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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 “elbow”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to ELBOW REEF FOUNDATION — gos for elbow reef lighthouse society
Largest: $50,000 to ELBOW ROOM — to support the organization
Largest: $3,000 to ELBOW REEF FOUNDATION INC — mckibbon campaign for the lighthouse rebuild
Largest: $1,000 to PERC INC (ELBOW REEF LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY) — elbow reef lighthouse society
Largest: $30,000 to ELBOW ROOM — arts program for developmentally disabled individuals in the portland, or area
Largest: $25,000 to FAMILY SUCCESS CENTER OF ETOWAH COUNTY INC — through the prepare and prevent: child traffic safety program, fscoec partners with the etowah county health department to show clients how to properly install car seats. attendees…
Largest: $57,979 to AMERICAN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGEONS — to serve patients, members, and society by advancing shoulder and elbow care.
Wayne-Metropolitan CommunityDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Elbow to Elbow Incorporated — education and training youth and adults
Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $45,122 · through 2024Largest: $45,122 to ELBOW ROOM THE MOVEMENT TO END STUDENT LOAN DEBT — general support to further the organization's purpose.
West Central InitiativeFergus Falls, MNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $35,181 · through 2023Largest: $35,181 to CITY OF ELBOW LAKE — splash pad/water park support
Largest: $13,500 to Elbow Lake Baptist Church — parking lot project
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to P E R C INC — elbow reef lighthouse society
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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 →