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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 “ecocenter”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to SAVE THE EARTH ECOCENTER — research &dvlpmnt of organic farming
Largest: $50,000 to FLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY — ocean ecocenter and cap expansion program promoting education, research and advocacy for the environment
Park City Community FoundationPark City, UTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $50,015 · through 2024Largest: $18,115 to SWANER PRESERVE AND ECOCENTER — environmental
Largest: $2,000 to SWANER PRESERVE AND ECOCENTER — distributions for charitable purposes
Largest: $5,000 to ECOCENTER INC — general & unrestricted
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $110,000 · through 2021Largest: $55,000 to Florida Oceanographic Society Inc — general operating support. support of the ocean ecocenter
Largest: $10,000 to ECOCENTER INC — to support foundation's programs
Largest: $3,000 to UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY — swaner preserve & ecocenter
Charlottesville Area CommunityCharlottesville, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to ECOCENTER INC — general purposes from stefan and jaclyn lessard
Orange County Community FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $135,000 · through 2021Largest: $135,000 to ECOCENTER INC — environment & animal welfare
Largest: $35,000 to ECOCENTER INC — to support environmental projects.
Largest: $50,000 to ECOCENTER INC — their mission is to educate, inspire and empower people in the stewardship of ecological design and sustainability in the core areas of grow, eat, and make.
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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 →