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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 “item”
Where the money went
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
280 matching grants · $8.7M · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to SAINT JOSEPH BEREA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC — $40,000.00 for any item on grant list - occupational therapy items, occupational/physical therapy items, occupational/speech items, physical therapy items, speech therapy items (no…
Largest: $41,353 to ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND — donation of school supplies & other educational items
Largest: $2,500 to ISLAND INSTITUTE — purchase of capital itemsfor purchase of capital items for purchase of capital items
Largest: $17,340 to BACKPACKBUDDYORG — expand its 2023 summer support program to 140 students in kanawha county, wv, and 75 students in martin county, ky. funds will be used to purchase food and personal care items for …
Largest: $30,000 to MISSION OAK CLIFF - CLIFF TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH — humanitarian grant to purchase food, clothing and other essential items for the underserved in the dfw area
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
44 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $360,000 to CID - CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF — scholarships fundraising efforts associated with the 2023 casino & cocktails event. the grant is not for the cost associated with attendance at the event or purchase of an auction …
The Angel FundHelena, MTCharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $545,789 · through 2024Largest: $25,678 to HELENA MIDDLE SCHOOL — provide children needing assistance with the necessary school items
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $255,928 · through 2024Largest: $3,847 to Inland Waterways Museum — all items requested including camera repair, signage and crowd control items, outreach items, and trash cans
Largest: $10,000 to MERCY MALL OF VIRGINIA — purchase specific items needed by homeless families that are living in hotels or being rehoused
Largest: $138,000 to MUSEUM OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY FOUNDATIO — the items purchased are antiquities associated with the sikh religion.the purpose is to preserve and protect items associated with the sikh heritage.
Largest: $2,500 to Our Savior Lutheran Church — to fund the purchase of food items, hygiene items and paper goods to stock the pantry shelves
Masonic Home of MissouriColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $184,516 · through 2024Largest: $30,435 to CLINTON COUNTY R-III SCHOOL DISTRICT — assisted 1,745 children by providing clothing, shoes, hygiene items and food through a backpack 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 →