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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 “macphail”
Where the money went
Largest: $182,000 to MacPhail Center for Music — for the mcknight artist fellowships for musicians
Ruth a and Raymond a Reister Charitable TrustSioux Falls, SD
4 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2025Largest: $60,000 to Macphail Center for Music — macphail northside youth
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $586,582 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — donor-recommended, arts & culture
Largest: $500,000 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — macphail music for all
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $101,250 · through 2025Largest: $31,250 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — arts and culture
Squam Lake FoundationGolden Valley, MN
4 matching grants · $148,000 · through 2024Largest: $37,000 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — chamber music education, training, performance
Largest: $15,000 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — general operation
Largest: $15,000 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — general operating
Largest: $25,000 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — general charitable purposes
Largest: $100,000 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — general operating
Largest: $100,000 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — music up tempo campaign
Largest: $5,000 to MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC — general operating
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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 →