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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 “mesa”
Where the money went
Largest: $3.6M to COMP-U-DOPT INC — funding supports the digital inclusion initiative which includes digital literacy, digital education and connectivity in dallas, mesa, atlanta.
Western Colorado CommunityGrand Junction, COCharity · may take applications
44 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2025Largest: $180,500 to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MESA COUNTY — housing in mesa county, program expansion and general support
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $157,873 to MIRA MESA INSTRUMENTAL BOOSTERS — for mira mesa high school band and orchestra
Largest: $10,000 to Meals on Wheels Mesa County — to support meals on wheels mesa county promoting the independence, health and well-being of the elderly through quality nutritional services.
The Goodwin FoundationGrand Junction, CO
17 matching grants · $300,500 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to Colorado Mesa University Foundation — annual scholarship
Bacon Family FoundationGrand Junction, CO
13 matching grants · $417,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to UNITED WAY OF MESA COUNTY — mesa county imagination library
Largest: $103,500 to GRAND VALLEY CATHOLIC OUTREACH — funding for mesa county
Largest: $150,000 to Activate Food Arizona — expand farm express program to mesa senior centers.
Largest: $88,000 to MESA COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDRE — mesa county partnership for children
Largest: $12,000 to Colorado Mesa University — scholarships for gloria guizar (5,000), jacquelyne dominguez (2,000), and yamilex flores andrade (5,000)
Largest: $31,643 to COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — to conduct a county level study to determine the economic impact of outdoor recreation on mesa county.
First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, COCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $435,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to MESA GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS — economic development
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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 →