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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 “mink”
Where the money went
United Association of Journeymen &Annapolis, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2023Largest: $931,933 to MINK PIPE TRADES ASSOCIATION — organizing grant
Largest: $100,000 to ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION AGENC — exposing norwegian minke whale kill
Alloy Development CoCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $38,008 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to KALONHAIR & CHIC(SHK) MINKS LLC — financial assistance
Largest: $150,000 to HOLLINS UNIVERSITY — mink cottage; class of 1974
Pipefitters Association LocalKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $48,500 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to MINK PIPE TRADES ASSOCIATION — membership dues
Law School Admission CouncilNewtown, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $17,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,500 to UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF LAW — mink lawfair 2022,2023 and 2024
Largest: $3,000 to OLIVIA MINK — to continue higher education
Largest: $523,850 to HEART OF THE ROCKIES FOUNDATION — the keep it connected projects: sagebrush steppe land trust's mink creek project; the inland northwest land conservancy's spokane river project; the conservation fund for the kraus…
Kaiser Foundation Health PlanOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $125,000 · through 2022Largest: $125,000 to Young Womens Christian Association — mink center for business & leadership/mana up econ
Regional Cultural and Performing ArtsSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to THE MINK SLIDE LLC — arts and culture programs
Largest: $16,640 to PATSY T MINK CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP — women owned business survey
Leiter Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA
1 matching grant · $4,000 · through 2024Largest: $4,000 to ENDANGERED SPECIES PROT AGCY — protecting minke whales in norway
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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 →