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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 “gator”
Where the money went
Largest: $99,334 to UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION INC — provide a championship experience with integrity on and off the field for student-athletes and the gator nation
Largest: $25,000 to Gator Bowl Association Inc — other community relations
Largest: $12,500 to GATOR PRIDE — provide assistance to the green valley gators baseball program
Largest: $10,000 to GATOR JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION — to further the foundation's exempt purposes.
Largest: $24,600 to Massillon Family YMCA — food for perry elementary, childcare, gators swim, scholarships
Largest: $45,000 to ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS — contribution for new fitness center and gators give - student wellness
Largest: $25,000 to NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION — golf classic and gator classic
Pm FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
3 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to GATOR FELLOWSHIP — community assistance
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CoSarasota, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $89,784 · through 2023Largest: $45,435 to GATOR WILDERNESS CAMP SCHOOL — general support, program support, scholarship support
Rite Aid Healthy FuturesEtters, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,541 · through 2024Largest: $10,291 to GOOFY GATORS — support local kids programs
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to GREEN RIVER COLLEGE FOUNDATION — $50,000 scholarships/ $25,000 gator pledge
Careersource FloridaTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $174,000 · through 2024Largest: $108,000 to LONGHORN GATOR LLC — employee training assistance
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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 →