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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 “loon”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to LOON PRESERVATION COMMITTEE — for the new hampshire loon recovery plan including monitoring, management and research and saving loons from ingested lead tackle
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $137,500 · through 2024Largest: $31,000 to Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation — operating support/annual fund
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $99,400 · through 2024Largest: $39,900 to Loon Preservation Committee — for general support and loon preservation
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $220,000 · through 2024Largest: $123,000 to LOON ECHO LAND TRUST INC — conservation activities
Largest: $407,000 to LOON ECHO LAND TRUST INC — general operating
Largest: $275,000 to LOON ECHO LAND TRUST INC — land for preservation
Open Space Institute Land TrustNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $373,500 · through 2024Largest: $288,500 to LOON ECHO LAND TRUST INC — appalachian landscapes protection
Largest: $3,259 to LOON PRESERVATION COMMITTEE — grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.
Largest: $10,000 to LOON ECHO LAND TRUST — land conservation
Largest: $5,000 to LOON ECHO LAND TRUST — unrestricted gift
Largest: $30,000 to LOON PRESERVATION COMMITTEE — to aid in carrying out their exempt functions
The William W & Nadine M McGuire Family FoundationWayzata, MN
2 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2024Largest: $2.3M to Allianz Field Sculpture — loon sculpture
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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 →