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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 “iconic”
Where the money went
National Marine Sanctuary FoundationSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $719,437 to MOTE MARINE LABORATORY — restoration and monitoring of edr and mission iconic reefs - long term wave attenuation and hydro amd restoring and protecting us marine habitats
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $239,977 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to THE GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION — grant distribution for the purpose of icon water trails.
Largest: $150,000 to AUBIN PICTURES INC — core support for paint me a road out of here, a documentary film about the inequitable conditions facing women detainees through the stories of two women artists and an iconic pain…
Greater Manhattan Community FoundationManhattan, KSCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $7.9M · through 2024Largest: $2.8M to Museum of Automotive Icons Inc dba Midwest Dream Car Collection — arts, culture & humanities
Largest: $150,000 to ICON PREPARATORY SCHOOL CLEVELAND — network grants
Largest: $10,000 to TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART — collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits iconic and important works of art to educate, engage, and inspire the residents of our region and others around the world
Largest: $275,000 to NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION — hawaiian humpback whale conservation, west coast gear innovation, restore florida keys iconic reefs
Largest: $1,000 to ICON PREPARATORY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE — coaching skills for executives, managers, team leaders & entrepreneurs
Largest: $17,500 to Icon Museum and Study Center — program support
Largest: $10,000 to TULSA BALLET THEATRE — 2022 icons & idols
Largest: $7,500 to MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ICONS — to support their mission
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to Milaan Foundation — girl icon program support. support of girl icon program
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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 →