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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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “fudge”
Where the money went
Uvas FoundationConshohocken, PA
3 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — fudge family birthing suites
Role Model Movement Inc NfpChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $11,700 · through 2021Largest: $1,700 to Dions Chicago Dream — project dream fudge
Women'S Business Development CouncilStamford, CTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $8,046 · through 2024Largest: $8,046 to THE NUTMEG FUDGE COMPANY — launchpad grant
The Springfield FoundationSpringfield, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to FLOURISHING UNDER DISTRESS GIVING ENCOURAGEMENT INC — fudge foundation summer camp
Largest: $2,000 to DENNIS FUDGE — funeral expense assistance
Largest: $1,542 to 3 Chicks Fudgery — payment to organization to purchase fudge that was sold as part of fundraiser for booster club to raise monies to fund tuition expenses of students wishing to participate in dance …
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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 →