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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 “francine”
Where the money went
Largest: $7,500 to Sonia Clement — family support for hurricane francine property damage
Largest: $5.5M to STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE — artistic initiatives
Baton Rouge Area FoundationBaton Rouge, LACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK INC — general support, to support hunger action month, for hurrican francine relief, to support the farm fresh healthy food initiative, to assist with the food shortage
Bayou Community FoundationHouma, LACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $190,500 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank — food distribution at 10 sites & restock food bank after hurricane francine
Largest: $74,000 to STERLING & FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE — unrestricted general
Largest: $100,000 to LEAP INC — francine a lefrak foundation tools of the trade fund
Largest: $10,000 to STERLING & FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE — exhibit support, edgar degas: multi-media artist in the age of impressionism
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $56,000 · through 2024Largest: $26,000 to Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute — operating support/annual fund
Largest: $1,250 to DORRAINE MCENANEY BY FRANCINE MCENA — unrestricted and restricted contribution
Berkshire Taconic CommunitySheffield, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $92,163 · through 2024Largest: $13,250 to STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE — given to support the research work and art collection of the institute
Largest: $5,000 to STERLING FRANCINE CLARK ART INST — general operating
Largest: $25,000 to CAPITAL AREA UNITED WAY — disaster relief efforts in ascension parish, st. james parish, and iberville parish communities affected by hurricane francine.
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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 →