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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 “monk”
Where the money went
Largest: $232,000 to THE OAKWOOD SCHOOL — monk family scholars/general fd
Largest: $24,000 to ashin sandana — humanitarium-food relief for 3500 monks and nuns in mandalay yangon,sagaing bago and rakhine state in myanmar
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
3 matching grants · $547,497 · through 2023Largest: $245,471 to SCIENCE FOR MONKS — science for monks tibetan monastic science program: expanding the boundaries
Largest: $65,000 to ROBERT W MONK BOTANICAL GARDENS — various charitable purposes
Largest: $500,000 to THE HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC — to continue support of the meredith monk lineage project
Largest: $272,650 to LOUD MONK MEDIA — educational video production
Largest: $100,000 to PALPUNG MUNISHASAN DHARMCHAKRA SANGH — the grant is for the sangha cares program 2024-25 to provide food, clothing, education and healthcare for 1,013 monks, nuns and staff.
Community Foundation ofWausau, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $414,810 · through 2024Largest: $294,835 to MONK BOTANICAL GARDENS — youth programming
Largest: $10,000 to OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE ABBEY — community of trappist monks
Largest: $50,000 to Monk Botanical Gardens — curate beautiful gardens and deliver engaging educational programs
Largest: $25,000 to MARINE MAMMAL CENTER — hawaiian monk seal conservation program
Largest: $2,500 to MONK BOTANICAL GARDENS — program 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 →