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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 “desoto”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to Arcadia-DeSoto County Habitat for Humanity — to support hurricane recovery efforts related to home repairs in desoto county.
Largest: $2.4M to COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS (CEDAR HILL AND DESOTO ISD STEM) — educational institutions-operation funds, building funds, and scholarships.dallas, tx
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CoSarasota, FLCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.7M to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND DESOTO COUNTIES — capital purchases, general support, program support, scholarship support
Largest: $17,500 to DESOTO FOOD PANTRY — desoto contact benevolent need expansion and food pantry grocery purchase funding
Largest: $87,130 to DESOTO COUNTY DREAM CENTER INC — backpacks, school supplies, tech fees for needy children in desoto county mississippi
Suncoast Credit Union FoundationTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $154,584 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL OLYMPICS — desoto county school district special olympics field day event
Community Foundation of NorthwestHernando, MSCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $161,430 · through 2024Largest: $37,930 to DESOTO ARTS COUNCIL — arts & culture
United Way SuncoastTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $574,241 · through 2024Largest: $124,817 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA & DESOTO COUNTY — allocations, designations, disaster relief response, grants & program impact funding
Central Florida BehavioralTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $621,823 · through 2024Largest: $187,916 to SCHOOL DISTRICT-DESOTO — substance abuse/mental health dcf suncoast region
Largest: $40,000 to DESOTO COUNTY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — organizational grants
Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota andSarasota, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2023Largest: $496,868 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND DESOTO COUNTIES INC — support the boys & girls clubs of sarasota and desoto counties, inc.
Largest: $15,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND DESOTO COUNTIES INC — scholarship support for roy mcbean
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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 →