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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 “folger”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL — abigail folger library fund in memory of mrs. ines m. folger
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY — to provide support for folger shakespeare library
Largest: $3,000 to FOLGERS BEN — college expenses
The Sterling Donor Advised FundReston, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY — folger shakespeare theatre "wonder of will" campaign
Largest: $30,000 to FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY AMHERST COLLEGE — general operating support for theatrical productions and activities
Largest: $6,000 to FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY — general operating support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,500 · through 2021Largest: $9,250 to Trustees of Amherst College — general operating support, amherst fund, class of 1963, the alumni fund, folger shakespeare library. support for a named seat in the folger theater
Largest: $10,000 to AMHERST COLLEGE'S FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY — general operating expenses
The Jewish Federation of GreaterNorth Bethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $135,000 · through 2022Largest: $102,500 to FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY — see part iv, type a
Largest: $12,500 to THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY — support museums
Largest: $5,000 to FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY — support activities of organization
Largest: $2,800 to AMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES - FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBR — general & unrestricted
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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 →