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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 “featuring”
Where the money went
Largest: $350,000 to THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC — core support for special exhibitions featuring master contemporary artists exploring new ideas and scholarship on issues of race, representation, gender and power
Tucson Desert Song FestivalTucson, AZCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $311,750 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to ARIZONA OPERA — subsidize performances and master class featuring leading vocal artist
Largest: $228,945 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — to support an annual feature film production grant over three years to enable film students to shoot a first feature film about science and technology
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
16 matching grants · $833,155 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to The American Association of Museums — in support of scholarships for museum professionals to attend the american alliance of museums virtual annual meeting which features chicago arts and culture institutions and leade…
Largest: $100,000 to NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP — to provide misinformation researchers greater insights into the scale and narrative trends of problematic content across communities by expanding the features and capacity of the j…
Largest: $95,000 to CITY THEATRE COMPANY INC — to support the 2024-25 performing arts season, featuring full productions, special events, new play commissions and workshops, anniversary events, and education programs
Sage BionetworksSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $831,718 · through 2024Largest: $208,563 to University of California Los Angeles — itcr, lead evaluation and testing of new synapse features and their incorporation into multiple challenges, including a lead study of prostate cancer active surveillance. provide s…
Albuquerque Convention & Visitors BureauAlbuquerque, NMCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $275,000 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to BLUE RIVER PRODUCTIONS — creation of chocolate & coffee week, featuring chocolate and coffee related events, activities, dining experiences, and educational opportunities throughout albuquerque.
Largest: $100,000 to Entertainment 2 Affect Change — to research, develop, cast, and film for sales materials and final product of a multi-episode television series, featuring sean sherman, about indigenous culinary ingredients, cult…
Field of VisionNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $341,000 · through 2024Largest: $52,000 to BelleMoon Productions — feature film production, travel
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $639,100 · through 2024Largest: $260,000 to Constant Energy Capital Management Inc — fintech platform feature delivery and customer onboarding
Largest: $25,200 to FRACTURED ATLAS FBO QUEER ARTS FEATURED — one year of project support of queer arts featured to collaborate with casey trujillo to create the deaf drag empowerment residency & showcase
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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 →