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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 “draft”
Where the money went
Largest: $450,000 to GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC — core support for the drafting of the accountability framework for generation equality forum and core support for the gender based violence program
USA HockeyColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2023Largest: $1.3M to US HOCKEY LEAGUE — nhl draft, ncaa grant and ushl grant
Largest: $8,060 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE — general funds
Largest: $7,500 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE — general operating
Largest: $110,000 to 1 HORSE AT A TIME DRAFT HORSE RESCUE — animal rescue
Largest: $5,000 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD — general operating support
Largest: $5,000 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY — general operating
Robin Colson Memorial Foundation Tr Xxx-Xx-XxxxManchester, NH
4 matching grants · $9,500 · through 2025Largest: $2,500 to DRAFT GRATITUDE — daily operations
National Council for CommunityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $47,500 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to ORTIZ ART DRAFTS DESIGNS LLC — covid-19 assistance
Animal Welfare FundSalem, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $35,669 · through 2024Largest: $12,230 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD — to assist in the organization's exempt purposes.
Largest: $4,500 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE — to facilitate the rescue of draft and draft cross horses from slaughter, abuse, and neglect.
Largest: $10,000 to GENTLE GIANT DRAFT HORSE RESCUE — operating expenses
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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 →