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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “mainenance”
Where the money went
St Francis of Assisi TrustNecedah, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $227,650 · through 2025Largest: $64,000 to ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHUR — capital mainenance
Largest: $6,402 to HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH — mainenance and improvement
American TrailsRedding, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,203 · through 2024Largest: $12,130 to NEW MEXICO WILDERNESS ALLIANCE — trail mainenance
Largest: $174,784 to GRAND RAPIDS CITY PARKS — city parks mainenance fund
Largest: $9,516 to HARLAN COUNTY KENTUCKY FISCAL COURT (#1) — furniture, wall art, and mainenance at public tri-city senior citizens center.
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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 →