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.
9 funders with a record of paying for “enhacement”
Where the money went
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9 funders, 14 recipients, grants matching “enhacement” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.
Largest: $10,000 to THE PARTNERSHIP PLAN — grant request is for two projects: 1) $6,000 to enhace and grow the design & make program at the two stillwater middle schools 2) $4,000 for upgrading three green rooms at the stil…
Largest: $25,000 to UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION — to supporting and enhacing the vision, mission, and values of the uofa through the development of its students and staff.
Largest: $9,000 to Tennessee Golf Foundation — to promote hold and its life-enhacing values with an emphasis on teaching youth veterans and the disadvantaged.
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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 →
