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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 “curiosity”
Where the money went
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
6 matching grants · $815,302 · through 2024Largest: $239,980 to RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — curiosity & classrooms: an explor of curiosity & development of intellectual virtues
Largest: $99,590 to OHIO ENERGY PROJECT — through a stem-based, standards-aligned curriculum, e3: energy efficiency environment connects textbook energy and environmental concepts to real-world experiences. in the classroo…
Largest: $25,000 to MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM — to inspire curiosity, excite minds, and increase desire to preserve and protect our world's natural and cultural diversity through exhibitions, educational programs, collections, a…
Largest: $130,000 to PBS Reno (formerly KNPB) — curiosity classroom program
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
5 matching grants · $101,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — to support the advancement of knowledge, foster intellectual curiosity, build community, and empower lives of purpose, service and leadership
Largest: $130,000 to EPSTEIN HILLEL SCHOOL — to provide a challenging interdisciplinary curriculum that fosters critical thinking, curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning.
Largest: $25,000 to PBS Reno — to support the curiosity classroom program
Largest: $32,000 to THE MAGIC HOUSE — to engage all children with hands-on learning experiences to promote imagination, curiosity and creativity
Largest: $15,000 to Channel 5 Pub Brdcst Inc dba PBS Reno — pbs reno curiosity classroom
Largest: $194,779 to J AUSTIN WHITE CULTURAL CENTER — operating support and loan repayments for the tommy marshall curiosity center
Largest: $125,000 to CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH — to support the childrens museum in inspiring kindness, joy, creativity, and curiosity for all learners
Zink Family FoundationIndianapolis, IN
4 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS INC — to support children's curiosity and education
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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 →