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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 “maintain”
Where the money went
The Reinvestment FundPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
223 matching grants · $21.0M · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to CAPITAL ROOTS INC — funding to expand or preserve the availability of staple and perishable foods in underserved areas with low and moderate income populations by maintaining or increasing the number …
Largest: $4.2M to TRAILHEAD INSTITUTE — champion health equity; maintain healthy bodies; nurture healthy minds; strengthen community health; general donation to support organization or program; matching contribution to s…
City Parks FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
212 matching grants · $5.9M · through 2024Largest: $185,000 to GOWANUS CANAL CONSERVANCY — maintain, program and activate nyc open spaces
The International AssociationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2021Largest: $100,000 to THE PHILADELPHIA DANCE COMPANY — maintaining organization & financial health
Price County Snowmobile TrailsPark Falls, WICharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $460,236 · through 2024Largest: $52,717 to PRENTICE BUSHBENDERS — help maintain trails
Jhpiego CorporationBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $43.1M · through 2024Largest: $6.8M to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKON BEHALF OF IC — technical assistance under the meeting targets and maintaining epidemic control cooperative agreement
Largest: $10,000 to CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY — to help the organization fulfill its mission to protect and maintain central park.
Largest: $50,000 to SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FISCAL SPONSOR FOR NEW MEXICO LOCAL NEWS FUND — general operating support (strengthen organizational capacity, maintain and expand core programs, and retain essential staff)
Largest: $25,000 to TOWER ONE EAST — to maintain the endeavors ofthe org
Largest: $62,588 to City of Houston Parks and Recreatio — to enhance the quality of urban life by providing safe well-maintained parks and offering affordable programming for our community.
The Parent Project for MuscularWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $641,008 to CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MC — research- action network grant & care program- award for maintaining ppmd certified duchenne care center standards
Lawrence E & Elaine Smith Irell FoundationSanta Monica, CA
17 matching grants · $510,000 · through 2024Largest: $120,000 to UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS — to assist the organization to maintain its charitable and scientific services benefiting the general public and the scientific community.
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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 →