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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 “drake”
Where the money went
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
105 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $160,433 to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — grant distribution for drake law school
Largest: $12,000 to DARBI SPELLMAN - DRAKE UNIVERSITY L — student scholarship for drake law school, drake university
Prairie Meadows Race Track and CasinoAltoona, IACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $735,700 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Drake University — park with a purpose: the drake university food forest and prairie meadows walking path
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $929,540 · through 2023Largest: $564,040 to Paso del Norte Community Foundation — support for james drake collaborative project - ?can we know?, support of james drake collaborative - houston marketing event - distribution per miles fairis, support for james dra…
Largest: $40,000 to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — robert d & billie ray center
Largest: $175,000 to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — renovate a laboratory for water qual
Largest: $12,500 to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — of this amount, $10,000 is earmarked for support of the new media, editing and viewing suite in meredith hall. $2,500 is earmarked for general support of the alumni annual fund
Largest: $96,128 to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — the drake fund
Iowa College FoundationDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $259,720 · through 2024Largest: $67,543 to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — provide scholarships
William C Knapp Charitable FdnWest Des Moines, IA
6 matching grants · $179,000 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — general operating budget
Largest: $9,000 to JORDAN DRAKE — educational scholarship
Beer Paul TwSaint Louis, MO
4 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2025Largest: $425,025 to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — general support grant
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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 →