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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 “exposition”
Where the money went
Dickson-Allen FoundationHallettsville, TX
10 matching grants · $603,300 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to LAVACA EXPOSITION ASSOCIATION — student scholarships
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $400,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND LIVESTOCK SHOW — scholarships & financial aid
Largest: $3,000 to LAREDO INTERNATIONAL FAIR AND EXPOSITION — laredo international fair and exposition
Fort Worth Stock Show SyndicateFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $23.4M · through 2024Largest: $9.1M to SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND LIVESTOCK SHOW — to provide means for agricultural youth to further educational / vocational opportunities.
Communities Foundation of OklahomaOklahoma City, OKCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $367,700 · through 2024Largest: $114,368 to OKLAHOMA YOUTH EXPOSITION INC — youth development
Largest: $36,100 to SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION INC — junior livestock auction - emphasizes agriculture and education to develop the youth of texas
Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $126,250 · through 2024Largest: $52,500 to SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION INC — human services
Sonoma County Community FoundationSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $81,670 · through 2024Largest: $41,680 to SONOMA COUNTY FAIR AND EXPOSITION INC — clock tower at the saralee and richard barn, 2024 arthur "big boy and catherine "honey kunde scholarship
Largest: $6,750 to SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION INC — emphasize agriculture and education to develop the youth of texas
Largest: $7,500 to Eastern States Exposition Foundation — general chariatble purposes
Community FoundationElkhart, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $237,590 · through 2023Largest: $123,590 to ELKHART COUNTY 4-H FAIR & AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION INC — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
Largest: $59,000 to WESTERN OREGON EXPOSITION — roof replacement on barns
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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 →