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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 “houghton”
Where the money went
Largest: $263,422 to Houghton Library — (1) 16th century german wall calendar ($105,255) and the second-floor lighting project ($158,200).
Largest: $7,000 to HOUGHTON COUNTY MEDICAL CARE — handicap/elderly care
The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
5 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $4,000 to HOUGHTON COLLEGE — undergraduate scholar awards
Philip Hofer Charitable TrustBoston, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $313,541 · through 2025Largest: $103,829 to President and Fellows of Harvard College — support for the houghton library at harvard university
United Way of Saginaw CountySaginaw, MICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $135,000 · through 2025Largest: $35,000 to HOUGHTON JONES NEIGHBORHOOD TASK FO — after school program
Trust Uw Amy Lowell 10th ClauseBoston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2023Largest: $1.0M to Harvard College — for the purchase of books and manuscripts to maintain, increase, and enhance the "amy lowell collection" of the houghton library.
Largest: $14,000 to DE LA SALLE ACADEMY — axe-houghton speech and debate program
Largest: $10,000 to SALINE AREA SCHOOLS — houghton memorial scholarship
Rochester Area Community FoundationRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $30,029 · through 2024Largest: $8,710 to HOUGHTON COLLEGE — for general support
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $223,920 · through 2024Largest: $182,090 to HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING CO — sponsored research sub-award
Largest: $5,000 to Houghton College — office ofadvancement
Copper Shores CommunityHancock, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $218,222 · through 2023Largest: $139,463 to CITY OF HOUGHTON — task force support
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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 →