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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 “idol”
Where the money went
Largest: $695,000 to GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (4119) — idol family summer fellowship current use fund, con, pc - idol family summer fellowship endowed fund
Largest: $55,000 to IDOLS ASIDE MINISTRY — support sports themed ministry for fatherless youth
Largest: $10,000 to TULSA BALLET THEATRE — icons and idols 2024
Largest: $210,000 to SRI RAMANUJA MISSION — sri venugopal sameta rukmini, satyabama idols and 1 month expenses
Community Foundation of Lorain CountyElyria, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $132,461 · through 2024Largest: $76,129 to LUCY IDOL CENTER INC — program support
Largest: $5,000 to LUCY IDOL CENTER INC — general operating
Largest: $50,360 to IDOLS ASIDE MINISTRIES — programming support
East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $52,800 · through 2024Largest: $22,500 to LAMORINDA ARTS COUNCIL — general support, lamorinda idol 2023 program
Largest: $12,000 to IDOLS ASIDE MISSIONARIES — minister to youth of single parents
Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest LtdBardstown, KYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $77,264 · through 2025Largest: $64,527 to IDOLS ASIDE MINISTRIES INC — hunting education
Chamber Music AmericaBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $26,200 · through 2021Largest: $13,100 to IDOL BEINGS — performance plus
Largest: $5,000 to IDOLS ASIDE MINISTRIES INC — support for charitable activities
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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 →