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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.
7 funders with a record of paying for “lube”
Where the money went
Bacardi FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
4 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2025Largest: $350,000 to THE LUBEE FOUNDATION — animal research
Largest: $100,000 to BIG CAR MEDIA — big lube grant
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to SIBLEY EXPRESS LUBE INC — small business assistance grants
Largest: $45,000 to LUBEE BAT CONSERVANCY — conservation of the endangered hildegard's tomb bat
Greater Sarasota Chamber of CommerceSarasota, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $32,447 · through 2022Largest: $32,447 to SUNCOAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE — marine fast track program, cna training program, and auto lube fast track program
Jefferson County Local DevelopmentWatertown, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to LUBE EXPRESS AT FRANKLIN PLACE — to provide assistance for small business productivity
McAllen Chamber of CommerceMcAllen, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $9,991 · through 2021Largest: $9,991 to ULTIMATE KWIK LUBE LLC — covid 19 relief
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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 →