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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.

1 funder with a record of paying for “frwd”

Where the money went

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The International Association → Hayiya Dance Theatre Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association → Hill Dance Academy Theatre: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association → Hopeboykindance LLC: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association → Iibada Dance Company: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association → Institute for Dunham Technique Certification: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association → Jones-Haywood Dance School Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association → Making A Difference Dancing Rhythms Organization: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association → Mojuba Dance Collective: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association → The Dance Institute of Washington Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022The International Association: $113K on this topic. Open the funder.The International Association$113KHayiya Dance Theatre Inc: received $13K on this topicHayiya Dance Theatre Inc$13KHill Dance Academy Theatre: received $13K on this topicHill Dance Academy Theatre$13KHopeboykindance LLC: received $13K on this topicHopeboykindance LLC$13KIibada Dance Company: received $13K on this topicIibada Dance Company$13KInstitute for Dunham Technique Certification: received $13K on this topicInstitute for Dunham Technique…$13KJones-Haywood Dance School Inc: received $13K on this topicJones-Haywood Dance School Inc$13KMaking A Difference Dancing Rhythms Organization: received $13K on this topicMaking A Difference Dancing Rhy…$13KMojuba Dance Collective: received $13K on this topicMojuba Dance Collective$13KThe Dance Institute of Washington Inc: received $13K on this topicThe Dance Institute of Washingt…$13K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →