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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 “locker”
Where the money went
Largest: $22,000 to Delphos St Johns — scholarships and locker room renovations
New Hampshire Community Loan FundConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to EDGEWOOD LOCKER INC — lmcap expansion
Largest: $50,000 to DODGER FOOD LOCKER INC — program support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2022Largest: $1.5M to Regents of the University of Michigan — department of chemical engineering impact fund, support for ofa - stamps scholars; support for ofa - stamps society, law school fund, support for athletics - football locker room p…
United WayPortland, MECharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $87,556 · through 2024Largest: $31,636 to The Locker Project — community investment, donor designations
Largest: $25,000 to LOCKER PROJECT — general support / program
Largest: $7,500 to Locker Project — grant to benefit people of greater portland area.
Largest: $5,000 to LOCKER PROJECT — provide reliable access to food to low-income families with children
Largest: $8,000 to THE LOCKER PROJECT — 501(c)(3)- help ensure food security for children & families
The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Foot Locker Foundation Inc — civic engagement
Largest: $30,000 to LOCKERLY ARBORETUM FOUNDATION — capital fund support
Largest: $3,000 to THE SHARING LOCKER — program support
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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 →