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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 “lakeside”
Where the money went
Friends of Lakeside LabMilford, IACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $562,986 · through 2024Largest: $64,261 to Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Regents Resource Center — college student intern scholarships
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $202,000 · through 2024Largest: $31,000 to LAKESIDE SCHOOL — lakeside fund
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $346,551 · through 2024Largest: $52,176 to FRIENDS OF LAKESIDE LAB — grant distribution
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $112,230 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to Lakeside Community Committee — for programming to build community cohesion through the chicago fund for safe and peaceful communities. grant made via fiscal sponsor, lakeside community committee.
Largest: $15.0M to LAKESIDE SCHOOL — community engagement grantmaking
Largest: $1.0M to LAKESIDE SCHOOL — for the moccasin lake foundation endowed scholarship providing tuition aid to lakeside students requiring financial assistance to attend the school
The US Charitable Gift TrustBoston, MACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $184,150 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Lakeside Chautauqua — for recipient's exempt purpose
Largest: $8,625 to Lakeside Union School District — to provide activities and for support of lakeside's elementary and middle school children.
USA SwimmingColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $56,870 · through 2024Largest: $10,740 to Lakeside Swim Team — club excellence
Good StewardsJefferson, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2025Largest: $694,274 to LAKESIDE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL — general operations and bathroom rem
Bbrbjb Charitable TrustPretty Prairie, KS
4 matching grants · $14,025 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to LAKESIDE CAMP OF UNITED METHODIST CHURCH INC — camp lakeside
Columbus FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $231,000 · through 2024Largest: $170,000 to LAKESIDE ASSOCIATION — urban affairs
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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 →