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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 “downtown”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.0M to DOWNTOWN AKRON PARTNERSHIP INC — to support the establishment of a fund to acquire and develop downtown properties and continue downtown programming.
Largest: $350,000 to DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM — to expand a high-quality, out-of-school time program near downtown detroit that provides students ages 8 to 18 with academic support, mentoring and enrichment activities.
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to DOWNTOWN VISION ALLIANCE INC — build up downtown support
Largest: $226,500 to Downtown Bentonville Inc — to support downtown bentonville, inc. in its mission to build and promotes a welcoming and lively downtown through experiences, education, and storytelling.
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
36 matching grants · $729,200 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTER — to provide general support
Largest: $800,000 to PITTSBURGH DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP INC — support of market square longer range design and program opportunity fund; development of a downtown retail strategy and seed capital for retail loan fund; support for mellon squar…
Largest: $25,000 to CORPUS CHRISTI DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION ALLIANCE — downtown decoration competition
Largest: $100,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER JOHNSTOWN — to develop a partnership to place a higher education institution in downtown johnstown that aims to restore and revitalize the downtown economy
Knoxville Cbid Management CorporationKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to TENNESSEE THEATRE — economic development to benefit downtown knoxville
Largest: $1.9M to DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP INC — to support downtown detroit partnership, (ddp) to manage the community engagement consulting project and serve as the lead organization for the development of a comprehensive desig…
Largest: $375,000 to PITTSBURGH DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP — downtown mobility plan implementation
Largest: $350,000 to PITTSBURGH DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP — for initiatives to create cleaner, safer, and more vibrant streets and public spaces in downtown pittsburgh
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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 →