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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 “display”
Where the money went
Largest: $2.4M to MILAN BIBLIOTECA BRAIDENSE — donation of artwork to be displayed. the foundation is in compliance with revenue proc. 2017-53 and necessary documents are on file.
Largest: $30,000 to ZOO BOISE — community display
Largest: $15,000 to LOS ANGELES CO MUSEUM OF ART — financial support for public display
Largest: $2.5M to FUNDACION MUSEO REINA SOFIA — support to acquire additional artworks to be displayed at the museo reina sofa (madrid).
Largest: $35,000 to EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO — promote public awareness of jaime davidovich artworks by contributing diverse collections of art to be displayed in museums.
Largest: $71,400 to LUNGHWA UNIVERSITY — to support promoting research and education in the science and technology through the development and support of a community of scholars, and through the display and interpretation…
Largest: $314,984 to Seal Cove Auto Museum — to fund seal cove auto museum - displays classic autos
Largest: $50,000 to MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUND — providing displays of art to the community
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
7 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Holiday in the Park — to assist with maintenance and expansion needs for the holiday light displays.
Largest: $450,000 to DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC — artwork for public display
Largest: $50,000 to FREEDOM FORUM INC — to support an exhibit entitled "the first amendment and you(th)," to be displayed at the dulles international and reagan national airports.
Largest: $142,000 to ART OF THE MATTER — art outreach, public displays of art, national quilt exhibit, covid and first responder memorials, sponsorship of art displays in inova sharr cancer center (fairfax va).
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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 →