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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.
4 funders with a record of paying for “forestkeeper”
Where the money went
Largest: $37,000 to SEQUOIA FORESTKEEPER — to be used at the sole discretion of the executive director for sequoia forestkeeper projects/expenditures
Environment NowNewport Beach, CA
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to SEQUOIA FORESTKEEPER — sequoia and sierra national forest protection
RewildAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2021Largest: $25,000 to SEQUOIA FORESTKEEPER — research conservation
Sierra ClubOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $13,000 · through 2024Largest: $13,000 to SEQUOIA FORESTKEEPER — environmental protection
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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 →