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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 “medallion”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS — medallion scholarship
The Rhode Island Community FoundationProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $79,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to RHODE ISLAND SLAVE HISTORY MEDALLIONS — ri slave history medallions embodies anti-racism
Largest: $16,000 to WMU FOUNDATION — burdick-thorne medallion scholarship program
Country Music AssociationNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $520,000 · through 2024Largest: $260,000 to COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC — hof medallion ceremony donation
Largest: $185,920 to SCHOLARSHIPS COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES — scholarships for 18 il state scholars at $8,000 a piece and $2,000 to the silver medallion winners of which there were 15. additionally, the fund paid for lewis and clark courses f…
Largest: $20,000 to RI Slave History Medallions — general operating support
Heritage Harbor FoundationEast Providence, RI
2 matching grants · $9,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to RI SLAVE HISTORY MEDALLIONS — geo t downing statue
Community Foundation of SouthernNew Albany, INCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $94,105 · through 2021Largest: $94,105 to INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST — chancellor's medallion gala scholarship fund
Largest: $300,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — michigan medallion
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to VALLEY ELEMENTARY PTA — to create a 4ft in diameter mosaic medallion of brand-new school logo. the medallion will be placed at the front of the school beautifying the campus and city for years to come
Largest: $4,000 to COMPOSERS NOW — medallion recipient
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $52,106 · through 2024Largest: $52,106 to Medallion Opera House Inc — for comprehensive upgrades, hp spectre x360 laptop
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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 →