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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 “gems”
Where the money went
Gemological Institute of AmericaCarlsbad, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $7.2M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY — support gem lab class delivery
Largest: $5,000 to THE GEM PROJECT INC — to support the engage now benefit luncheon for the newark youth fellowship program
Largest: $650,000 to GEM INNOVATION SCHOOL — gem twin falls
Charter FundDenver, COCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to GEM INNOVATION SCHOOLS OF IDAHO INC — charter school growth
Greater Dayton Union Cooperative InitiativeDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $682,000 to GEM CITY MARKET — cooperative support
Largest: $23,750 to ATHENA'S GEM INC — gem theatre/star saloon achieving occupancy
Idaho Community FoundationBoise, IDCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $48,230 · through 2024Largest: $16,590 to GEM COUNTY RECREATION DISTRICT — support general operations for community benefit
Blue Mountain Community FoundationWalla Walla, WACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $187,706 · through 2024Largest: $116,350 to ATHENA'S GEM INC — various purposes as approved by bmcf board
Idaho Womens Charitable FoundationBoise, IDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $400,564 · through 2024Largest: $138,350 to Grants less than 5001 dollars and — $1000 to camp rainbow gold's hidden paradise 90-0961926, $1000 to lauren edson dance, inc. 47-2513772, $1000 gem soil and water conservation district 82-0294708, $1000 to squaw cre…
Lansing Economic Area PartnershipLansing, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $190,000 · through 2024Largest: $90,000 to TRANSFORMATION GEMS — medc-sbsh grant expenditures - sbsh partner programs - sbsh tri-county unstop gems pro
Vote SolarOakland, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $88,125 · through 2024Largest: $42,625 to Gridlab — grid equity midwest (gem) coalition
The Dayton FoundationDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $33,584 · through 2024Largest: $7,949 to GEM CITY GIVES DBA GEM CITY DIAPER BANK — diaper / basic need program
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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 →