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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 “desks”
Where the money went
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $991,000 · through 2023Largest: $296,000 to THE EDUCATION TRUST — to support the rapid response desk for educational equity
Largest: $1,081 to ST PIUS X — 114 chairs, 26 desks, 30 tables, 2 study carrels
Largest: $922,982 to The Curators of the University of Missouri — to support the mississippi river basin ag & water desk.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2023Largest: $300,000 to Community Desk Chicago — support of general operating for the launch and initial operations of community desk chicago (the desk) as a new 501(c)3 organization, formerly incubated at the trust. grant funds …
Largest: $1.0M to SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS — for the solar help desk, ichoosr, and solar army projects
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $205,878 · through 2023Largest: $51,000 to ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF LOUISVILLE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE — $51,000.00 for any item on grant list (flexible desks and workspaces, chairs and flexible seating, sensory, movement, and weighted materials, supplemental items, sound systems, and…
Largest: $1.5M to HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION — kff health news rural health desk
Illinois Bar FoundationSpringfield, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to CARPLS — to support their legal aid hotline and court-based advice desks
Largest: $35,000 to Loyola Academy — to modernize two classrooms including soft carpet squares, mobile personalized desks and chairs, and custom whiteboards
Largest: $143,000 to ASPEN JOURNALISM — colorado river basin/journalism - support the water desk and its coverage of water stories in the roaring fork and upper colorado river basin.
Largest: $50,000 to CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC — for the wbez enterprise news desks
East Hill FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY
4 matching grants · $192,949 · through 2024Largest: $72,500 to GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC — gift shop and reception desk at new visitors center year 1 of 2
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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 →