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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 “cruise”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,929 to Reagan Cruise — college scholarship
Largest: $5,377 to CHILD CRUISE & PLAYGROUND SOC — general operating
Clf VenturesBoston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $365,889 · through 2022Largest: $125,906 to NEW YORK CITY CRUISE LINES INC — epa clean diesel program
Maui Economic Development BoardKihei, HICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to MAUI ADVENTURE CRUISES INC — 2023 maui wildfire recovry (maui business bridge grants)
Largest: $10,000 to Police Chaplains Ministry — to support programs for survivors of chicago police officers killed in line of duty, including summer boat cruise and annual holiday dinner
Largest: $4,000 to THE DAVID KUNKEL FOUNDATION INC — kunkel cruise-in
The US Charitable Gift TrustBoston, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $60,817 · through 2024Largest: $31,429 to Buckeye Cruise for Cancer — for recipient's exempt purpose
Largest: $60,000 to Courageous Sailing Center of Boston Inc — purchase of one cruising boat and one j80
Community FoundationElkhart, INCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to JR MEMORIAL CRUISE FOR A CURE — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
Largest: $10,000 to VETERANS SAILING ASSOCIATION — funds will enable veterans to earn their asa 101 keelboat & 103 coastal cruising certifications
Largest: $1,000 to OLD SALEM CHAPTER AACA — to support summer cruise-in
Largest: $5,000 to ANACOSTIA COORDINATING COUNCIL — annual brunch cruise sponsorship
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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 →