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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 “crane”
Where the money went
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $307,500 · through 2024Largest: $87,500 to CRANE SCHOOL — scholarships & financial aid
Largest: $498,930 to INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC — further organization's exempt purpose
Largest: $19,000 to CRANE COUNTY 4-H CLUB — unrestricted general
Largest: $25,000 to International Crane Fdn — to support restoration and protection of migrating whooping cranes, the worlds rarest crane species
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $357,000 · through 2024Largest: $105,000 to INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC — environment & animal protection
Largest: $15,000 to CRANE SCHOOL — crane annual fund
Nccco FoundationMurray, UTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $211,388 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to National Safety Council — provide research on safety hazards for those working in the crane industry.
A for ArizonaScottsdale, AZCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2023Largest: $300,000 to CRANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #13 — education innovation
Largest: $100,000 to CRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL — to support the school's programs which provide excellence in education.
Largest: $50,000 to INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION — charitable - white bellied heron & whooping cranes projects
AgeoptionsOak Park, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $544,480 · through 2024Largest: $162,611 to WHITE CRANE WELLNESS CENTER — health promotion services for elderly
Largest: $90,000 to INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION — to enable the donees to carry-out their tax exempt purposes.
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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 →