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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 “curtain”
Where the money went
Largest: $75,000 to BLUE CURTAIN A NEW JERSEY NON-PROFIT — unrestricted general
Largest: $101,043 to GRAND RAPIDS CIVIC THEATER — behind the curtain campaign
Community Foundation of Snohomish CountyEverett, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to RED CURTAIN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS — robert killingstad family fund
Largest: $25,000 to SUMTER LITTLE THEATRE — curtains & lighting
Crawley Family FoundationOklahoma City, OK
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER — dallas childrens theater off-site residencies- curtains up on reading and curtains up on literacy
Community Foundation of Howard CountyKokomo, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $36,233 · through 2024Largest: $18,430 to CURTAIN CALL INC — arts, culture
Mdbc FoundationKew Gardens, NY
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to OPERATION OPEN CURTAIN — general purpose of charity
Tidewater Jewish FoundationVirginia Beach, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $37,000 · through 2023Largest: $13,800 to OPERATION OPEN CURTAIN - GEMILAS CHESED FOR RUSSIAN JEWS — general operations/donations
Karl and Mildred Niekamp Charitable FoundationWheeling, WV
2 matching grants · $91,500 · through 2025Largest: $51,500 to Strand Theatre Preservation Society — fire curtain replacement
Largest: $5,000 to MADISON BALLET INC — madison ballet, behind the curtain, the nutcracker
The Arts CouncilWinstonsalem, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2023Largest: $49,112 to ROYAL CURTAIN DRAMA GUILD INC — operating assistance
Largest: $25,000 to CURTAIN UP CANCER FOUNDATION — the six performance
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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 →