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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 “firemen”
Where the money went
The Msj FoundationFayetteville, NY
4 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2025Largest: $75,000 to FAYETTEVILLE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION — general operations
Mfu Joint Employment Committee TrustSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $497,494 to MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION — defray dispatch costs
Texas Mutual Insurance CompanyAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $900,000 · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to STATE FIREMENS AND FIRE MARSHALS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS — workforce development & safety training
Rochester Area Community FoundationRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $30,029 · through 2024Largest: $8,710 to ELBA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN — for general support
Largest: $12,176 to GRAFTON FIREMEN'S ASSOC INC — local fire services -general operating support
Largest: $10,000 to COKATO FIRE DEPT — to provide equipment for firemen
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $185,000 · through 2023Largest: $80,000 to EASTHAM FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION — for the purchase of 22 coat/pant sets for the eastham firefighters.
Nebraska Professional FirefightersLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2025Largest: $530,000 to FIRST RESPONDER HEALTH APP — app that assists firemen with stress.
The Yard FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,251 · through 2023Largest: $60,000 to Local 734 Widows and Orphans Fund — firemens family for line of duty deaths
Largest: $3,000 to Washington Volunteer Firemen — general charitable purposes
Largest: $25,400 to THIBODAUX VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT — to improve the services we provide to the community as well as provide for the overall safety of the firemen who provide those services.
The Smidt FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
3 matching grants · $22,000 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to BEVERLY HILLS FIREMENS RELIEF FUND — general operating 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 →