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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 “furniture”
Where the money went
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
33 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2023Largest: $750,000 to SEED SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY — toward furniture for the new campus
Largest: $500,000 to COVENANT HOUSE ALASKA — furniture and equipment for the covey academy workforce development center in anchorage
Largest: $333,334 to FURNITURE BANK OF CENTRAL OHIO — master plan to furnish our community
Largest: $254,103 to THE FURNITURE PROJECT OMAHA — the warehouse project
Gonzaga Law School FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to THE CORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — scholarships to law students; salaries and benefits for law endowed chairs and scholars, faculty, and staff; remodeling and furniture for law school building; investment management…
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2023Largest: $651,250 to YALE UNIVERSITY — to support the herold laboratory, currently overseen by dr. kevan herold. to support the furniture study on the west campus and the friends of american art at yale. for the dave le…
Mountain Brook Council PtoMountain Brook, ALCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to CRESTLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — payments for playground construction, teacher classroom needs, technology, support for art, music, spanish, counseling, new furniture,new smartboards,teacher professional developme…
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $310,000 · through 2023Largest: $45,000 to HENRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — $45,000.00 for any item on grant list - classroom furniture and alternative seating, behavior tracker software, social emotional curriculum and materials, reading and math curricul…
Largest: $40,000 to NEW LIFE FURNITURE INC DBA NEW LIFE FURNITURE BANK — organization's charitable purpose
Columbus FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $649,584 to FURNITURE BANK OF CENTRAL OHIO — advancing philanthropy & social services
United Way of Central OhioColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $179,185 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to FURNITURE BANK OF CENTRAL OHIO — program operating costs
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $252,333 · through 2023Largest: $61,000 to Center for Furniture Craftsmanship — general operating support
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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 →