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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 “darling”
Where the money went
Friends of Lake Darling State ParkBrighton, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $278,763 · through 2024Largest: $211,108 to IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES — the friends of lake darling assist the iowa department of resources by funding specific capital projects and assisting the iowa department of natural resources in maintaining and p…
Largest: $200,000 to DING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY — hurricane recovery & restoration
Largest: $85,000 to DING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY — general charitable purposes
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $276,400 · through 2024Largest: $123,000 to DING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY INC — programatic support
Washington County RiverboatWashington, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $109,330 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to FRIENDS OF LAKE DARLING — 2024 fall grant: solar system
Largest: $15,000 to DING DARLING WILDLIFE — general operating
Largest: $7,500 to DING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY — to conserve and protect the j.n. "ding" darling national wildlife refuge
Largest: $12,000 to DING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY — help wildlife
George & Miriam Martin FoundationChester Springs, PA
4 matching grants · $25,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to DING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY — support their work
Largest: $9,500 to DING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY — program support
Kansas Association of Child CareSalina, KSCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $156,200 · through 2024Largest: $91,773 to DONIPHAN DARLINGS INC — sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive, child care coummnity partnership grant
Largest: $4,000 to SAMANTHA DARLING — academic scholarship
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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 →

