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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 “hats”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to HATS AND MITTENS — common area maint/ buy hats
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $53,000 · through 2024Largest: $11,000 to TEXAS MEDICAL ASSN FOUND — for the hard hats for little heads program
Children'S Defense FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $244,500 · through 2022Largest: $154,000 to Various Hats Inc — program support
Boston Bruins Charitable FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $88,230 · through 2024Largest: $28,025 to OPERATION HAT TRICK — community support
Wayne and Joan Webber FoundationClinton Township, MI
3 matching grants · $185,890 · through 2024Largest: $81,435 to BENZIE COUNTY COAT DRIVE — coats, boots, hats, gloves, and socks
Largest: $5,000 to TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION — hard hats for little heads program
Largest: $25,000 to THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY — pnc pittsburgh parks conservancy spring hat luncheon 2022
West Harlem Development CorporationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to THE URBAN ASSEMBLY — to support in-school residencies for students hat combine different artistic disciplines.
Largest: $13,995 to YELLOW HAT ASSOCIATION — general charitable purpose
Carpenter Contractor Alliance ofNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,500 · through 2024Largest: $13,000 to NYC HELMETS TO HARD HATS INC — sponsorships & charitable contributions
Largest: $20,000 to LIFE UNLIMITED — event support for hats off to mothers
Largest: $12,513 to Various Charitable Aid - Clothing — coats sleeping bags hats gloves hand and toe warmers socks for homeless individuals
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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 →