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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 “hydration”
Where the money went
Largest: $146,972 to Hydrating Humanity — for fellowship
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $106,033 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Gel Hydration Technologies Inc — gel hydration technologies inc., is a me based biotech manufacturing company in bangor, me. our goal is to manufacture edible gel products for animals and address hydration issues …
HwoWinter Garden, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $395,584 · through 2023Largest: $226,574 to AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION — instill healthy fitness and hydration habits in youth
Surfing'S Evolution & PreservationCocoa, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $13,000 · through 2022Largest: $6,500 to OCEAN HOUR — clean up / hydration
Largest: $100,000 to The Salvation Army Southwest Division — cooling and hydration stations
Largest: $60,000 to University of Houston — putting water to work: binding of methane hydrates in cyclobenzoin supramolecular hosts
Largest: $50,000 to LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION — hydration backpacks and fire shelters
Largest: $50,000 to The Wild Animal Sanctuary — additional water trucks for animal hydration
Angel Charity for ChildrenTucson, AZCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $21,000 · through 2024Largest: $21,000 to Wheel Fun — angel charity awarded $21,000 to create six after-school hubs serving grades 4-8 at select schools in the amphitheater, marana, sahuarita, tanque verde and vail school districts be…
Evansville Endowment FundEvansville, INCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $19,977 · through 2024Largest: $19,977 to Hydration Station — capital improvements
National Anti-Vivisection SocietyChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $16,432 · through 2024Largest: $16,432 to CHIMP HAVEN — to assist with purchasing and installing an ice machine to keep their residents hydrated and cool in the heat.
Largest: $12,000 to HYDRATING HUMANITY INC — donation of cash for general purpose
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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 →