cbos that can reach all ssps in the u.s.
Eau Claire Area Convention and VisitorEau Claire, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $836,832 · through 2025Largest: $275,000 to CONFLUENCE COUNCIL INC — allocate and remit city of eau claire funding for specified tourism development
Largest: $62,500 to CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY INC — for advancing climate-related strategies for mission-aligned investment of foundation assets
Largest: $200,000 to TELFAIR MUSEUM OF ART — invaluable confluence of arts, culture and history that reaches out to its audience through a diverse schedule of exhibitions and programs
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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 →