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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 “dolls”
Where the money went
Largest: $30,000 to TIMES-PICAYUNE DOLL & TOY FUND — unrestricted general
Largest: $18,400 to KENYA QUILTS FOR EMPOWERMENT — educational kits, obstetric fistula rehab program, doll kits
Largest: $107,500 to MT ANGEL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — doll museum expenses
Largest: $5,500 to DOLL E DAZE PROJECT AND MUSEUM INC — arts & culture
Largest: $32,506 to Columbia University In The City of — scholarships for a. abouelnaga ($5,000), s. ahmed ($2,036), c. ajualip hernandez ($5,000), a. colmenares ($6,000), a. doll ($5,000), d. magana alday ($7,500), and m. mir ($1,970)
Largest: $600,000 to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIO — the dixon and carol doll next generation fund
American Legion Post 91 ofNew Salem, NDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,002 · through 2024Largest: $13,962 to DOLL FARMS — beef for am legion
Largest: $5,000 to KY DOLL MUSEUM — to further the mission of the donee
Largest: $5,000 to UNITED FEDERATION OF DOLL CLUBS INC — support of programs with the mission of preserving and promoting the art of doll collecting.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to Dolls for Daughters & Kenzi's Kidz — general operating support
Northeast Entrepreneur FundDuluth, MNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to DOLL'S DAY CARE — investment grant
San Francisco Fire Credit UnionSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $19,479 · through 2024Largest: $14,456 to SF LOCAL 798 TOY PROGRAM — includes toy program doll and ball donations and golf tournament sponsorship
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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 →