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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 “dining”
Where the money went
Economic Development Corporation ofKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to VYE COCKTAIL LOUNGE — enhance outdoor dining areas
Possibility LabsSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $950,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to DINE CITIZENS AGAINST RUINING OUR ENVIRONMENT — general operating support
Central Minnesota Council On AgingSt Cloud, MNCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $9.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.5M to CATHOLIC CHARITIES — congregate dining, home delivered meals and telephone reasurrance
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
6 matching grants · $970,930 · through 2024Largest: $225,000 to DINE COLLEGE — improve maternal child health outcomes for navajo families by increasing access to doula and lactation providers through a planning assessment at dine college
Largest: $100,000 to BROOKWOOD SCHOOL INC — to support the capital campaign for the dining center that will provide meeting space for student fellowship, electronic media sources, and collaborative learning
Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA
6 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $350,000 to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — kosher kitchen and dining program
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2023Largest: $396,783 to ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION — for st. anthony's dining room. for general support. in support of the companionship of care model. for general support. for general support of st. anthony's dining room.
First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, COCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $109,400 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to DINE BE LINA INC — economic development
Largest: $1.1M to YOUNG LIFE — capital for southwind dining hall and ministry support
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $460,000 · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to DINE COLLEGE — to support scholarships and academic program extension
Largest: $142,500 to ST MARY'S DINING ROOM — general support, $142,500 per year for three years
Port City Operating Company LlcPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $344,250 · through 2024Largest: $141,750 to ST MARYS DINING ROOM — community health
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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 →