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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 “mattresses”
Where the money went
Largest: $129,000 to THE MATTRESS FACTORY — for capital to provide infrastructure support and a more accessible and welcoming campus to artists, visitors and program participants
Largest: $15,500 to BRANCHES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER — to support the organization with resources to provide essential supplies, such as bedding, mattresses, kitchen, and bathroom necessities to individuals and families participating i…
Largest: $125,000 to PITTSBURGH CONSERVATION CORPS — to conduct a feasibility study to launch mattress recycling as a career readiness program for people with systemic barriers to employment
Largest: $5,115 to CITIZENS AGAINST SPOUSE ABUSE LLC — replace 21 mattresses in a domestic violence shelter
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $40,977 · through 2024Largest: $14,100 to Society of St Vincent de Paul Council of Northern Kentucky — 130 twin beds, mattresses, and mattress protectors
Largest: $15,150 to GIRL SCOUTS OF KENTUCKIANA — beds and mattresses
Largest: $30,000 to MATTRESS FACTORY — general operating support
Largest: $50,000 to MATTRESS FACTORY — 2023 support for mattress factory's 50th anniversary and strategic planning
Largest: $1,500 to The Perry Center Inc — pay: mattresses
Largest: $2,500 to THE MATTRESS FACTORY — mattress factory garden party on june 7, 2024
Dr Hans J Rubin and Betty Rubin Memorial FundBrooklyn, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $44,361 · through 2025Largest: $12,350 to HOLY FAMILY CANCER HOME — to purchase air mattresses for patients.
Largest: $345,000 to MATTRESS FACTORY LTD — covid-19: arts and culture recovery support
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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 →