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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 “diving”
Where the money went
Ndn CollectiveRapid City, SDCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $9.3M · through 2023Largest: $2.0M to OCETI SAKOWIN COMMUNITY ACADEMY — regional deep dive
Largest: $30,000 to SONOMA RCD — tech deep dive - implementation
Largest: $10,000 to JILLIAN SLOTNICK — scholarships awarded for deserving seniors going on to further education in the sport of swimming, diving or gymnastics.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $21.4M · through 2022Largest: $392,912 to Trustees of Dartmouth College — stamps scholars, unrestricted annual support, stamps scholars - spirit funds, general operating support, support for the swimming and diving team, $10,000 for the dartmouth college…
Largest: $30,000 to OCEANOGRAPHIC TEACHING STATIONS - ROUNDHOUSE AQUARIUM — dive into stem
Community Foundation of Northern NevadaReno, NVCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to USA Diving Inc — 2023 world aquatics high diving world cup- 2nd half
National Marine Sanctuary FoundationSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $472,696 · through 2024Largest: $223,875 to MOODY GARDENS — gulf mesophotic and deep benthic communities technical diving operations and coordination
Largest: $108,897 to YALE UNIVERSITY — to support the yale center for emotional intelligence ruler program - specifically the middle school deep dive 5-year longitudinal study in salt lake city
Largest: $8,000 to DIVE HEART — to help disabled people through scuba diving
Leeds Foundation PbcPalm Beach Gardens, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $545,600 · through 2024Largest: $360,000 to DIVEHEART DBA THRESHER AQUA — access to diving
Raymond C Rude Supporting FoundationReno, NVCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $342,689 · through 2022Largest: $14,127 to Dive RVA — rva dive team
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
3 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2022Largest: $1.0M to PROPUBLICA — increase the capacity of 10 local newsrooms in new orleans, mississippi and new mexico to take on deep-dive investigative work essential to democratic governance and equity in vuln…
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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 →