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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 “helicopter”
Where the money went
Air Support Angels Foundationa CalifLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $251,806 · through 2024Largest: $96,384 to LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AIR SUPPORT DIVISION — to provide for needs of the los angeles police department helicopter division
Wild Sheep FoundationBozeman, MTCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $67,618 · through 2024Largest: $28,919 to FRONTLINE HELICOPTERS — sheep enhancement
Largest: $335,000 to MEMORIAL HERMANN FOUNDATION — helicopter purchase
Largest: $400,000 to Teton County Search & Rescue — sardedicated helicopter
Largest: $10,000 to VIETNAM HELICOPTER PILOTS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA INC — general operations
Largest: $68,067 to MERCY FLIGHT CENTRAL — insurance for helicopter
Uss Midway FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2023Largest: $12,000 to NAVAL HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION — 2023 nha scholarship fund
Largest: $7,000 to DALLAS POLICE HELICOPTER FOUNDATION — general operating support
Largest: $40,000 to DALE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE — helicopter engine overhaul
Largest: $15,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM — provides israel emergency medical services. its 33,000 emts and paramedics mobilize a fleet of 2,000 ambulances, medicycles, helicopters, and other emergency vehicles to save every…
Uss Midway MuseumSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $26,778 · through 2023Largest: $16,778 to Naval Helicopter Assoc Hist — program support
American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,738 · through 2024Largest: $9,369 to Paradise Helicopters — bird conservation
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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 →