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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 “dewey”
Where the money went
Largest: $908,325 to PARKER DEWEY LLC — deluca micro-internship program
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
7 matching grants · $58,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Leflore County Historical Society Inc — to revitalize the downtown dewey district pocket park.
Largest: $2,500 to CITY OF DEWEY — utility program
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $137,567 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to Dewey Inc — dewey is a subscription-based saas learning platform and program featuring multimedia, multilingual resources in wellbeing and academic achievement for parents and caregivers of sc…
Southern Delaware TourismGeorgetown, DECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $554,595 to REHOBOTH-DEWEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — to promote tourism
Largest: $2,500 to SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY — dewey james scholarship recipient julia whitehead fall 2024/spring 2025
Lyon FoundationBartlesville, OK
3 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to FRIENDS OF DEWEY PARKS ASSOCIATION — infrastructure improvements
Largest: $44,176 to JACK DEWEY — scholarship grants for undergraduate study
Cresap Family FoundationOklahoma City, OK
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BARTLESVILLE — boys & girls club of dewey
Largest: $1,750 to DEWEY DAM DOG AND CAT PROTECTION SOCIETY — community support
Largest: $12,000 to CASH CANINES ASSISTING SERVICE HEROES — service dog training (dewey)
The School FoundationFlorence, SCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $16,368 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to BRIGGS DEWEY L CARTER CARVER AND SAVANNAH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS — gearing up for guided reading (virtually!)
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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 →