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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 “holmes”
Where the money went
United Way of Wayne and Holmes CoWooster, OHCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $898,889 · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to VIOLA STARTZMAN FREE CLINIC — comprehensive care program and holmes county healthcare services
Largest: $65,588 to REBECCA HOLMES — educational scholarship
Largest: $50,000 to The Counseling Center of Wayme & Holmes Counties — general operating & program support
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
8 matching grants · $17,200 · through 2024Largest: $3,050 to HOLM TUCKER — scholarship - university of minnesota crookston
Holmes County Chamber of CommerceMillersburg, OHCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $547,033 · through 2023Largest: $219,358 to HOLMES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS — awarded to local businesses who qualify according to the commissioner's pre-determined guidelines.
West Holmes Athletic Booster ClubMillersburg, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $98,373 · through 2024Largest: $54,566 to WEST HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL — to promote and support west holmes local school district athletes in accorda
Largest: $242,497 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - a deschaine, e donaghy, a donahue, a donnelly, a doten, m doucette, o dougherty, a dube, a dunifer, j durost, a dyer, s dyson, t edwards, a estabillo, c es…
Largest: $15,000 to HOLMES MICHAEL — fellowship stipend
Largest: $2,000 to BRITTANY HOLMES — funeral expense assistance
Largest: $62,500 to V Holmes — grant to individual for travel, study or similar purposes
Largest: $50,000 to UNITED WAY OF WAYNE & HOLMES COUNTIES — general operations & covid-19 fund
Largest: $28,000 to HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL — general operating
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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 →