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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 “figure”
Where the money went
Twin City Figure Skating AssnBloomington, MNCharity · may take applications
44 matching grants · $60,600 · through 2024Largest: $7,750 to BLOOMINGTON FIGURE SKATING CLUB — general operating grant
Largest: $105,153 to VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS — scholarships - summer 22 hockey & figure skating
Largest: $50,000 to NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY COMPANY LIMITED — for the exhibition the time is always now: artists reframe the black figure which will explore the role of black subjects and artists in transatlantic figurative art
Largest: $55,000 to FIGURE SKATING IN HARLEM INC — unrestricted general
United States Figure Skating FoundationColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $13.8M · through 2024Largest: $4.6M to UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING — scholarships, athlete programs, athlete development, general operations, and information technology
Largest: $734,819 to MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE — funding for meetings between western scientists and leading contemplative figures to study similarities and differences between western scientific practices and contemplative medit…
Largest: $60,000 to FIGURE SKATING IN HARLEM INC — to support figure skating detroits efforts towards improving access to figure skating and recreational opportunities.
Largest: $35,000 to Open Eye Figure Theatre — for general operating support
Largest: $50,000 to FIGURE SKATING IN HARLEM — recognize good work the organization performs
West Harlem Development CorporationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to FIGURE SKATING IN HARLEM — to support "i can excel" that provides west harlem girls with access to figure skating along with tutoring, academic and leadership classes, and college/career exploration during t…
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $168,065 · through 2024Largest: $73,000 to BLUE SKY CONSULTING GROUP LLC — medi-cal facts and figures update 2023; safety net facts and figures 2023
United States Olympic and ParalympicColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to US FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION — olympic/paralympic support
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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 →