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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 “loft”
Where the money went
Largest: $208,000 to The Loft Inc — for mcknight artist fellowships for midcareer literary artists and writers in minnesota
Largest: $60,000 to THE LOFT — community grant/covid relief/lgbt advocacy
Pillars Community HealthCountryside, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $337,101 · through 2024Largest: $139,185 to NAMI METRO SUBURBAN INC — funding for the loft of 8 corners
Largest: $50,000 to PRAIRIE LOFT CENTER FOR OUTDOOR & AGRICULTURAL LEARNING — workshop renewal
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $169,500 · through 2024Largest: $97,250 to LOFT INC — donor advised, arts, culture, humanities
Largest: $24,300 to Prairie Loft — historical preservation educ.
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $503,500 · through 2024Largest: $201,400 to LOFT THE LESBIAN AND GAY COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER INC — equity, human rights, and economic empowerment
Pennsylvania Cdfi NetworkPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2023Largest: $35,000 to DANI'S HAIR LOFT LLC — covid relief grant
Blue Meridian PartnersNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $575,222 · through 2023Largest: $499,840 to INNOVATION LOFT — technical assistance grant to provide services to bmp grantees
Dayton Foundation PlusDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $200,500 · through 2024Largest: $75,500 to THE HUMAN RACE THEATRE COMPANY — unrestricted, eichelberger loft series
Largest: $70,000 to Diocese of Laredo — choir loft improvement san augustin
Largest: $5,000 to THE LOFT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP — support milk & meat program
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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 →