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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 “erickson”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.0M to Richard W Erickson Foundation — general financial support
Largest: $24,656 to EMILY ERICKSON — educational scholarship
Largest: $180,000 to MONTANA TECH FOUNDATION - SCHOLARSHIPS — rolin erickson montana resources opportunity scholarship
Largest: $10,000 to GWYNETH ERICKSON — university of wisconsin - madison college scholarship
Largest: $79,000 to The Trustees of Reservations — $25,000 (annual giving/unrestricted), $25,000 (project pario), $10,000 (erickson trust), $10,000 (jocelyn forbush prize), $9,000 (snow ball)
Largest: $25,000 to ERICKSON INSTITUTE — public charity support
Largest: $3,000 to CHRISTINE ERICKSON — educational scholarship
Jnf FoundationSalt Lake City, UT
4 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to RIchard W Erickson Foundation — general charitable
Largest: $254,000 to ERICKSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 501(c)(3) charitable purposes
Largest: $100,000 to ERICKSON INSTITUTE — general charitable purposes
Largest: $5,000 to ZINNA SOL ERICKSON CO NEW YORK — scholarship for books &
Largest: $30,000 to Mary Erickson Community Housing — the purpose of this grant is to support affordable housing
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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 →

