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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 “makeover”
Where the money went
Save the StorksColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $484,247 · through 2024Largest: $136,934 to Women's Resource Center — mobile medical unit funding, center makeover grant
Orange Bowl CommitteeMiami Lakes, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $212,631 · through 2024Largest: $41,023 to MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS — 2024 media center makeover - cutler
Feed MoreRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $30,941 · through 2024Largest: $6,945 to CORNERSTONE FOCCUS INC — great pantry makeover
Professional Contract ServicesAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $195,000 · through 2023Largest: $65,000 to MILITARY MAKEOVER LLC — offers hope and a helping hand here on the home front to members of our military and their loved ones
Largest: $20,000 to FRONTLINE SERVICE — safe havens makeover
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to MUSIC WILL — mapco classroom makeover
Largest: $9,000 to EXTREME COMMUNITY MAKEOVER — coordinate volunteer teams to partner with denver residents to improve their homes and neighborhoods.
Charlottesville Area CommunityCharlottesville, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — clinicals fees reimbursement, endow the johnson/fiveash nursing scholarship and nursing mankins/classroom makeovers
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $188,663 · through 2023Largest: $188,663 to PINELANDS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE — landscape makeover program for the delaware river
Largest: $319,776 to BGCA — boys and girls club multi-year partnerhsip agreement, 2022 southeast youth of the year event, miami dolphins platinum package, national keystone conference sponsorship and teen clu…
Largest: $300,000 to Houston Museum of Natural Science — gems and minerals makeover
Largest: $1.2M to NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION — support women with cancer through makeover events
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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 →