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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 “gorge”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to Friends of the Columbia Gorge — give for the gorge
Largest: $22,500 to COLUMBIA GORGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — columbia gorge community college foundation cte 2022-2023
The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $69,934 to Arts in Education of the Gorge — education research and policy
Largest: $120,000 to FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE — general operations to ensure the gorge remains vibrant; share the wonder
Largest: $97,467 to Gorge Grown Food Network — to support collaborative efforts in the columbia gorge to advance environmental justice in the local food system
Columbia Gorge Health CouncilThe Dalles, ORCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $357,974 to COLUMBIA GORGE FAMILY MEDICINE — regional quality pool - community health improvement
Largest: $100,000 to COLUMBIA GORGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER — capital support to build a permanent children's advocacy center in the columbia river gorge, serving hood river, wasco, gilliam, wheeler and klickitat counties
Largest: $10,000 to FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE — improving access for people of all abilities in the gorge
Largest: $3,000 to FRIENDS OF THE GORGE — friends of the columbia gorge programs to protect the scenic, natural, cultural and recreational resources of the columbia river gorge to ensure that the beautiful and wild columbi…
Largest: $4,000 to CGOA-COLUMBIA GORGE ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION — connect + inspire + create with gorge sinfonietta
Largest: $10,000 to COLUMBIA GORGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — training, research & higher education
The Community Foundation of Greater ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $81,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Tennessee River Gorge Trust — general support/new office
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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 →