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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 “ernest”
Where the money went
Largest: $2.1M to Houston Museum of Natural Science — support the virginia and ernest cockrell, jr. permanently restricted endowment
Largest: $18,000 to ERNEST OBERHOLTZER FOUNDATION — general funding
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $109,000 · through 2024Largest: $52,000 to ERNEST C OBERHOLTZER FOUNDATION — donor advised, public affairs/society benefit
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
4 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to AUSTIN CREPELLE & ERNEST SICKEY SCHOOL FOR DOMESTIC DEPENDENT — sponsor the 5th annual all roads lead to chaco canyon conference for navajo leaders and change makers to participate in seminars, panels and discussions on the navajo economy and g…
Largest: $180,533 to ERNEST AND SALLY MICEK FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND — unrestricted charitable gift
Largest: $48,290 to ERNEST DIMBO — educational scholarship
Springboard for the ArtsSaint Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $56,021 · through 2024Largest: $30,500 to ERNEST BRIGGS — fiscal agent activity
Largest: $25,000 to ERNEST MASCHKA — educational scholarship
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to BRIDGE BUILDERS FOUNDATION INC — toward the ernest e. just youth saturday science program
Chatham County Partnership for ChildrenPittsboro, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $33,110 · through 2023Largest: $17,118 to ERNEST MYATT CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT CENTER — nutrition/child care food program
Largest: $100,000 to University of CA San Diego — evelyn & ernest rady graduate fellowship fund
Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $14,000 · through 2023Largest: $8,500 to METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC — for unrestricted support at the recommendation of ernest e. keet
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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 →