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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 “moth”
Where the money went
Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread FoundationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
51 matching grants · $13.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE — gypsy moth slow the spread trapping & treatment
Largest: $12,500 to CHILDRENS MEDIFUND FO — provide support for low income mothe
Donors TrustAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to The Moth (Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc) — for general operations
Groundswell FundSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $117,500 · through 2024Largest: $67,500 to Seed Comm Fd co Project Moth — program support
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $53,182 · through 2024Largest: $35,800 to BRAND THE MOTH — charitable gift
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL
2 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD — the moth's educational programs
North of Markettenderloin CommunitySan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Moth Belly Gallery — first thursdays art walk
Unlikely CollaboratorsWest Hollywood, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2023Largest: $250,000 to Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc DBA The Moth — promote understanding and connection through the art and craft of storytelling, and to honor and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience because moth stories li…
Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $16,000 · through 2023Largest: $8,000 to TRINA AND FRIENDS K9 RESCUE — as follows: 1) wobbles $2,535.37 for medical work-up regarding neurological issues (head wobbling) at guardian veterinary specialists in brewster, new york; 2) faith $1,400.15 for …
Largest: $250,000 to STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC DBA THE MOTH — for building storytelling capacity of build grantees for impact and advocacy
Mercatus CenterArlington, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2021Largest: $50,000 to Moth Minds Inc — research grants
Largest: $3,000 to THE GROTTO SANCTUARYSORROWFUL MOTHE — general support for the centennial anniversary.
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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 →