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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 “lock”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to JOHN LOCKE FOUNDATION — restricted - e.a. morris fellowship
Largest: $15,000 to LOCK RACHEL MUSHELL — fellowship stipend
First Community Foundation PartnershipWilliamsport, PACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $61,625 · through 2025Largest: $14,000 to LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY — taylor shannon/student id# p12420137
Largest: $1.3M to OHIO & ERIE CANALWAY COALITION — to redesign and rebuild lock 3 as an excellent special event space and an inviting everyday day park for employees and new residents.
Largest: $50,000 to LOCKS HERITAGE DISTRICT CORPORATION — history-tourism
Donors TrustAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $479,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to John Locke Foundation — for work with the association of carolina school board members
Akron Community FoundationAkron, OHCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $294,200 · through 2024Largest: $176,450 to OHIO & ERIE CANALWAY COALITION — to support the civic champion campaign for the national heritage area, lock 3, and summit lake parks, in memory of h. peter burg
Largest: $50,000 to THE JOHN LOCK FOUNDATION — ea morris fellowship program
Perlman Family Foundation Founded By Anita and Louis PerlmanDeerfield, IL
4 matching grants · $135,000 · through 2025Largest: $39,000 to ALAIN LOCKE CHARTER SCHOOL — civic & social
Kamp Richard LSaint Louis, MO
4 matching grants · $85,500 · through 2025Largest: $22,000 to LOCK HAVEN 7TH DAY ADVN CH — general operating
Largest: $3,000 to Robert Locke Scholarship No IA Comm — fund scholarships for students selected by university.
Largest: $300,000 to ALAIN LOCKE CHARTER SCHOOL — general charitable operations
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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 →