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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 “mowing”
Where the money went
Agency On Agingarea 4Sacramento, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $20.0M · through 2023Largest: $7.0M to MOW by ACC — area plan, caa, cares
Largest: $250,000 to HIGH MOWING SCHOOL — for general operating support.
United Midcoast CharitiesCamden, MECharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $82,500 · through 2025Largest: $22,500 to MCH-MOW — general operations
Largest: $7,000 to HIGH MOWING SCHOOL INC — fidelity matching gifts to education
Largest: $11,136 to PECAN GAP CEMETERY — mowing, edging, spraying of
Metro Meals On WheelsMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $40,413 · through 2023Largest: $15,553 to Wilder Foundation MOW — winter disbursement and member payment.
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to MOW & SOW — sustainable environment
Kropp Charitable FoundationNebraska City, NE
3 matching grants · $8,500 · through 2024Largest: $4,000 to Cowles Hill Cemetery Association — mowing and upkeepof cemeterygrounds
Largest: $30,000 to VANTAGE AGING — mow northeast ohio
Sentara HealthVirginia Beach, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES — meals on wheels (mows)
Largest: $15,000 to CHETCO ACTIVITY CENTER — mow & congregate meals
Largest: $10,000 to MEALS ON WHEELS OF GREATER NEWBURGH — the grant has been used for general operating expenses, all of which are program-related and greatly needed. support has helped meals on wheels face the many challenges of the pand…
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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 →