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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 “lantern”
Where the money went
Largest: $187,500 to LANTERN THEATER COMPANY — core support 2020
Largest: $45,000 to LANTERN HOUSE — charitable use
America First Credit Union Charitable FoundationOgden, UTCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to St Annes Center Lantern House — operational support
Petoskey-Harbor Springs AreaPetoskey, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $419,450 · through 2024Largest: $110,250 to NORTHWEST MICHIGAN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY — fall 2022 grant cycle - 2022 a new home on lantern lane/allocation request/general support/meadow lands subdivision in alanson/$10,000 for general support; $10,000 for meadowlands …
Largest: $45,000 to LANTERN THEATER COMPANY — general operating support for theatrical productions and activities
Arts Midwest IncorporatedMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to LANTERN THEATER COMPANY — shakespeare in american communities: schools 2024-2025
Largest: $15,000 to LANTERN THEATER COMPANY — to help fund the recipient's operating budget
Largest: $8,168 to LANTERN HOUSE — grant/contribution
Wyncote FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
3 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to LANTERN THEATER COMPANY — support for ongoing programs and capital improvements
Community West FoundationWestlake, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $184,950 · through 2025Largest: $75,000 to THE LANTERN — grant # 25.71 - general support, community impact grant, grants with donor restrictions, and donor advised grants
Largest: $50,000 to Lantern Theater Company — theater exposure for school-age children
Largest: $5,000 to Lantern Theater Company — playwriting and acting
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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 →