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Find who already funds work like yours.
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 “maintenanc”
Where the money went
Largest: $17,245 to LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCY — creation, administration, maintenanc
Friends of Evans Public LibraryVandalia, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $111,985 · through 2024Largest: $70,147 to EVANS PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT — books and maintenanc
Cape Cod FoundationSouth Yarmouth, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $22,000 · through 2023Largest: $22,000 to HOMELESS NOT HOPELESS — repairs & maintenanc
Colorado Enterprise FundDenver, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5,774 · through 2021Largest: $5,774 to CLASSIC CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANC — business disruption
Charlevoix County Community FoundationEast Jordan, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2022Largest: $15,000 to Challenge Mountain of Walloon — building renovations and maintenanc
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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 →