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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 “feather”
Where the money went
Foundation for California CommunitySacramento, CACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $913,526 · through 2024Largest: $10,833 to FEATHER RIVER COLLEGE FOUNDATION — osher scholarship
White Feather ForestSaugerties, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.4M to WHITE FEATHER FARM INC — support charitable activities of white feather farm inc, a supported organization
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $4.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to FEATHER RIVER LAND TRUST — conservation activities
Midway USA FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $207,882 · through 2024Largest: $44,488 to CLAY FEATHERS INC — to fund youth shooting sports
Largest: $100,000 to TWO FEATHERS - NAFS — general operating support
Largest: $15,000 to Pink Feather Foundation — general operating support
Community InitiativesOakland, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $7.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to FEATHER RIVER LAND TRUST — advancing conservation projects in sierra valley and the bald mountain range
Largest: $170,732 to ish — cincinnati teen initiative; birds of a feather (reflect cincy); elech (reflect cincy); strategic planning
Largest: $5,500 to Feather River Land Trust — public support
Tahoe Truckee Community FoundationTruckee, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to FEATHER RIVER LAND TRUST — general funding
Largest: $55,000 to HORSE FEATHERS EQUINE CENTER — animal rescue
Largest: $5,000 to FEATHER RIVER LAND TRUST — contributions are made for educational purposes as these organizations decide
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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 →