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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 “dragon”
Where the money went
Largest: $200,000 to BLUE DRAGON CHILDRENS FOUNDATION USA — assist blue dragon to purchase a retreat center for the children being served
The Devto Support FoundationNewport Beach, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to DRAGON KIM FOUNDATION — education/enrichment - dragon kim fellowship project
Largest: $12,000 to DeWitt Dragon Closet — payment for clothing, supplies
Largest: $9,000 to BADGER LAKE DRAGON BOAT ASSOCIATION — badger lake dragon boat bash
Largest: $5,000 to DRAGON KIM FOUNDATION — the dragon kim foundation fellowship program
Jefferson Regional FoundationPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $359,000 · through 2023Largest: $155,000 to DRAGON'S DEN — build self-confidence, trust, and sociability of jefferson school-age youth and develop deeper community engagement in homestead by offering after school programs, summer camps,and…
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $160,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to DARTMOUTH DRAGON FOUNDATION INC — community & human services
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to NASHVILLE ZOO INC — designated for the komodo dragon exhibit
Largest: $35,000 to DRAGON'S DEN — to support out-of-school-time programming focused on community-based social-emotional learning
Friends of Falun GongWayne, NJCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $770,000 · through 2023Largest: $720,000 to DRAGON SPRING FALUN GONG — education-general
Head for the Cure FoundationKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $23,600 · through 2024Largest: $8,600 to DRAGON MASTER FOUNDATION — support for brain cancer research and patients
Largest: $10,000 to WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC — for the oliver dragon fund of wfmt
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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 →