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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 “heavy”
Where the money went
Largest: $55,000 to Iowa State University — the mystery of heavy drinking: exploring the roots of alcohol dependency
Largest: $95,000 to HEAVY HANDS HEAVY HEARTS FOUNDATION — nurture healthy minds
International Union of OperatingMedway, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $428,520 · through 2024Largest: $181,428 to BARLETTA HEAVY DIVISION — to successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry
Largest: $10,000 to WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY — in support of a workshop aimed at promoting interactions among researchers interested in strange metal physics from several communities, including the copper- and iron-based superc…
Largest: $50,000 to CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO — donation supports mission to transform students lives by supporting civil and construction engineering programs focused on the heavy civil construction industry. introduction to co…
Largest: $25,000 to IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION — heavy equipment tech program
JobsohioColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $115,000 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to AMERICAN HEAVY PLATE SOLUTION — economic development
Largest: $200,000 to TEAM RUBICON — heavy equipment training program
Largest: $26,352 to STICHTING VU — properties of strongly interacting matter in heavy-ion collisions
Largest: $100,000 to New Venture Fund — to support a coalition of community groups in chicago to guide the implementation of the city's zero emission policies for medium- and heavy-duty trucks
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $526,667 · through 2022Largest: $220,000 to Thermoformed Plastics of NE LLC — invest in new molding machineon our heavy gauge side of our business, we are quoting a 4 month plus lead time. customers are barely accepting of those dates now but by the end of t…
Heppner Economic Development CorpHeppner, ORCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to BAILEY HEAVY EQUIPMENT — community enhancement
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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 →