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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 “lace”
Where the money went
Largest: $17,575 to Laces of Love — to support organization's mission
West Bay Community Charitable FoundationEstero, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to LACES OF LOVE CHARITIBLE FOUNDATIONS INC — approx 275 pair of shoes @ $45 ea
Largest: $15,000 to LACES OF LOVE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC — general operating support
Community Foundation of CollierNaples, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $46,500 · through 2024Largest: $17,250 to LACES OF LOVE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC — human services
Largest: $7,500 to Laces of Love — shoes for children where its needed most
Largest: $50,000 to ARTISTIC REALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES INC — to assist in the furtherance of the organization's charitable mission of developing technologies, studio programming and training that empowers those who lace the articulate use of…
Largest: $50,000 to LACE — to further organization's charitable purpose.
Largest: $25,000 to LACES OF LOVE — unrestricted general operating support
The League ClubNaples, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Laces of Love Charitable Foun — program support
Largest: $3,000 to Laces of Love Charitable Foundation — general charitable purposes
Rachel FoundationSaint Michael, MN
4 matching grants · $4,500 · through 2025Largest: $1,500 to THUMBS UP HIGH 5K — lace'em up sponsor
Largest: $5,000 to LACE UP DETROIT — human services
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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 →

