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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 “furnace”
Where the money went
Energy Share of MontanaHelena, MTCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $602,325 to Opportunities Inc — emergency bill assistance, furnace safety, weatherization
Largest: $150,000 to SLOSS FURNACES FOUNDATION — for preservation and development of 20th century blast furnace
Largest: $9,875 to Cheryl ODonnell — ac & furnace and furnace ac system
Tourism Council of Frederick CountyFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $81,420 · through 2024Largest: $38,221 to CATOCTIN FURNACE HISTORICAL SOCIETY — tripp advertising & tripp development
Community Foundation of the Eastern ShorSalisbury, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $78,080 · through 2024Largest: $25,192 to FURNACE TOWN FOUNDATION INC — arts, culture, and humanities
Largest: $39,000 to Franklin Furnace Archive — support for performance artists in the franklin furnace fund for performance art program.
The International Coalition of Sites of ConscienceNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $36,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to THE CATOCTIN FURNACE HISTORICAL SOCIETY — financial support (passthrough funds)
Bay Area Community FoundationBay City, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $92,500 · through 2023Largest: $8,062 to ARENAC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — replace old fuel oil furnace with a gas furnace, 2022 fund disbursement
Largest: $10,000 to Crawford County Coalition — to install new furnace and
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $137,700 · through 2024Largest: $53,750 to Franklin Furnace Archive Inc — arts & culture
Largest: $50,000 to CATOCTIN FURNACE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC — grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.
Largest: $10,000 to SLOSS FURNACES FOUNDATION INC — general/operating
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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 →