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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 “downs”
Where the money went
Largest: $9,500 to CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF DOWNS — charitable grant
American Quarter Horse AssociationAmarillo, TXCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2022Largest: $198,774 to ALL AMERICAN RUIDOSO DOWNS LLC dba RUIDOSO DOWNS — racing challenge
Florida Thoroughbred BreedersOcala, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $467,200 to TAMPA BAY DOWNS INC — purse supplement
Largest: $20,000 to CITY OF DOWNS — resurface the swimming pool
Largest: $5,000 to LJ PINIELLA FOUNDATION — provides funds for downs syndrom research and care
Largest: $15,000 to MARION DOWNS CENTER — to help provide direct clinical services to families or patients who need support dealing with hearing impairment and sponsor newborn hearing screening symposium.
Largest: $15,000 to DOWNING STREET FOUNDATION — general operating support
Largest: $10,000 to DOWNING HOUSE — aid to community
Largest: $165,000 to STARablity Foundation — to support programs for children with downs syndrome
Largest: $175,165 to Eastern Maine Community College — scholarships - e abbott, n agbuya, j anderson, s arabambi, k atkinson, j beal, m berry, v blanchette, a bland, r bouffard, c boyce, j boyd, m brawn, h bray, h brown, n brown, o bun…
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $225,101 · through 2024Largest: $176,529 to Eastern Washington University — dillon ryan-downing, scholarship 2024
Largest: $50,000 to BRIDGE HOUSING — jordan downs forward workforce initiative
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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 →